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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday (April 15). Notably, RCB have won just one game in the tournament so far. In contrast, DC is yet to register a victory in the 16th edition of the league.
The Bangalore-based team’s previous game was against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), which they lost by one wicket in a last ball-thriller. All three top-order batters from RCB slammed half-centuries in the match and batted brilliantly. While Virat Kohli scored 61 off 44 deliveries, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell hammered 79 and 59 runs. Among bowlers, Mohammed Siraj and Wayne Parnell bagged three wickets each for their team. At the same time, DC also suffered a last-ball defeat against Mumbai Indians (MI) in their last game. David Warner (51) and Axar Patel (54) were the only batters to hit a fifty in the game for Delhi. Meanwhile, Mukesh Kumar picked up two wickets for his side in the contest.
RCB currently sit at the eighth spot in the IPL 2023 points table with one win in three games and will look to make a comeback when they face DC on April 15. On the other hand, Delhi are on the last position with four consecutive losses and will eye their maiden win.
Pitch report:
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for its short boundaries and offers a batter-friendly track. The bowlers here tend to struggle and leak runs. A high-scoring game is expected to take place at the venue.
Probable XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wayne Parnell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Siddharth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (c), Phil Salt (wk), Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman
Head-to-head record
Played: 27 | RCB won: 16 | DC won: 10 | No result: 01
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- RCB wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- RCB total: 195-200
Case 2:
- DC wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 45-55
- DC total: 180-185
Team batting first to win the contest.
