Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Blog Highlights @
50th Match:
The match between DC and RCB is the fiftieth meeting of the IPL 2023, which is going to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 6th 2023.
DC vs RCB History:
Overall:
The teams competed against each other 30 times, till date. Out of them, DC won 10 times, whereas RCB won 19 times including a super over victory in a tie. One (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against RCB are LWWWW.
@ DC Backyard:
The teams competed 10 times at the home ground of DC. The home team won just thrice and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against RCB are WLLLL.
Teams and Ranks:
The Home Team (DC):
The team completed 244 games. Out of them, the team won 110 times and lost 129 times with five (5) without any result (No Result).
The team is at the tenth (last) place (currently) in the table (IPL 2023) with 6 points (in total), victory will bring the team to any of the eighth or ninth place with 8 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team to tenth (same) position (current) with 6 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC are WLWWL.
Last 5 (completed) match results at home for DC are LWLLW.
The Visiting Team (RCB):
The team completed 254 games, out of them the team won 121 times and lost 127 times with 6 without any result (No Result).
The team is at the fifth place (currently) in the table (IPL 2023) with 10 points (in total), victory will bring the team to any of the second or third place with 12 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team to any of the fifth to seventh position with 10 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB are WLWWL.
Last 5 (completed) away match results of RCB are WWLLW.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Delhi shows the weather would be pretty clear throughout the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 2% as of now, so there would be almost no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be between 27 to 31 Celsius. The wind would be between 5 to 9 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature, both would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL & CLT20):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 41 times in 94 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 20 times and lost also 20 times including a defeat in a tie. One (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLLWW.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 31 times including a win in a tie and lost 22 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWLW.
The first batting team won the matches 42 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 51 times including a couple (2) of victories in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLLLW.
Over all, the teams which won the toss, won the matches 51 times including a (1) win in a tie and lost 42 times including a loss in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.
Home Side (DC):
The team won the toss 38 times in 77 games. The team won 18 times including a victory in a tie and lost 19 times. One (1) engagement was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of the DC at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWW*L.
The team never lost any encounter after choosing to field since 2018.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the DC at the venue, while losing the toss, are LLLWL.
The side never won any outing after being sent to the bat after losing the toss since 2018.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 114 runs in 2009. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 219 runs in 2021 at the ground.
The first innings lowest total was 95 runs (completed innings) (twice) in 2011 and in 2015, and the highest total was 231 runs in 2011. For the second inning, the lowest total was 66 runs (completed innings) in 2017, whereas the highest was 219 runs in 2021.
The batting average of the first innings is 26.67 and 25.46 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 9 times at the venue. The home team won 3 times and the foreign team 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against RCB at the venue are WLLLL.
The contest between the teams at the venue is the “toss win match win” contest since 2013.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
The Home Unit (DC):
The team had a poor record as the team won 34 times and lost 42 times with an (1) N/R (No Result) in 77 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC at the venue are LWLLW.
The Visiting Unit (RCB):
The team had a very good record as the team won 6 times and lost 3 times in 9 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB at the venue are LWWWW.
The side never won an outing after losing the toss since 2013.
The team never lost any outing after winning the toss since 2008.
The side never lost an outing after being sent to bat after losing the toss, till date.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Delhi Capitals:
The team may go with M. Marsh, if fit, in place of R. Rossouw, Y. Dhull in place of P. Garg and L. Ngidi in place of A. Nortje.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: D. Warner, P. Salt, M. Marsh, + Y. Dhull, M. Pandey, A. Patel, A. Khan, R. Patel, K. Yadav, L. Ngidi, I. Sharma, + K. Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
The team may go with K. Jadhav in place of A. Rawat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Eleven: V. Kohli, F. du Plessis, G. Maxwell, + S. Prabhudessai, K. Jadhav, D. Karthik, M. Lomror, W. Hasaranga, K. Sharma, M. Siraj, J. Hazlewood, + H. Patel
*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://hindi.crictoday.com/cricket-hindi/cricket-feature/ipl-2023-dc-vs-rcb-what-will-be-the-playing-xi-of-both-the-teams-read-full-match-preview-including-weather-and-pitch-report/
