IPL 2020, DC vs RCB Highlights: Delhi Capitals wins, qualifies for playoffs

Delhi bowlers restricted RCB to 152/7 wickets in 20 overs, in reply, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane stitched a crucial second wicket partnership to take Delhi to victory

7:02 PM

Two Changes in RCB playing 11

Gurkeerat Mann misses out, Dube comes in to provide some fire power in the middle. Shahbaz Ahmed comes in for Saini who is not fully fit.

7:02 PM

Three changes in DC playing 11

We have three changes - Rahane, Axar and Sams come in.

7:01 PM

Toss alert: DC wins the toss and opts to field

6:46 PM

Toss update: Toss in a few minutes, stay tuned

6:34 PM

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6:29 PM

5:41 PM

DC vs RCB playing 11 prediction

 

Delhi Capitals

 

Ajinkya Rahane/Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada

 

Royal Challengers Bangalore

 

Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini and Umesh Yadav/Mohammed Siraj

5:34 PM

DC vs RCB Pitch report

 

The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium helps pacers in the initial overs adn spinners too get into the picture in the middle overs. Dew is likely to play its part hence both the skippers would look to win the toss and chase.

 

Anything between 160-180 would be an ideal score on the ground.

5:34 PM

DC vs RCB head to head

 

 

Total matches: 24

 

RCB won: 14

 

DC won: 9

 

No result: 1

5:17 PM

DC vs RCB Squads

 

 

Delhi Capitals

 

Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Rishabh Pant, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer and Tushar Deshpande

 

Royal Challengers Bangalore

 

Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa

5:06 PM

Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) face off against Delhi Capitals (DC) to ensure a top two finish at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in their last league match here on Monday.

 

The two sides have 14 points each with RCB placed second due to their superior net run rate (NRR).

 

The winner will comfortably seal a playoff berth. However, it will not be the end of the road for the loser in technical terms, as the other permutations and combinations could push them through.

 

DC have suffered four defeats on the trot and have looked out of sorts in the latter half of season.

 

Their top order consisting of Prithvi Shaw or Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan and Iyer has failed to lay the foundation of a massive total.

 

The middle order led by Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer have struggled to handle the extra pressure that comes on them due to the failure of the top order batsmen.

 

Marcus Stoinis has also failed to make an impact with bat or ball after getting off to a flying start this season.

 

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje have also failed to match up to their lofty standards off late, although they had a paltry total of 111 to defend in their previous match against Mumbai Indians.

 

DC also made the puzzling decision of dropping Axar Patel who has been a reliable hand with both bat and ball in that match.

 

RCB also come into the game on the back of three back to back defeats. The Kohli-led side's strength lies with their batting, and in their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) the top-order failed to click which led to them falling to a five-wicket loss.

 

Kohli and AB de Villiers are the team's backbone in the middle-order after the openers Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch. As did DC, RCB also have made the puzzling Finch altogether as opposed to slotting him lower down the order.

 

Josh Philippe, however, has provided a good account of himself in the two matches he has played in place of Finch.

 

In their bowling, Yuzvendra Chahal has been their go-to-man while pacers Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Siraj have struggled to keep up with the wrist spinner. Chahal almost single-handedly gave RCB a glimmer of hope against SRH while defending a paltry target of 121.

 

The last time the two sides met earlier in the season, DC thrashed Kohli's men by a massive 59-run margin.

Delhi Capitals team after beating Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on the 9th October 2020. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI