Delhi Capitals (DC) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 46th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on April 27, Sunday.
Led by Axar Patel, DC holds second place on the IPL 2025 points table, winning six out of eight matches. After four straight wins, they suffered a 12-run defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) but recovered with two victories in their next three games. KL Rahul has led the batting charts for DC with 323 runs, while left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has claimed 12 wickets.
RCB, under Rajat Patidar, remains unbeaten in five away games and occupy the third position in the standings. After dropping their first three home matches, they secured an 11-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday. Fifties from Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal helped RCB post 205 runs, with Josh Hazlewood’s four wickets, including a tight 19th over, sealing the win.
DC vs RCB Match Details
MATCH | DETAILS |
|---|---|
DATE | 27/04/2025 |
TIME | 7:30 PM IST |
VENUE | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
BROADCAST | JioStar Network |
STREAMING OTT | JioHotstar |
DC vs RCB Pitch Report: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Known for favouring batters, the pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is set to deliver another high-scoring clash. In IPL 2025, the venue has played host to two games so far and both these matches saw teams batting first prevail. MI defended 205 runs against the Capitals, who themselves secured a tense super-over win against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
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DC vs RCB Toss Update
Royal Challengers Bengaluru win the toss and opt to bowl.
DC vs RCB Playing 11
DC: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Substitutes - Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay
RCB: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Substitutes - Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh
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