Royal Challengers Bangalore will host Delhi Capitals in the first match of the doubleheader to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 15 April in the IPL 2023.
RCB would be looking to make a comeback after 1 wicket loss to Lucknow Super Giants. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell all scored half-centuries that helped RCB post 212 for 2 in 20 overs. Despite Siraj and Parnell’s brilliance, they lost the match off the final delivery.
Wanidnu Hasranaga could be included in the playing XI and will strengthen their team. On other hand, Delhi Capitals struggled big time losing 4 successive matches so far. Mitchell Marsh has re-joined the DC franchise and would be a big boost.
Match Details
Details– Match 20, RCB vs Delhi Capitals
Venue– M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time– 15 April, 3.30 PM
Head-to-Head Record
Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore played a total of 29 matches so far with RCB winning 18 out of them, Delhi Capitals winning 10, and 1 match resulted in no result.
Both teams met each other in the 2022 edition with RCB winning the match by 16 runs. It promises to be an exciting encounter as RCB would look to make a comeback while Delhi Capitals hoping for their first win of the tournament.
Top Run Getter
Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is currently at 925 runs in 25 IPL innings at an average of 51.38. Kohli needs another 53 runs to reclaim the record of Rohit Sharma with the most runs against Delhi Capitals.
Top Wicket Taker
Yuzvendra Chahal is the leading wicket-taker between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. He grabbed a total of 15 wickets while he was playing for RCB.
Pitch Report
The pitch at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru is a batting paradise. Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 212 for 2 against Lucknow Super Giants. Marcus Stoinis and Nicolas Pooran’s brilliance helped LSG chase down this target with 1 ball to spare.
It promises to be another high-scoring affair. The team that wins the toss would likely to bowl first and then chase down the target.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Delhi Capitals (DC)- Predicted XI
RCB
Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wayne Parnell, Wanidnu Hasranaga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma
DC
David Warner(C), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abhishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar
Fantasy Team Selection- RCB vs DC
Team 1– Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel (VC) Shahbaz Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Lalit Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Team 2– David Warner (VC), Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (C), Wayne Parnell, Hasranaga, Rovman Powell, Mitchell Marsh, Mahipal Lomror, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Siraj
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