The second game of Saturday’s doubleheader will see Delhi Capitals (DC) lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium. Both teams toil in the middle of the points and will be desperate to pick up a win.
The unavailability of Mitchell Marsh and Anrich Nortje have hurt DC massively in the lack of adequate alternatives. Marsh was expected to play a key part in the top order, as well as chip in with overs, but without him, the batting has worn thin so far.
The bowling unit has also leaked crucial runs in the death overs. The Capitals need to tighten the screws against a top side like RCB, who are coming from the back of the defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
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On the other hand, RCB felt the pinch when Harshal Patel was rendered unavailable due to a bereavement. The death overs struggle was accentuated in his absence with RCB’s pacers already going at an economy rate of 13.33 in this phase. This remains a key area, along with the form of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli.
Match Details
Match 27: Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 16th April at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Pitch Report
Four out of the five games at the Wankhede stadium in IPL 2022 have been won by teams chasing. It has been a belter for the batters and is likely to remain the same.
Predicted Playing XI
Delhi Capitals (DC): David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Faf du Plessis, Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Siddharth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Match Prediction
RCB have mostly dominated whenever they have locked horns with DC, winning 15 of the 26 games they have played against each other in IPL history. However, with confidence under their belt, Delhi Capitals are likely to cause an upset later tonight. Betway expects Rishabh Pant to clear the boundary in the DC vs RCB match up. The IPL odds site has boosted the odds of Pant to hit a six from 1.61 to 2.20.
DC vs RCB – Fantasy Team Prediction
Fantasy Team 1: Rishabh Pant, Anuj Rawat, David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Faf du Plessis (vc), Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel
Fantasy Team 2: Rishabh Pant (c), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli (vc), Lalit Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood
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