Rajasthan Royals are sitting pretty at the top of the table along with Chennai Super Kings and the team looks good to qualify for the playoffs without much difficulty. Delhi on the other hand have lost most of their matches and are virtually out of the tournament and their main aim from now on would be to rebuild the team for the next season and play spoilsport for the other teams in the on-going Indian Premier League.

Here is a look at players to watch out for the match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils.

Rajasthan Royals:

Shane Watson: Watson has not had the best of tournaments so far and would be itching to go against Delhi Daredevils. Although Watto has shown glimpses of his old form but he has not been able to capitalize on the starts he has got so far and going by the kind of high standards he sets for himself it is only a matter of time before he starts firing in all cylinders.

Steven Smith: Smith holds the middle order together for the Royals and can be quite destructive with the bat in hand at the end of the innings. After the match winning knock against Bangalore Smith would be looking to carry on the momentum with the bat against Delhi.

Pravin Tambe: The 42 year-old veteran leg-spinner seems to have all the tricks in his kitty to bamboozle the batsmen and his dream run with the ball in hand continues to give Royals the edge against most of the opponents.

Kevin Cooper: Cooper has not been a regular with the Royals this season but as we come to the business end of the tournament and with the pitches slowing down as the tournament progresses Cooper with his slower ones might just turn out to be the trump card for the Royals.

Delhi Daredevils:

Kevin Pietersen: Pietersen is a class act and is a too good a player to miss out in back to back matches as has been the case so far. Delhi would be hoping that the skipper comes out and plays his natural game which might be their only hope of breaking the losing streak.

J P Duminy: Duminy has been the only guy who has shown some kind of consistency with the bat and would look to make amends against the Royals if they wish to entertain any hopes of putting up a fight against a formidable unit.

Shahbaz Nadeem: Nadeem has had a mixed tournament with the ball in hand and would look to make up for the blemishes against the Royals. His slow left arm might come in handy in picking up wickets.

Mohammad Shami: Shami has had a poor tournament so far and needs to step up to the plate in order to give Delhi the required penetration or firepower in their bowling which has been missing right from the start of the tournament.

By Sajal Kumar Patra
Indian Sports News Network