Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Delhi Capitals in a battle between form sides on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday (April 10, 2025).
RCB has loved a good begin to the season, profitable three of 4 matches, whereas DC sits fairly with three straight victories.
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The solely blemish for RCB, by the way, got here in its first house match, towards Gujarat Titans.
RCB skipper Rajat Patidar, who got here into his personal with a 32-ball 64 towards Mumbai Indians a few days in the past, will hope that a candy homecoming awaits.
The house group will probably be inspired by constant contributions from Virat Kohli and Jitesh Sharma. Experienced left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya, who bagged 4 wickets towards MI, has exceeded expectations with the ball.
If opener Phil Salt can discover his groove, RCB might be close to unstoppable.
Homecoming
The match affords Ok.L. Rahul the possibility to present his wares in a acquainted setting. The Karnataka cricketer, a batting mainstay for DC, has benefitted from shifting to a extra attacking strategy.
Rahul will probably be tasked with taking up the brand new ball, in the occasion that Faf du Plessis just isn’t match. The South African missed the earlier match, however he did have a hit in the nets right here on Wednesday.
DC assistant coach Matthew Mottremained non-committal on the supply of the 40-year-old. “I think he’ll get assessed today by the physios. He certainly looks like he’s moving around a lot better. He’s a key player for us,” Mott stated.
Asked concerning the nature of the harm, Mott stated: “It’s somewhere in the groin area”.
Published – April 09, 2025 07:38 pm IST
