IPL 2021, DC vs RCB Highlights: Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rishabh Pant's Delhi Capitals by 1 run

RCB captain Virat Kohli has confirmed that Rajat Patidar will be batting at no. 3 for the team.

· 4/5: DC have won 4 out of the last 5 matches played vs RCB. Last time when RCB won vs DC was in 2018.

· 22: AB de Villiers needs 22 more runs to complete 5000 IPL runs, he will be the 6th batsman to reach this landmark.

· 10: sixes Ab de Villiers needs 10 more sixes to complete 250 IPL sixes.

· 1: six G Maxwell needs 1 more six to complete 100 IPL sixes.

· 5: sixes G Maxwell needs to complete 350 T20 sixes

· 1: wickets Harshal Patel needs to complete 50 IPL wickets for RCB. He will be 3rd RCB bowler to pick 50 wickets in IPL for RCB after Y Chahal- 124 and R Vinay Kumar- 72

· 5: wickets M Siraj needs to complete 100 T20 wickets.

· 8: runs P Shaw needs to complete 1000 IPL runs, Prithvi’s age today is 21 yrs. and 169 day and will be 2nd Youngest player to score 1000 IPL runs after Pant.

o R Pant -20y, 218d

o S Samson- 21y, 183d (Interestingly when Samson reached this feast. He was playing for DC in 2016)

· 1: four R Pant needs to complete 200 fours for DC in IPL

· 2: fours S Dhawan needs to complete 200 fours for DC in IPL.

· 1000: Tom Curran 7 runs away from completing 1000 runs across T20s.

· 100: Ajinkya Rahane is 4 sixes away from completing 100 sixes across T20s.

· 1000: Vishnu Vinod is 94 runs away from completing 1000 runs across T20s.

· 150: Umesh Yadav is 2 wickets away from completing 150 wickets across T20s.

· 4000: Ajinkya Rahane is 59 runs away from completing 4000 runs in IPL.

· 50: Steven Smith is 4 catches away from completing 50 catches in the IPL.

R Ashwin replaced by Ishant Sharma in the DC XI. Here is DC XI:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Steven Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan

Royal Challengers Bangalore make one change -- Daniel Sams IN, Dan Christian OUT

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

DC captain Rishabh Pant: "We will look to bowl first. The wicket looks dry, so we want to bowl before the dew sets in. Nothing much to talk about the previous game. We should have won the game before the Super Over. Ishant is playing in place of Ashwin."

RCB captain Virat Kohli: "We would have bowled as well. Dew is a big factor here. I think it came as early as the first innings. So we got to set a nice foundation. We need to keep that intent going. Saini makes way for Rajat Patidar, he will bat at 3. Daniel Sams replaces Dan Christian."

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant wins toss, opt to bowl against Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad.

Harshal Patel: The five-for in Chennai was great. Every time you plan something and it comes off it feels great. It's not every day that you pick up five-wicket hauls in T20s but when they come, they feel special. I've been here for 10 seasons, so I know it is like a pendulum and it can swing both ways, so all you can do is focus on your process and planning. In the last over in Mumbai I was not good enough to execute and the batsman (Jadeja) was good enough to get it away (for 36 runs in 7 balls). I just have to take it on the chin and move on. It can be taxing if you go down the rabbit hole, it can create a lot of self-doubt and confidence issues. You either fail to plan or to execute and I managed to fail in that over. You have to move on very quickly, and the faster you do that, the better it is for you. The plans remain the same. I have played with these guys for three years and if I can execute properly today, I'll be happy. I don't read much into the scorecard, because you can only focus on your process. Sometimes the best balls can go for fours and sixes, so you've got to focus on your process and execution.

"Last night it (the pitch) started slow. Later in the game the dew factor is an issue. I think it will play a big role in what happens at the toss. The winning captain is probably going to say we will bowl," says Kevin Pietersen on Star Sports.

