IPL 2016, RPS vs DD Playing 11: Probable XI for Rising Pune Supergiants and Delhi Daredevils(Confirmed XI)

RPS will we wanting to finish the season on a high with a couple of wins

Confirmed Playing XI

DELHI DAREDEVILS XI: Quinton de Kock(WK), Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, Jean-Paul Duminy, Chris Morris, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan(C), Mohammed Shami

RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Usman Khawaja, George Bailey, Saurabh Tiwary, MS Dhoni(w/c), Thisara Perera, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Ashok Dinda, Deepak Chahar

 

It will be the Rising Pune Supergiants up against the Delhi Daredevils in the 49th match of the VIVO IPL 2016 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ADA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. While RPS will be looking to salvage some pride after a dismal campaign in their debut season, DD will want to move a step further towards their goal of qualifying for the playoff stage of the tournament. The Supergiants have won only 3 matches in the 2016 IPL so far and are languishing at the bottom of the table with just 2 matches left to play. The Daredevils, meanwhile, have won 6 matches till now and still have 3 more to play in the league stage.

Here's a look at the team which may play for Rising Pune Supergiants:

Batting

Ajinkya Rahane has been Pune's premier batsman in the tournament with 419 runs in 12 innings at an impressive average of just below 42 and including 6 half- centuries. The classy right-hander has received decent support from skipper MS Dhoni and Saurabh Tiwary, who have scored 220 and 153 runs respectively.

Thisara Perera has contributed in the lower-order with 127 runs at a smashing strike-rate of 160.75. Usman Khawaja and George Bailey, who had been brought in to replace the players RPS lost due to injuries, are yet to settle down and have been dismissed after getting some good starts.

All-rounders

Perera has undoubtedly been the best all-rounder for his team in their first season. Not only has the Sri Lankan scored quick runs, he has also been among the top wicket-takers for the Supergiants. The other all-rounder to have played quite regularly for them in the ongoing IPL is Rajat Bhatia, who has picked 6 wickets but hasn't had much of a role to play with the bat.

Bowling

Even though he has played just 3 matches, Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa has easily been the best bowler on display for RPS. The 24-year old is their leading wicket-taker with 8 wickets including a spell of 6 for 19, which is the best bowling performance in the ninth edition of the IPL.

Thisara Perera also has 8 wickets in his kitty whereas pacer Ashok Dinda and leggie Murugan  Ashwin have picked up 7 each. Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's form has been dismal and he has only managed to claim 6 wickets in the 12 matches he has played. Pune had tried fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and RP Singh for a few games but they failed to deliver.

Probable Playing XI

Usman Khawaja, Ajinkya Rahane, George Bailey, Saurabh Tiwary, Baba Aparajith, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Albie Morkel, Rajat Bhatia, Adam Zampa, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishwar Pandey.