Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals
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20th Match:
The match between RCB and DC is the twentieth meeting of the IPL 2023, which is going to be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 15th 2023.
RCB vs DC History:
Overall:
The teams competed against each other 29 times, till date. Out of them, RCB won 18 times including a super over victory in a tie, whereas DC won 10 times. One (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against DC WWWLL.
@ RCB Backyard:
The teams faced each other 11 times at the home ground of RCB. The host won 6 times including a super over victory in a tied game. On the other hand, the visitors won 4 times. 1 game was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against DC are LWWLW.
Teams and Ranks:
The Home Team (RCB):
The team completed 248 games, out of them the team won 117 times and lost 125 times with 6 without any result (No Result).
The team is at the eighth place (current) in the table (IPL 2023) with 2 points (in total), victory will bring the team at any of the fourth to seventh place with 4 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team at any of the eighth (same) or ninth place with 2 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB are LLWLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results at home for RCB are LWWWW.
The Visiting Team (DC):
The team completed 239 games. Out of them, the team won 107 times and lost 127 times with five (5) without any result (No Result).
The team is at the tenth (last) place (current) in the table (IPL 2023) with 0 points (in total), victory will bring the team at any of the last three places with 2 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team at the last (same) place with 0 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC are LLLLL.
Last 5 (completed) away match results for DC are LLLWW.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Bengaluru shows the weather would be mostly sunny for the first hour, then partly cloudy till the last hour and then mostly clear till the end of the match. The precipitation percentage would be 0% as of now, so there would be almost no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be between 30 to 34 Celsius. The wind would be between 14 to 20 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the engagement and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL & CLT20):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 18 times in 103 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 8 times and lost 10 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWWLL.
The teams never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 49 times including a win in a tie and lost 32 times. Four (4) matches were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWLL.
The first batting team won the matches 40 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 59 times including a victory in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLLWW.
Over all, the teams which won the toss, won the matches 57 times including a win in a tie and lost 42 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWLL.
The Home Side (RCB):
The team won the toss 33 times in 87 played games. The team won 19 times including a victory in a tie and lost 13 times. One battle was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of the RCB at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLWL.
The team never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
The side has never lost a match after choosing to bat first since 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the RCB at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWWLL.
The team has never been sent to the field after losing the toss since 2016.
The side has never won any encounter after being sent to the field since 2013.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 138 runs (according to run rate) in 2017. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 215 runs in 2011.
The first innings lowest total was 92 runs (according to run rate) in 2010, and the highest total was 263 runs in 2013. For the second inning, the lowest total was 82 runs (according to run rate) in 2008, whereas the highest was 215 runs in 2011.
The batting average of the first innings is 28.10 and 27.35 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 11 times at the venue. The host won 6 times including a win in a tie, whereas the foreign team won 4 times. One (1) encounter was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against DC at the venue are LWWLW.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
The Home Unit (RCB):
The team had a good record, as the team won 43 times including a win in a tie and lost 41 times in 87 played outings. Three (3) outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB at the venue are LWWWW.
The Visiting Unit (DC):
The team had a poor record as the team won 4 times and lost 6 times, including a defeat in a tie, with an N/R (No Result) in 11 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC at the venue are WLLWL.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
The team may go with W. Hasaranga in place of W. Parnell and A. Deep in place of K. Sharma.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Eleven: F. du Plessis, V. Kohli, M. Lomror, G. Maxwell, S. Ahmed, D. Karthik, + A. Rawat, W. Hasaranga, D. Willey, H. Patel, A. Deep, + M. Siraj
Delhi Capitals:
The team may go with M. Marsh in place of R. Powell and C. Sakariya in place of M. Kumar.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: D. Warner, + P. Shaw, M. Marsh, M. Pandey, Y. Dhull, A. Patel, L. Yadav, A. Porel, K. Yadav, A. Nortje, M. Rahman, + C. Sakariya
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: “+”indicate an impact player. *Notes: Image was taken from a google search. *Notes: https://t20-head-to-head.com/2023/04/14/ipl-2023-rcb-vs-dc-preview/
