Krunal ends Du Plessis’s struggle as DC lost 3 wickets

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capital will fight for the top positions. The winner will also be close to the IPL 2025 playoffs.
DC vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2025: RCB has given DC a double blow in Powerplay. Josh Hazelwood dismissed Abhishek Porl for 28, Yash Dayal rejected Karun Nair. In the Indian Premier League match 46, Royal Challengers Bangalore has opted to bowl against Delhi capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Jacob Bethel made her debut with Phil Salat with fever. Both teams have a chance to top the IPL points table with a win and get closer to the playoffs.
DC vs RCB match preview
The capitals of Delhi led by Exer Patel have been a malignant force in the IPL 2025, which maintains an unbeaten line in the first season with a win against Lucknow super veterans, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. His balanced squad is characterized by a strong middle order with KL Rahul and Triston Stabs, and a powerful bowling attack led by Mitchell Starc and Kuldeep Yadav makes him a difficult unit. However, on 10 April, his recent encounter against RCB watched DC chasing 164 comfortably, thanks to Rahul’s match winner 93*. The DC will aim to repeat the performance at home where they expect the support of a strong crowd.
Under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, Royal Challengers Bangalore has launched a concrete campaign with five wins in eight matches, which are all away from home. His only domestic necklace against the first DC of this season adds additional inspiration to turn the table. RCB’s batting shelling, operated by Virat Kohli, Phil Salet and Tim David, has been strengthened. His bowling led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazelwood has shown discipline. After a morale-boosting victory over Mumbai Indians, RCB will see DC to take advantage of top-order weaknesses and to gain a significant victory to increase their playoff opportunities.
Arun Jaitley Stadium’s batting -friendly conditions and the possibility of dew can make it a high scoring case, in which the possibility of the toss is playing an important role. Both teams will need to balance aggression with caution to exclude each other in this important mid-season clash.
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch is known to offer a good bounce and carry in favor of the batsmen, which suits stroke-makers. Historically, it has produced a high-scoring game, with a average score of an average-fetus in IPL matches. Spinners like Exer Patel and Kuldeep Yadav may get some turns in the middle overs. But pacers will need to rely on variations, especially in the death overs. The dew is expected to be a factor in the second innings, which probably becomes easier for the chasing side. The toss -winning teams may prefer to bowl first to capitalize on dew factor.
DC vs RCB head-to-head
- Play total matches: 31
- RCB wins: 19
- DC wins: 11
- No result: 1
- Final encounter,
- Main statue: Virat Kohli has scored more than 1,000 runs against DC in IPL history, making him a prominent player to see.
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Delhi capitals
The FAF du Plessis is expected to return after recovering from a waist stress, which strengthens the top order.
Faf du plessis, abishek porel, karun nair, kl rahul (w), axar patel (c), tristan stubbs, vipraj nigam, mitchell starc, dushmanthamaerara, kuldeep yadav, mukesh kumar
- Effect sub: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay
XI playing RCB predicts
RCB has disappeared with a fever with Phil Salat at Jacob Bethel.
Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethel, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (W), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romeroo Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suya Sharma, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal
- Effect sub: Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salaam, Manoj Bhandej, Swapnil Singh
DC vs RCB live streaming
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