Virat Kohli, David Warner and Yash Dhull (Source: AP Newsroom)
It is the 50th match of the grandest Indian Premier League (IPL) where two powerhouses Delhi Capitals (DC) will clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After nine matches each, Capitals are last placed on the table with six points whereas the Royal Challengers hold the fifth spot with as many as 10 points to their name.
Previously, when these two sides met in Chinnaswamy, the Bangalore-based side defeated their nemesis by 23 runs.
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Delhi Capitals
After a close victory against Gujarat, Delhi will be high on confidence considering they defended a low total against the likes of Rahul Tewatia and Hardik Pandya, courtesy of veteran Ishant Sharma.
Skipper David Warner would raring to go with the bat as previously he lost his wicket after being involved in a runout. His form has been decent and there is no doubt that he can bulk of runs again for his side but the batters need to step up now and take the responsibility to take their team to a good total.
The bowling looks more or less sorted with Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed and Anrich Nortje getting the better of opposition. Also, the inclusion of Mitchell Marsh in the setup would give them the much needed confidence.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The 'sweet' win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has given RCB the boost they needed to progress further in the tournament as their team is full of energy. The batting trio of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis who have the taken the honours to score the most runs for their side.
But when they fail, it's a bad day as the middle-order hasn't been able to live upto their expectations. Their bowling, however, has delivered on most occasions challenging the opposition on flattest of wickets with Mohammed Siraj doing the most damage in the powerplay.
Karn Sharma's form has been a positive but what is the biggest plus point is the return of the world's best Josh Hazlewood.
Match Details
Date & Time: May 7, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Live Streaming and Broadcasting: Jio Cinema & Star Sports Network
Pitch Report
The slow and low wicket of Delhi is expected to play as it is usually behaves which means the spinners will come into play. The scores have typically ranged from 150 to 160 with very little assistance for seamers in the few overs. However, the pitch will get slow once the match progress and reaches the later stages of the game.
Probable Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals
David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma
Impact Players Substitutes
Khaleel Ahmed, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Praveen Dubey, Mukesh Kumar
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Impact Players Substitutes
Harshal Patel, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Shahbaz Ahmed
Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips
Wicket-keepers: Dinesh Karthik
Batters: David Warner, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga
Bowlers: Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Vice-captain: Axar Patel
Prediction
The match is like every other match is expected to go down to the wire and the result is likely to favour the side bowling batting second since three out of four games have been won by the team chasing the total. But to choose one, Bangalore should emerge victorious.
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