Virat Kohli To Be Dismissed By...? 3 Player Battles To Watch Out For In RCB Vs DC

Virat Kohli during a training session at Bengaluru in IPL 2024 (BCCI)Virat Kohli during a training session at Bengaluru in IPL 2024 (BCCI)

A charged-up Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) unit will host Delhi Capitals (DC) at Bengaluru in Match 62 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on May 12. The match marks a must-win one for both sides in a bid to keep their playoffs prospects alive towards the fag end of the tournament.

While the Capitals are placed at number five on the IPL 2024 points table with six wins from 12 games, the RCB will enter the battlefield this Sunday on the trail of four successive victories.

Ahead of the much-awaited contest, here at OneCricket, we take a look at three potential player battles between the two sides.


Virat Kohli vs Axar Patel

Runs
Balls
Outs
Dots
Average
Strike-Rate
787112278.0109.9


The ‘Orange Cap’ holder Virat Kohli will likely encounter Delhi Capitals spinner Axar Patel in the middle overs, given his recent batting form. 

While the legendary Indian batter is leading the overall run-scoring race of the IPL 2024 season, he is yet to dominate Axar with the same aura, considering the RCB opener holds an abysmal strike-rate of just 109 against the 30-year-old left-arm spinner.

Virat Kohli, however, has managed to preserve his wicket against Axar on most occasions, as he has been dismissed just once by the Capitals all-rounder across all their meetings.


David Warner vs Mohammed Siraj

Runs
Balls
Outs
Dots
Average
Strike-Rate
643711364.0173.0

Delhi Capitals opener David Warner will likely be making his return to the playing XI in the absence of banned skipper Rishabh Pant. The dashing Australian opener has faced RCB’s perennial quick Mohammed Siraj a number of times in his career.

As evidenced by their past battles, Warner has managed to topple Siraj in almost all their meetings, and their impending faceoff will likely determine the fate of Delhi Capitals top-order at Bengaluru.


Glenn Maxwell vs Kuldeep Yadav

Runs
Balls
Outs
Dots
Average
Strike-Rate
59224514.8268.2

Glenn Maxwell holds an exciting rivalry against Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav, be it in limited-overs internationals or during IPL matches. 

While the out-of-form Australian all-rounder is in desperate search for runs, he will be aiming to come up clutch against Kuldeep in a bid to find some momentum during the business end of the tournament.

So far in their seven-year-old rivalry, Yadav has dismissed Maxwell four times in just 22 deliveries, however, the Indian spinner has also taken a heavy battering by conceding runs at a strike-rate of 268.2.