The ‘Delhi Boy’ Virat Kohli will return to his native place for the 46th match of IPL, which will be played between the Delhi Capitals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the ever so iconic Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
This has been one hell of a season for the Delhi Capitals who have shown their real prowess after almost 7 years. They last featured among the top four in the year 2012 and 7 years later now with a change of kit and a change of name, Delhi finds themselves among the top four with as many as 4 games to go. A win in this match will propel them to the top of the points table a spot they would be eyeing generously.
Meanwhile, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have still kept their playoff hopes alive after registering three wins on the bounce. However, a shoulder inflammation to Dale Steyn has forced him to sit out of the rest of the season which is definitely a big cause of concern for RCB. Dale just took RCB’s performance to another level and his arrival was definitely a boon for the struggling bowling unit of RCB.
Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore needs to win all their remaining games to have at least an outside chance of finishing among the top 4, whereas, the Capitals would be eyeing a tabletop position after the conclusion of this game.
Both teams had a face-off at the Chinnaswamy on April 07, 2019 where the Capitals tamed RCB for the first time in 2 years. they did panic in the closing moments of the game while chasing 149 but eventually, cross the finishing line with 4 wickets in hands and 7 balls to spare.
Talking about the head-to-head battle, the Royal Challengers Bangalore lead by 15 games to 7 from 23 encounters with one match ending as a no-result.
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
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
28th April 2019, 04:00 PM IST
This year, the surface at the Kotla has been a slow turner and the spinners have literally relished bowling on this track. This could well be another day when the spinners will come into play and batting would be a bit tricky.
Total Matches: 72
Average first innings score: 161
Average second innings score: 149
Highest total recorded: 231/4 (20 Ov) by DC vs KXIP
Lowest total recorded: 66/10 (13.4 Ov) by DC vs MI
Highest score chased: 214/3 (17.3 Ov) by DC vs GL
Lowest score defended: 118/4 (11 Ov) by DC vs KXIP
RCB: L, L, W, W, W
DC: W, W, L, W, W
Delhi Capitals:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Rishabh Pant, Hanuma Vihari, Sherfane Rutherford, Manjot Kalra, Jalaj Saxena, Rahul Tewatia, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Ankush Bains, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Colin Munro, Prithvi Shaw, Bandaru Ayyappa, Trent Boult, Colin Ingram, Harshal Patel, Chris Morris.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers, Tim Southee, Shimron Hetmyer, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, 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, Colin Ingram, Chris Morris/Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul/Sherfane Rutherford, Shreyas Iyer, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli, Marcus Stoinis, Umesh Yadav, Shimron Hetmyer/Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee, Pawan Negi/Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini.
#1: Possible changes among the two setups
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Colin Ingram, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Navdeep Saini, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane
Captain/Vice-captain here: Sandeep Lamichhane, Shimron Hetmyer, Virat Kohli, Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan
#2: The batting heavy setup
The top order of both t4eams is in a really good form. For RCB, Ab de Villiers, Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli have been exceptional, while the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan have been terrific for the Capitals.
Wicket-keeper: Parthiv Patel
Batsmen: Ab de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Navdeep Saini, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra
Captain/Vice-captain here: Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Shikhar Dhawan
#3: Kotla’s surface assisting the slow bowlers
The surface at the Kotla has been assisting the spinners very well for most of the tournament this year. The slow bowlers are getting aid from the surface and here we will go with more spinners.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Ab de Villiers, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane
Captain/Vice-captain here: Amit Mishra, Y Chahal, Axar Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane
#4: The least selected players from fantasy 11 and the unexpected captain and vice-captain choices
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Akshdeep Nath, Colin Ingram Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: Washington Sundar, Chris Morris
Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Amit Mishra, I Sharma
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Tim Southee, Prithvi Shaw
Delhi Capitals:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: