Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face off in the match 46 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Delhi on Sunday. In the previous meeting between both teams earlier in the competition, it was Delhi who came out on top with a four-wicket margin.
The home side is in great position after managing to win seven of 11 matches played and need just one win to secure their spot in the final-four. In their previous match, Delhi registered a thumping six-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Shreyas Iyer, young Prithvi Shaw, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and veteran left-hander Shikhar Dhawan to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacer Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma and spin-duo of Axar Patel and Amit Mishra to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, RCB's story in this tournament is an interesting one. The team with all the star power started the competition as one of the favourites but suffered six consecutive defeats in the beginning of the tournament. However, after everyone wrote them off, Virat Kohli-led unit bounced back with four wins out of the last five matches. Therefore, the visitors will definitely enter the contest high on confidence, more so because of their impressive 17-run win in their previous match against Kings XI Punjab. In the batting department, Bangalore will be relying on
Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face off in the match 46 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Delhi on Sunday. In the previous meeting between both teams earlier in the competition, it was Delhi who came out on top with a four-wicket margin.
The home side is in great position after managing to win seven of 11 matches played and need just one win to secure their spot in the final-four. In their previous match, Delhi registered a thumping six-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Shreyas Iyer, young Prithvi Shaw, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and veteran left-hander Shikhar Dhawan to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacer Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma and spin-duo of Axar Patel and Amit Mishra to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, RCB's story in this tournament is an interesting one. The team with all the star power started the competition as one of the favourites but suffered six consecutive defeats in the beginning of the tournament. However, after everyone wrote them off, Virat Kohli-led unit bounced back with four wins out of the last five matches. Therefore, the visitors will definitely enter the contest high on confidence, more so because of their impressive 17-run win in their previous match against Kings XI Punjab. In the batting department, Bangalore will be relying on the likes of captain Kohli, veteran right-hander AB de Villiers and Australia's Marcus Stoinis to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to produce timely breakthroughs.
Pitch Conditions: Pitch at the venue has not proved to be a batting paradise in the last three matches where the highest score for the team batting first was just 168.
Player Recommendations:
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant (9.5 cr)
Second in the list of key players features Delhi Capitals' Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper-batsman is having a great time in this year's IPL where he is the second-highest run-scorer for the franchise with 336 runs at an average of 37.33 and with an impressive strike-rate of 163.10. In the team's previous outing, Pant played a match-winning innings of 78 not out off just 36 balls, earning him the Man of the Match award.
Batsman: AB de Villiers (10.5 cr)
First in the list of key players features Royal Challengers Bangalore's AB de Villiers. The veteran right-hander is having an excellent tournament with the bat in hand as he is the leading run-scorer for the franchise with 414 runs in 11 matches at an outstanding average of 59.14 and with a strike-rate of 158.01, which included five half-centuries as well. In the team's previous match, de Villiers played a match-winning knock of 82 not out off just 44 balls and played a key role in RCB's crucial win.
All-rounder: Marcus Stoinis (8.5 cr)
Third in the list of key players features Royal Challengers Bangalore's Marcus Stoinis. The Australia international is having a good tournament where he has scored 179 runs for the franchise at an outstanding average of 59.66 and also has two wickets to his name.
Bowler: Kagiso Rabada (9.5 cr)
Last in the list of key players features Delhi Capitals' Kagiso Rabada. The South Africa international is having an excellent time in this year's IPL where he is the leading wicket-taker with 23 scalps in 11 matches at an outstanding strike-rate of 11.2.
Pick for uncapped player: Navdeep Saini
Predicted Playing XI:
Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Colin de Grandhomme, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Tim Southee, Yuzvendra Chahal
