Delhi Capitals have six wins and two defeats from eight games in IPL 2025. They are placed at No. 2 on the points table. They are coming into this encounter after comprehensively beating Lucknow Super Giants in their most recent fixture, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Meanwhile, RCB also have six wins to their name but have lost one more match than the Capitals. They are No. 3 on the points table. The Rajat Patidar-led side is coming into this clash after registering back-to-back wins against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur and Rajasthan Royals in Bengaluru.
When these two teams squared off earlier this season in Bengaluru, the Capitals chased down a 164-run target with six wickets and 13 balls to spare.
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DC vs RCB IPL Match Details
Match: DC vs RCB 46th Match of IPL 2025
Captains:
Rajat Patidar is going to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Axar Patel will lead Delhi Capitals
When: Sunday, April 27th, 2025
Match is going to start at 07.30 p.m. (IST)
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
Head-to-head of these two teams: Both teams have played 32 matches against each other. Out of which Delhi Capitals has won 12 match and Royal Challengers Bengaluru has won 19 matches with zero tie and one match ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
Delhi Capitals:
Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera.
Impact Player: Donovan Ferreira
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
Pitch report
The Arun Jaitley Stadium has been a batting paradise. There is very little help for the bowlers, who are having to bowl defensively to restrict the carnage. In the two matches that have been played so far at this venue, the average first innings score is 197. Teams should look to bat first and set a daunting total on the board, which can allow them to exert pressure on the opposition batters in the second innings.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Virat Kohli
Best Bowler: Kuldeep Yadav
Weather forecast for today in Delhi
Maximum temperature: 41°C
Minimum temperature: 24°C
Wind speed: 5 Km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 35, 200
Prediction to win: Team batting first is most likely to win the match
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