The first game of Sunday’s doubleheader will be played between the Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The home side Royal Challengers Bangalore are coming into this game after losing their 5th match on the trot in this edition of IPL, whereas, Delhi Capitals too lost their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad at home.
Both are coming into this encounter after losing their respective previous encounters which means things would be pretty much even-stevens. Delhi started their campaign with a big win over the three-time champions Mumbai Indians but then 3 loss have definitely put them in jeopardy.
Things are getting even worse for Royal Challengers Bangalore who have now lost 5 matches on the trot. The confidence level of this team has dipped and a win is the only thing which can help their cause as of now.
The only plus point RCB have over DC here is that they haven’t lost to DC from the last two seasons. Their only loss came in the year 2016 where the Capitals chased down a score of 191 with 7 wickets in their kitty.
The head-to-head record is also led by the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they have won 15 of the 22 contest taken place between the two teams, whereas, Delhi Capitals have won 6 while, 1 match was abandoned.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League teams through our knowledge depending on the match situations. You might get lucky if one of these team clicks.
RCB vs DC, Indian Premier League
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
07th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
With short boundaries on either side, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has always been a heaven for the batsmen. Spinners do get some purchase out of the surface but its the batsmen who make merry of the conditions.
Total Matches: 76
Average first innings score: 170
Average second innings score: 150
Highest total recorded: 263/2 (20 Ov) by RCB vs PWI
Lowest total recorded: 82/10 (15.1 Ov) by RCB vs KKR
Highest score chased: 207/5 (19.4 Ov) by CSK vs RCB
Lowest score defended: 106/2 (8 Ov) by RCB vs CSK
RCB: L, L, L, L, L
DC: W, L, W, L, L
Delhi Capitals:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Axar Patel, Ankush Bains, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hanuma Vihari, Manjot Kalra, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Colin Munro, Prithvi Shaw, Bandaru Ayyappa, Trent Boult, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Ingram, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers, Tim Southee, Shimron Hetmyer, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Shivam Dube, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Mohammed Siraj, Himmat Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Navdeep Saini, Prayas Barman
Delhi Capitals:
Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Colin Ingram, Prithvi Shaw, Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli, Marcus Stoinis, Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee/Nathan Coulter-Nile, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini.
#1: RCB’s batting and DC’s bowling
RCB’s batting is definitely one to watch out, and with names like Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane, the DC bowling line-up is definitely lethal. Here’s a team which will comprise these two facets of either side.
Wicket-keeper: Parthiv Patel
Batsmen: Ab de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Morris
Bowlers: Pawan Negi, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane
Captain/Vice-captain here: Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane
#2: Changes in both side
Both Delhi and Bangalore are tempted to some changes in their outfit to end their losing streak.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Ab de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Colin Ingram
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Chris Morris
Bowlers: Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Amit Mishra
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, N Coulter-Nile, Chris Morris
#3. A team filled with big hitters
The M Chinnaswamy stadium usually favours the batsmen and the short boundaries help them hit some lusty blows. here’s a team which will feature some big hitters from either side.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Ab de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: M Stoinis, Chris Morris
Bowlers: Pawan Negi, Navdeep Saini, S Lamichhane, Amit Mishra
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, Ab de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Chris Morris, Marcus Stoinis
#4: The least selected players from fantasy 11
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Akshdeep Nath, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: M Ali, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Pawan Negi, Navdeep Saini, M Siraj, I Sharma
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Pawan Negi, Shreyas Iyer
Delhi Capitals:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: