Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will host against Delhi Capitals (DC) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
RCB is presently 7th in the points table and DC is standing last in the points table.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE (RCB) Analysis:
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Starting their season with a great win over MI RCB lost back to back two matches. Firstly they lost the match against KKR and secondly they lost in a nail biting against LSG. Now RCB will play in their homeground and they not only have the advantage of their fans but also have the advantage of the ground.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis gave the team a strong start. Virat is looking in a great touch timing the ball pretty well. Maxwell also shows destruction in the last match. They were lagging mostly in terms of bowling. Harshal Patel looks like he is missing his length this season. Mohd Siraj always starts well but later on in the death overs he lost the touch. Wanindu Hasaranga joined the squad and has a higher possibility in the playing 11. He will give strength to bowling as well as he can add valuable runs in the end.
In their last match against LSG, RCB posted 212/2. Kohli made 61 runs, du Plessis made 79 runs and Maxwell at the end made 59 runs. In response to this LSG won the match by 1 wicket. Pooran blasting innings of 62 runs in just 19 balls and Stoinis also supported him and made 65 runs in 30 balls changed the atmosphere in favor of LSG.
DELHI CAPITALS (DC) Analysis:
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Four losses in four matches, DC doesn’t like the start that they are getting. In the absence of Pant, Warner tries to manage the things but the condition is not favoring them. It is now high time for the team to forget the past and just focus on the upcoming matches.
David Warner is the highest run scorer in the team and also 2nd in the list of orange caps. But the thing which worries the team more is that he is making runs but with a low strike rate. He certainly needs to improve his strike rate. On the other hand, the remaining other batsmen flop show continues. Prithvi Shaw failed to stabilize against the fast bowlers. Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz and Powell still do not provide any valuable innings till now. Only Axar Patel was able to provide something with the bat.
Talking about their bowlers Mustafizur Rahman and Anrich Nortje, sparkling is still missing. Kuldeep yadav provided some breakthrough but it cost him many runs. Axar here also tries to manage the things but he also gets disheartened.
In their last game against MI, DC managed to score 172 runs. Warner again contributed to the team with the valuable runs of 51 and Axar in the end showed some class of his batting and made 54 runs. Their bowlers try to win the match but in the end they get defeated by 6 wickets. Rohit Sharma made 65 runs and Tilak Varma also contributed 41 runs in the run chase.
MI defeated DC to register their 1st win.
HEAD TO HEAD (RCB vs DC):
They played 27 matches against each other.
| RCB | DC | |
| WON | 16 | 10 |
| HIGHEST SCORE | 215 | 196 |
| LOWEST SCORE | 137 | 95 |
Pitch Report:
The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. This pitch is well suited for batsmen. Due to his small boundary length, the ball can easily go out of the park. Therefore the captain who wins the toss will definitely go to the ball first.
Probable 11 for RCB:
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Mohd Siraj, Karn Sharma.
Probable 11 for DC:
David Warner ©, Prithvi Shaw, Phil Salt (wk), Manish Pandey, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rehman, Mukesh Kumar.