Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Betting Tips
Rajasthan Royals will face Delhi Capitals in match seven of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Mumbai on Thursday.
The home team in this fixture will be coming in with low confidence after suffering a narrow defeat against Punjab Kings in their tournament opener.
On the other hand, the Delhi side will be eager to continue the momentum they have managed to gather after registering a rather comfortable seven-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in their first match of the IPL 2021.
Both teams have stayed very competitive throughout the years as they managed to win 11 each in 22 meetings.
However, the Capitals will enter the contest with a feel-good factor as well knowing that they have registered victories in all of the five previous meetings against the Royals in the cash-rich T20 competition, which included a 46 and 13 runs triumph in the IPL 2020.
Rajasthan Royals Form and Team news:
After suffering a narrow defeat in the first match, Rajasthan Royals suffered another massive blow as star all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the remaining IPL 2021 with a finger injury.
His absence will be felt immensely even though the franchise still have the services of bowling all-rounder Chris Morris.
In the absence of Stokes, the Royals will be relying on the likes of captain Sanju Samson, England’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone to score the bulk of the runs.
South Africa’s explosive batsman David Miller is likely to be available for the fixture after completing a seven-day quarantine period but it remains unclear whether he will be included in the playing XI.
On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of Morris, left-arm pacers Mustafizur Rahman, Jaydev Unadkat and leggie Rahul Tewatia to produce timely breakthroughs.
Delhi Capitals Form and Team News:
After producing a near-perfect performance in the series opener, Delhi Capitals are unlikely to make any significant changes in the playing XI.
The return of form for star opener Shikhar Dhawan will be good news for the franchise and the team management will be hoping to see him continue producing the goods in the remainder of the competition.
In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, in-form Prithvi Shaw and Captain Rishabh Pant to score the bulk of the runs.
South Africa’s ace pacer Kagiso Rabada will be available for the selection after completing a mandatory quarantine and he is likely to be included in place of Tom Curran.
On the bowling front, the team will be relying on the likes of Rabada, Chris Woakes and spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra to produce timely breakthroughs.
Odds by Casumo
According to the Casumo sportsbook, Delhi Capitals will be favorites to win the seventh game of the Indian Premier League to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. For the 7th IPL game, Rajasthan Royals are placed at 2.23 odds, while Delhi Capitals are placed at 1.60 odds.
Our Tipster’s Angle
Rajasthan Royals will be coming in this in a desperate phase to produce a positive result, which would be opposite to that of Delhi Capitals who will be more eager to continue the momentum.
But looking at the overall squad composition and keeping in mind that Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the remainder of the competition, it is hard to pick any winner in this contest other than the Capitals.
Therefore, the prediction is for the Rishabh Pant-led unit to secure their second victory on Thursday.
Tip 1: Delhi’s five-match winning streak against Rajasthan Royals
Rishabh Pant and co. will take heart from the fact that they have won their previous five matches against Rajasthan Royals. In the previous five matches, Delhi Capitals have registered comfortable victories over Rajasthan Royals.
Given franchise excellent record in past couple of years, we are expecting Delhi to beat Rajasthan by a comfortable [email protected].
Tip 2: Captain Rishabh Pant to lead from the front with the bat
In the absence of Shreyas Iyer, there is no doubt that Rishabh Pant is the premier player for Delhi Capitals in the middle-order. Left-hander did not get much time at the crease in the previous game played against Chennai Super Kings. He will be keen to get back amongst the runs against Rajasthan Royals.
In the five-matches played against Rajasthan Royals, Rishabh Pant has accumulated 225 runs at an average of 75.00 with three half-centuries. Given his excellent record against Rajasthan, we are expecting Rishabh Pant to score 30 runs or more in this [email protected].
Conclusion
Expect Delhi Capitals to cruise to a comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals.
- Delhi Capitals to beat Rajasthan Royals by a comfortable margin-Delhi [email protected]
- Rishabh Pant to score 30 runs or more in this fixture- Delhi [email protected]
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