IPL 2018: Match 32, Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals – Statistical Preview

Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals failed to justify the squads they bought in the auctions with only two and three wins respectively in the first half of the tournament. Delhi will be almost out of the playoffs race if they lose the game against the Royals. They will need to win their remaining six matches to make it to the final four or at least five to have an outside chance. Rajasthan will be looking to add more to their points tally having strengthened their bowling attack by Jofra Archer.

Key stats and numbers to take note of ahead of DD’s home fixture against the Royals:

7 – Rajasthan Royals won all the seven IPL matches they played against Delhi Daredevils since the start of 2013. They won their previous three IPL matches in Delhi against DD after losing the first three matches at this venue.

9.75 – Jaydev Unadkat’s bowling average against Daredevils in Delhi. He took eight wickets against them in just three matches including a 5-wicket haul.

26 – Number of wickets Amit Mishra has in the IPL against Rajasthan Royals. No other player has more than 15 wickets in the IPL against RR. Mishra took 26 wickets in just 16 IPL matches at an average of 16.38.

50 – Mishra will become the first player to feature in 50 Twenty20 matches at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi when he features in the match between DD and RR.

100 – The game between DD and RR will be the 100th match of Ben Stokes’ T20 career. He needs three more wickets to complete 50 T20 wickets.

181.32 – Rishabh Pant’s batting strike-rate in Twenty20 matches in Delhi. He scored 573 runs at this venue in 17 innings at an average of 35.81 with four fifty-plus scores.

198 – Number of sixes Sanju Samson has hit in his professional career so far. He needs two more sixes to complete 200 sixes across all formats.

677 – Ajinkya Rahane is one of the three players to score 600+ runs in the IPL against Delhi Daredevils. He has scored 677 runs in just 16 IPL innings against DD at an average of 61.54 with six fifties. Rahane has scored 234 runs in six IPL innings against DD in Delhi at an average of 58.5 with two fifties.