IPL 2019: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, preview and head to head
Delhi has won 7 matches of the 11 played while Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the bottom of the points table with 4 victories in 11 matches. After winning its last two matches against Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, Delhi is in high confidence and would look to achieve its third victory in a series.
After winning two back to back games in a row, Delhi Capitals will play against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first clash of Sunday, April 28 at Feroz Shah Kotla. Both the teams are on their winning chariot in the recent matches. Delhi has won 7 matches of the 11 played while Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the bottom of the points table with 4 victories in 11 matches.
After winning its last two matches against Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, Delhi is full of confidence and would look to achieve its third victory in a series. With the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Rishab Pant and Prithvi shaw the team is fully loaded in its batting order. Delhi won its last match against Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets. Prithvi Shaw who scored 42 off 39 balls and Shikhar Dhawan who is in brilliant form are the two perfect openers for the team.
Royal Challengers Bangalore is putting its best in every match to remain in the tournament. The team has only lost 1 match in the last five matches. Bangalore won its last match against Kings XI Punjab by 17 runs. AB de Villiers scored 82 off 44 balls and Parthiv Patel scored 43 off 24 balls. AB de Villiers will be the man in focus as he brought his team back on track in the last match against.
Head to Head
Matches-22
Bangalore won-14
Delhi won- 07
No results- 01
Probable Playing 11
RCB: Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, Marcus Stoinis, Washington Sundar, Tim Southee, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
DC: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma
Squads:
Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Munro, Manjot Kalra.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (capt), Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Colin de Grandhomme, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Moeen Ali, Shimron Hetmyer, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Devdutt Padikkal, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Pawan Negi, Washington Sundar, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Ray Barman, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee.
Source: NYOOOZ DESK - IPL 2019