Delhi Capitals (DC) welcome Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) tonight for their second encounter this season, this time at Delhi's home, the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The hosts head into this fixture on the back of a thrilling five-run win against defending champions and table-toppers Gujarat Titans (GT), in which they successfully defended a paltry total of 130.
They lie at the bottom of the IPL standing with just six points from their nine games and will need to win all the remaining five games in order to stand a chance of qualifying for the playoffs, which looks seemingly improbable.
On the other hand, RCB lie in fifth place in the table with 10 points from the nine games, level with Mumbai Indians (MI), Rajasthan Royals (RR), and Punjab Kings (PBKS).
They come into this game on the back of a 13-run win in a low-scoring affair against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and a win today could see them enter the top four.
Here is a comprehensive guide on the pitch report, live toss, predicted lineups, and team news ahead of DC vs RCB.
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DC vs RCB pitch report
The match between DC and RCB is set to take play at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Formerly known as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, this stadium was opened in 1883 and is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in the world with a capacity of 48,000.
The pitch has been predominantly batting-friendly over the years, with an average 1st innings score of 162. But the pitch does favour spin.
Of the 81 matches that have taken place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, teams batting first have won 35 times while teams batting second have won 45 times.
This year, the average first innings score at the Arun Jaitley Stadium has been 177. So far, only Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have been able to successfully defend their title, which means the dew comes into play in the second half, giving an obvious advantage to the chasing team.
DC vs RCB live toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and have opted to bat
DC vs RCB: Team news
DC: "Mukesh Kumar comes in for Anrich Nortje who has gone home and Mitch Marsh comes in as the other overseas player," stated Warner.
RCB: "Kedar Jadhav - the old man, he comes back for us," stated Faf Du Plessis.
DC vs RCB Confirmed lineups
DC: David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Subs: Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Praveen Dubey, Abhishek Porel.
RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Subs: Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed.
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DC vs RCB: Who can be the impact player?
DC: Khaleel Ahmed might be replaced by Ripal Patel by DC.
RCB: Harshal Patel might replace Kedar Jadhav.
