Who will win RPS vs DD, IPL 2017 9th Match?
Delhi Daredevils will look for their first win in the Indian Premier League 2017 as they take on the Rising Pune Supergiant on April 11. This 9th fixture of the season will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Live action is scheduled to begin at 8 PM local time.
RPS vs DD 9th Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
Toss will be key at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Since the team batting second has won four of the last five IPL matches as well as both the T20 internationals to be played here, the toss-winning skipper is likely to field first in this match. It will be a smart move to place a bet on Rising Pune Supergiant if they bat second as they have won their last three matches in which they have chased.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and prediction for RPS vs DD, IPL 2017 9th match...
RPS Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Rising Pune Supergiant have no injury concerns at the moment with all their players in good physical condition. Adam Zampa could be given his second game of the season ahead of Daniel Christian. The rest of the lineup is expected to remain unchanged.
Key Players
Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith and Ben Stokes have all had a good hit each and the three will be carrying plenty of expectations on their shoulders into this game. Rahane recently scored 60 against Mumbai Indians and had made 63* and 42* in the two matches against Delhi Daredevils last year. Imran Tahir is going through a terrific form and he is the one bowler in the side that Delhi will be wary of. The legspinner took three wickets in the first game and two in the second without giving much away.
Recent Form
Rising Pune Supergiant have played two league matches so far. While they beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their opening game, they suffered a six-wicket loss at the hands of Kings XI Punjab in their last game. They were good with the bat in both the games but lacked spark in the bowling department.
Rising Pune Supergiant Predicted XI
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AM Rahane, MA Agarwal, SPD Smith (c), BA Stokes, MS Dhoni (wk), MK Tiwary, A Zampa, R Bhatia, RD Chahar, Imran Tahir, AB Dinda.
DC Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Batsman Shreyas Iyer and allrounder Angelo Mathews will not be playing due to chickenpox and hamstring injury respectively. The team has roped in Australian pace
bowler Ben Hilfenhaus as replacement for JP Duminy.
Key Players
The team's batting is going to depend a lot on Sam Billings, Karun Nair and Rishabh Pant. Nair scored an aggregate of 73 runs in both the matches against
RPS in the previous season while Pant looks in good form with a knock of 57 against RCB a couple of days back. Chris Morris was the standout bowler in that game,
picking up three wickets at an impressive economy rate of just above 5. The South African speedster had also bowled well against the Supergiant last year and he will
be the key in the Daredevil's bowling attack on Tuesday.
Recent Form
Delhi Daredevils went down to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 15 runs in their opening game of the IPL 2017. Batting seems to be the team's weak spot. Their
batsmen failed to deliver a win after their bowlers restricted RCB to a modest total.
Delhi Daredevils Predicted XI
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Z Khan (c), AP Tare, SW Billings, KK Nair, SV Samson, RR Pant (wk), CH Morris, CR Brathwaite, PJ Cummins, A Mishra, S Nadeem.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Rising Pune Supergiant: L W W W L
Delhi Daredevils: L L W L L
RPS vs DD Head to Head
Rising Pune Supergiant and Delhi Daredevils have faced each other just two times in the past with the former emerging victors on both the occasions. Both these matches were played in the IPL 2016 and it will be the first time that these two teams will square off at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
RPS vs DD Betting Odds
Delhi Daredevils lost both their matches against Rising Pune Supergiant in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League and their loss to RCB in the opening game means that they have now lost four of their last five matches. They are outsiders with 1xbet having them as high as 2.36 and Bet365 at 2.20. RPS exhibit a better balance between their batting and bowling and they will be coming with three wins in their last four matches. So despite their defeat in the last match, Betfair and Bet365 have them as favorites to win at 1.7 and 1.66 respectively.
RPS vs DD Prediction
Both teams will go into this game having faced a defeat in their last game and therefore the pressure to win will be felt by both. However, Rising Pune Supergiant will be the more confident team ahead of this match due to their 100% win record against the Delhi Daredevils who will be without Angelo Mathews and Shreyas Iyer. Though the Zaheer Khan-led side are a fine bowling unit, their batting lineup looks pretty ordinary. RPS on the other hand are better balanced and look more stable as a team which is why we predict them to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Rising Pune Supergiant to beat Delhi Daredevils in the 9th match of IPL 2017 at 1.7 with 1xbet and 1.66 with Bet365.
Apr 11, 2017
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium - Pune, India
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