Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to be at their best when they clash with a formidable Delhi Capitals in the Indian Pr...
Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to be at their best when they clash with a formidable Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
While RCB will have to shrug off their 69-run defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in their last game and start afresh, Delhi’s confidence would be boosted by their Super Over win against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday night.
Up against Delhi Capitals, RCB will need to address their middle-order woes to return to winning ways, in what could be touted as a battle of equals.
Head-to-head
| Mat | DC wins | RCB wins | NR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
For RCB, it will be important that the openers – the in-form Devdutt Padikkal (171 runs) and Kohli (151 runs) – continue to provide a solid start. But the opening duo will need support from the middle-order, which crumbled against CSK.
The likes of Glenn Maxwell (198 runs), Ab de Villiers (129 runs), and all-rounder Washington Sundar (25 runs), will need to shoulder responsibility against a strong Delhi attack.
Maxwell fired in the first few matches and would be raring to go once again.
The RCB bowlers will be keen to forget the CSK defeat, especially the league’s leading wicket-taker Harshal Patel, who was taken apart by Ravindra Jadeja as he...
