Delhi Capitals face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in match 46 of the IPL 2025 on Sunday. Here are three key player battles for the DC Vs RCB cricket match
Delhi Capitals are hosting Royal Challengers Bengaluru in match 46 of the IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, 27 April 2025. The winner will reach the top of the points table. (Match Blog | Preview | Streaming | More Cricket News)
Virat Kohli is second in the race for the Orange Cap (most runs) after Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans and will be hopeful to overtake him to get the cap.
Delhi Capitals have a good record so far in the IPL 2025 with six out of eight wins, and they will rely upon the good form of their batters, like KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs and Karun Nair.
Rajat Patidar's RCB are eyeing the playoffs spot, and they need two more wins to secure a place in the top four. Beating the Capitals at their home venue will not be easy, but the deadly bowling attack of RCB will take up that challenge.
Delhi Capitals: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Madhav Tiwari, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Darshan Nalkande, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Mohit Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Rasikh Dar Salam, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh
Let's take a look at three key player battles to look out for in the match
Virat Kohli is in fine form in this IPL season and has made a lot of runs. He will try not to repeat his mistake of losing his wicket against the uncapped leggie Vipraj Nigam, like he did the last time these two teams met. Nigam has good control over his deliveries and, having dismissed Kohli earlier, may boost his confidence the next time these two face each other on Sunday. Kohli will try to take revenge for the last time. So, it will be an interesting battle when these two face each other in Delhi.
KL Rahul is in good touch and played a match-winning knock the last time he played against RCB in Bengaluru. He loves to play against his former team, and the batting track of Arun Jaitley Stadium will suit his batting style. Josh Hazlewood, on the other hand, has multiple deliveries to counter the attack of Rahul on Sunday. His brilliance will be tested against the talent and class of KL Rahul.
Rajat Patidar likes to bat against spinners and go for big shots. He has a good strike rate against spinners in the IPL. Kuldeep Yadav knows how to trap batters in the spin web. His bowling against Patidar will be a treat to the eyes. Patidar will definitely go against him, and who defeats whom in this battle will only be known after the match.