The 20th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals on the 15th of April, 2023 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Form Guide:
Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at the 7th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Faf du Plessis with 175 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Mohammed Siraj with 5 scalps under his belt.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have lost their previous match against Lucknow Super Giants by 1 wicket.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they posted a total of 212 for 2 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis played exceptionally well and scored 61 and 79 runs respectively. Glenn Maxwell provided the needed push to the acceleration. He smashed 59 runs off 29 balls to take Royal Challengers Bangalore to 212 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Lucknow Super Giants got off to a terrible start. They lost 3 wickets for just 23 runs. Marcus Stoinis then came in and started hitting one boundary after the other. He scored 65 off just 30 balls to give hopes for a successful chase. Nicholas Pooran changed the course of the match with his knock of 62 in just 19 balls to help Lucknow Super Giants chase the total down on the last ball of the match and winning the match by 1 wicket.
Delhi Capitals Form Guide:
Delhi Capitals are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table.
The top run scorer for Delhi Capitals is David Warner with 209 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals is Mukesh Kumar with 4 scalps under his belt.
Delhi Capitals have lost their previous match against Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets.
Delhi Capitals batted first and they posted a total of 172 before being bowled out. Manish Pandey played a good knock of 26 runs in 18 balls. David Warner at the top of the order scored 51 off 47 deliveries. A real game changing knock was played by Axar Patel, who smashed 54 off just 25 balls to take Delhi Capitals to a competitive total of 172.
During the chase, Mumbai Indians got off to a dream start with their opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan taking the bowlers on. They stitched an opening partnership of 71 runs. Tilak Varma in the middle order played a helping hand by scoring 41 runs in 29 balls. Rohit Sharma was dismissed after scoring 65 off 45 balls. It all came down to 2 runs to win in 1 ball and Cameron Green along with Tim David kept their nerves as they steered their side home on the last ball of the match with 6 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Delhi Capitals (DC): David Warner (C), Aman Khan (T), Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mustafizur Rahman, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Will Jacks, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bangalore
Who will win?- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore), David Warner (Delhi Capitals)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
Most Sixes – Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore), David Warner (Delhi Capitals)
Player of the Match- Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Team Scores Batting first – Royal Challengers Bangalore 175+, Delhi Capitals 165+
Match Handicap: Royal Challengers Bangalore