Compared to the Delhi Capitals, the Rajasthan Royals are significantly better placed in the race for the playoffs, but still don’t want to take it lightly. Another win in any of the three remaining games should be enough to see them through, assuming they don’t completely fill it up in their other games. They’ve done pretty well in the tournament so far, but they’ll have some concerns ahead of this upcoming game. The Rajasthan Royals’ main problem in this tournament was finishing with the racquet, something that depended too much on Shimron Hetmyer. With Hetmyer unavailable in this upcoming game, it’s up to Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson to improve their game up front. Also, they would need someone to replace Hetmyer and play a similar role and it’s not going to be easy. We expect the Rajasthan Royals to place Rassie van der Dussen in middle order and also bring in James Neesham in place of Devdutt Padikkal to bolster the power play in their batting order. As it currently stands in the points table, the Royals are in third place with seven wins in eleven games. They have 14 points to their name and an excellent net run rate of .326. A win here will draw them level with the Lucknow Super Giants and bring them one step closer to top-2 finishes. If they can play to their potential in this upcoming game, it will be a big challenge for the Capitals to keep them calm.
The 11-time champion of Spain did not hold the title this year, but has already reserved a place in the Champions League for the fall. In the last tournament of the main club tournament of the continent, Atletico made it to the playoffs, where they first knocked out Manchester United from the tournament, after which they lost to another representative of Manchester – City. In the championship of Spain the team has 19 wins and seven draws after 35 rounds, which brought 64 points and fourth place in the standings. After the defeat from Athletic (0:2), today’s guests beat Real Madrid. Mandava, Joao Felix and Lemar, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to play today.