IPL 2021 MATCH 22 PREVIEW : DELHI CAPITALS VS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

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 Delhi Capitals And Royal Challengers Bangalore Fight For Top Spot


Delhi Capitals take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match No. 22 of VIVO IPL 2021. Delhi Capitals are sitting on 2nd position whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore are sitting on 3rd position in points table. Both the teams have won 4 out of 5 matches. The winner of this match will move to 1st position in points table. Hence, it will be an important game for both the teams. Both the teams are well-balanced and have potential to qualify for play-offs. Shikhar Dhawan(DC) is currently the orange cap holder with 259 runs. Harshal Patel(RCB) is currently the purple cap holder with 15 wickets. Devdutt Padikkal scored a fine century against Rajasthan and is expected to shine again. Avesh Khan has been impressive as he picked up 11 wickets so far.

 

MATCH DETAILS

Venue – Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Time – 7:30 PM IST

Where to watch – Star Sports Network, Hotstar

 

PITCH REPORT

It is a neutral wicket where batsmen will get slightly more advantage. Also, pacers will play a key role than spinners. The average score here is 160.

 

TEAM NEWS

Delhi Capitals:

Ravichandran Ashwin will be unavailable for this match

Key Players:

S Dhawan, S Smith, R Pant, A Khan

Probable Playing XI:

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant(C)(Wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan

Royal Challegers Bangalore:

Any two from Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahmed and Dan Christian will play this match

Key Players:

V Kohli, D Padikkal, G Maxwell, AB de Villiers, H Patel

Probable Playing XI:

Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Dan Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

What to expect:

It is very difficult to predict the winner of this match. It will definitely be a close encounter. Kagiso Rabada is not picking up much wickets. So, RCB batsmen might dominate and win this match.