Updates:
Delhi Capitals' keeper-batter KL Rahul struck a sublime 93 as he rescued the visiting side from a top-order collapse in the IPL 2025 clash against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. With the Capitals slipping to 30/3 at one stage, chasing 164 on a tricky surface, the Karnataka-born cricketer manoeuvred the field quite well and hit a six to seal the win.
Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam, Delhi Capitals' two premier leg-spinners, pulled back Royal Challengers Bengaluru brilliantly after Phil Salt raced off in the powerplay. Tim David's late fireworks were integral to the hosts dragging themselves to 163 in 20 overs.
Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel has won the toss and opted to field first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they look to continue their unbeaten run. While the Capitals have made one change to their XI, bringing in Faf du Plessis for Sameer Rizvi, the Royal Challengers have opted for the same XI.
RCB playing XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
DC playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul(w), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.
A buoyant Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face the undefeated Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025 game on April 10, Thursday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium as it will be the second home fixture for the former. The venue is set to be backed, given both teams are coming off wins and will look to carry on that momentum.
The Royal Challengers bounced back well from the eight-wicket drubbing at the hands of the Gujarat Titans in their first home game by sneaking a 12-run victory over the Mumbai Indians. The Royal Challengers had achieved the feat of conquering the Wankhede Stadium for the first time since 2015 but remains to be seen if their struggles at home continue.
The Capitals, meanwhile, are the only undefeated side so far. Although their victory over the Lucknow Super Giants wasn't as convincing as it was thrilling, the Capitals sauntered to comprehensive wins over the SunRisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. They indeed look a well-oiled outfit on all fronts under Axar Patel's leadership.
RCB and DC IPL 2025 squads:
RCB squad: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
DC squad: KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristian Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep yadav, T Natrajan, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmanta Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.
