Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 24th match of IPL 2025 on April 10 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
RCB clinched a thrilling win against MI at the Wankhede stadium, which was their first win at this particular venue against the five-time champion since 2015, following an all-around performance in every department of the game
DC, on the other hand, are on a rampage with three wins after the same number of games and are the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far. The Axar Patel-led side would like to replicate the performance against RCB
Delhi Capitals Playing 11 vs RCB- IPL 2025, Match 24:
Openers: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis is expected to open the innings for DC with Jake Fraser-McGurk after missing the last match against CSK. The former South African captain will look to continue the good form that he showed against SRH in the last match that he played.
Jake Fraser-McGurk will partner Faf du Plessis at the top of the order for DC. The Australian opener will look to get some runs under his belt after failing to make a significant contribution in the first three matches.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Abishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul (wk), Ashutosh Sharma
As far as Delhi Capitals’ middle-order batting is concerned, the responsibility rests on the shoulders of young batters like Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs, who will get good support from KL Rahul, who is coming into the match against RCB after scoring a match-winning half-century against CSK
Axar Patel, who has received praise for his captaincy in the tournament thus far, will look to continue the good work he has done while leading the Delhi Capitals in the match against RCB at their home ground.
The left-arm spinner will be itching to put on a strong show with both bat and ball to guide the team to a fourth consecutive win in IPL 2025.
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Delhi Capitals have a good mix of young and experienced bowlers at their disposal, with the likes of Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, and Mohit Sharma taking care of the team’s fast bowling department
Starc was lethal in the powerplay and broke the back of Hyderabad’s batting lineup by picking the big wicket of Travis Head early in the match, and went on to pick his maiden five-wicket haul in IPL in Delhi Capitals’ thumping win over SRH
Mukesh Kumar and Mohit Sharma have done a fine job while bowling in the powerplay and in the middle overs, respectively. The duo has picked wickets at crucial moments for the team.
As far as the spin arsenal of the Delhi Capitals is concerned, it has been handled well by captain Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Vipraj Nigam. The trio has choked the opposition’s scoring rate with their accurate bowling.
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