After two double-headers, we will be back with one game a day in the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be taking on Delhi Capitals (DC) on Monday in IPL 2020. At the moment, these two teams seem to be the better teams as they have won three out of their four games.
RCB is coming off a comfortable win against Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi whereas DC won against Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah. Both the teams have played quite a few matches at this venue so they will be familiar with the conditions.
It is going to be a high octave battle as two strong teams will battle it out in IPL 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Match Details
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Match 19
05th October, 07:30 PM IST.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Pitch and Weather Report
RCB players played an afternoon game and they will be happy that this one is an evening game as the weather might be a little bit cooler than the afternoon games. Having said that, the temperature might be in the mid and high 30s throughout the game.
This pitch is surely turning into a bat first kind of a wicket as the team batting first has won more matches than they have lost. The pitch is getting slower and slower as the game progresses. There is a high chance that the captain who wins the toss will look to bat first. A score around 160-170 could be a good one to defend.
Squads
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli (C), Aaron Finch, AB De Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Washington Sundar, Adam Zampa, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammad Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande
Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, Keemo Paul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Amit Mishra, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichanne, Anrich Nortje, Lalit Yadav, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma, Avesh Khan
Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Devdutt Padikkal has had a dream start to his IPL career as he has scored three half-centuries in his first four games and RCB has won all of those three. He has been phenomenal up at the top along with Aaron Finch. Virat Kohli who was struggling finally got in form as he scored a crucial 71 not out in the last game.
Yuzvendra Chahal was at his absolute best as he picked up three wickets in the last game. Overall, RCB is looking like a strong unit with most of its players doing a good job. They can improve at their death bowling and they will be hoping that Chris Morris gets fit as quickly as possible.
AB De Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the key players for RCB in this game.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals with a young core are looking in great form as they have won their first two games and their fourth game as well to make it three wins in four matches. Shreyas Iyer was fantastic in the last game as he scored 88 off just 38 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Among the bowlers, Kagiso Rabada got hammered towards the death but he has done it time and again so he will come back stronger. Anrich Nortje is doing a fantastic job for his team. Amit Mishra injured his fingers while taking a catch and if he is not fit for this game then they might go back to Akshar Patel.
Shikhar Dhawan and Anrich Nortje will be the key players for DC in this game.
Fantasy Prediction
Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, AB De Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dube, Anrich Nortje, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Captain: Virat Kohli, Vice-Captain: Shikhar Dhawan
