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Royals will look to avenge loss to Daredevils

Rajasthan Royals will be looking to make amends when they take on the formidable Delhi Daredevils just 48 hours after losing a close away game, in their Indian Premier League match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday.

Rajasthan would be eager to put behind the disappointment of Sunday's defeat when the Daredevils pulled off a dramatic one-run win from the jaws of defeat.

The Royals needed to score just 15 runs in the last two overs but Morne Morkel's penultimate over completely changed the complexion of the match as he gave away just three runs, picking up the wicket of Brad Hodge to turn the tables.

Although the hosts would be hoping for a change of fortunes in their own den, the Royals would have to battle it out not just against a strong Delhi outfit in the field but also have to overcome a huge psychological barrier.

Watson will return to strengthen Royals

The Royals have lost three matches on the trot and will be looking at Australia's prolific all-rounder Shane Watson, who will be joining the squad on Tuesday, to boost the morale of the side.

Skipper Rahul Dravid had earlier said that the arrival of Watson would lend balance to the side as he was the mainstay of the Royals' triumph in the first edition of the IPL.

Watson, in all probability, will likely open the innings along with in-form Ajinkya Rahane and Rajasthan would expect the two to give them a solid start.

Dravid, who scored a quick-fire 40 on Sunday, may just come down the order to provide solidity to the middle order.

Brad Hodge, Owais Shah and Ashok Menaria, though have been inconsistent with the bat in the middle overs, and would look to get their act together.

Delhi will want to register convincing win

Apart from Kevon Cooper and Siddharth Trivedi, no one has looked consistent with the ball for the Royals. Even though Pankaj Singh (2 for 25) did well on Sunday, the bowlers will have to fire in unison.

On the other hand, the Delhi Daredevils, having won seven out of nine matches, will look to carry on the momentum.

The fact that they won Sunday's match only in the closing overs would play on their minds and the visitors will be eager to register a more convincing victory.

The Daredevils are aware of the glorious uncertainties of Twenty20 cricket and would be more cautious against the Royals.

Teams (from):

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (Capt), Naman Ojha, Kevin Pietersen, Mahela Jayawardene, Ross Taylor, Y Venugopal Rao, Yogesh Nagar, Irfan Pathan, Roelof van der Merwe, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Andre Russell, Aaron Finch, Doug Bracewell, Ajit Agarkar, Varun Aaron, Aavishkar Salvi, Robin Bist, Sunny Gupta, Pawan Negi and Punit Bisht.