RCB vs DC: IPL 2023 Match preview, Possible lineups, Pitch report, and Dream XI team prediction

After two back-to-back defeats in IPL 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore will host Delhi Capitals in their upcoming match in Bengaluru. David Warner-led Delhi is yet to win any of their matches in the ongoing season and things are not looking good for them at the moment. When it comes to the host, Bangalore suffered a heart-breaking defeat in their last match against Lucknow. Which team will get the better of the other? Read the full match preview, pitch report & every detail about the RCB vs DC match with the likes of dream XI team prediction in our fantasy sports segment.

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RCB vs DC: Match Preview

Match Details

• Match: 20
• Date: 15/04/2023
• Time: 3:30 pm IST
• Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
• Where to Watch: Star Sports, Jio Cinema

Venue Details | Pitch Report

The pitch at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is a belter of a track. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can hit through the line right from the start of their innings. We may expect the teams to decide to chase here as the surface stays true throughout the game. The temperature in Bengaluru is expected to hover between 21 to 36 degrees Celsius.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | Head to Head

• Matches Played: 27
• RCB won: 16
• DC won: 10
• No Result: 1

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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | Team News

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Bangalore were on the loosing side of a last-ball finish earlier this week, but they're better placed than the Capitals on the points table. They will be hopeful & confident with the return of Wanindu Hasaranga, who is one of the top wrist spinners in T20 cricket right now.

Hasaranga has joined the Royal Challengers camp and is available for selection after having completed his national commitments in New Zealand. The Sri Lanka legspinner will enter the XI in place of David Willey or Wayne Parnell. Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has already arrived in India on Friday and will finish his rehab with RCB. He will be not available to play against the Capitals on Saturday.

Delhi Capitals

Left-arm spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will offer Capitals a brilliant match-up against Royal Challengers' right-hander-heavy top five. Nortje and Mustafizur have been decent at the death, but Warner's slow at the top has been a worrying sign. In fact, he has been consistent but he is not getting the support he needs. Warner is unable to change the gear due to regular wickets falling at the other end. Prithvi Shaw or Manish Pandey have to step up & take responsibility otherwise the chaos will carry on. Mitchell Marsh's return in the DC camp and an easy-paced hit-through-the-line Chinnaswamy track, though, could free him up.

RCB vs DC

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | Possible Lineups

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

• Virat Kohli
• Faf du Plessis (c)
• Mahipal Lomror
• Glenn Maxwell
• Shahbaz Ahmed
• Dinesh Karthik (wk)
• Anuj Rawat
• Wanindu Hasaranga
• Wayne Parnell
• Harshal Patel
• Mohammed Siraj

RCB | Squad: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmad, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav

Delhi Capitals:

• Philip Salt
• David Warner (c)
• Manish Pandey
• Sarfaraz Khan
• Yash Dhull
• Lalit Yadav
• Axar Patel
• Abishek Porel (wk)
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Anrich Nortje
• Mustafizur Rahman

DC | Squad: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Vicky Ostwal, Aman Khan, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw

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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | Dream XI Team Prediction