Axar Patel: "Feeling good, I have good memories of this ground on my Test debut. Even in the last game you get confidence on winning close games. I just do my preparation on where to bowl to which batsmen and bowl to my strengths. It is our first game her and we haven't discussed the dew much, but we are aware and are ready what to do if it comes. If we beat RCB it will boost our confidence and we would look to maintain the winning momentum. Not thinking too far ahead."

The last game was stretched to a Super Over and there were a few from DC camp saying that the match should not have gone to a Super Over and they should have won it before. Will Super Over win boost your confidence or affect it? Time will tell.

Virat Kohli's RCB have slipped down to third position losing just one match due to Net Run Rate. This win is important for then. A win for DC will take them to top.

Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Delhi Capitals. Who will they play in their team?

RCB predicted XI vs DC: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Total number of matches played: 26

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Matches won by DC: 10

Matches won by RCB: 15

Matched played in India: 21 (DC 7, RCB 13)

Matches played outside India: 5 (DC 3, RCB 2)

DC average score against RCB: 162

RCB average score against DC: 154

Most runs for DC: 319 (Rishabh Pant)

Most runs for RCB: 921 (Virat Kohli)

Most wickets for DC: 12 (Kagiso Rabada)

Most wickets for RCB: 14 (Yuzvendra Chahal)

Most catches for DC: 8 (Rishabh Pant)

Most catches for RCB: 13 (Virat Kohli)

Source: SportsRush

Wondering who should you have included in your Dream XI teams from Delhi Capitals?

Here is our DC Predicted Playing XI vs RCB:

DC Predicted XI vs RCB: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (capt&wk), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan

Nuggets

• 4/5: DC have won 4 out of the last 5 matches played vs RCB. Last time when RCB won vs DC was in 2018.

• 22: AB de Villiers needs 26 more runs to complete 5000 IPL runs, he will be the 6th batsman to reach this

landmark.

• 10: sixes Ab de Villiers needs 10 more sixes to complete 250 IPL sixes.

• 1: six G Maxwell needs 1 more six to complete 100 IPL sixes.

• 5: sixes G Maxwell needs to complete 350 T20 sixes

• 1: wickets Harshal Patel needs to complete 50 IPL wickets for RCB. He will be 3rd RCB bowler to pick 50

wickets in IPL for RCB after Y Chahal- 124 and R Vinay Kumar- 72

• 5: wickets M Siraj needs to complete 100 T20 wickets.

• 8: runs P Shaw needs to complete 1000 IPL runs, Prithvi’s age will be 21 yrs. and 169 day tomorrow and will be

2

nd Youngest player to score 1000 IPL runs after Pant.

o R Pant -20y, 218d

o S Samson- 21y, 183d (Interestingly when Samson reached this feast. He was playing for DC in 2016)

• 1: four R Pant needs to complete 200 fours for DC in IPL

• 2: fours S Dhawan needs to complete 200 fours for DC in IPL.

• 1000: Tom Curran 7 runs away from completing 1000 runs across T20s.

• 100: Ajinkya Rahane is 4 sixes away from completing 100 sixes across T20s.

• 1000: Vishnu Vinod is 94 runs away from completing 1000 runs across T20s.

• 150: Umesh Yadav is 2 wickets away from completing 150 wickets across T20s.

• 4000: Ajinkya Rahane is 59 runs away from completing 4000 runs in IPL.

• 50: Steven Smith is 4 catches away from completing 50 catches in the IPL.

Delhi Capitals have won the last four encounters against RCB- RCB lead the run-rates in powerplays this season closely followed by DC.

Source: Cricbuzz

"We won two out of two matches in Chennai, so we couldn't have put in a better performance at this venue. And when a close match falls in the team's favour, then the team's confidence gets a major boost."

Can confidence help DC surpass RCB challenge?

Matches Played 26

RCB Won 15

DC Won 10

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Forgot what are the squads for both RCB and DC? We got you sorted!

Squads:

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Washington Sundar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams, Shahbaz Ahmed

Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Steven Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Lalit Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes, Aniruddha Joshi, Sam Billings, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Shams Mulani, Ripal Patel

Delhi Capitals off-spinner R Ashwin has left the IPL 2021 to help his family battle Covid-19. This is expected to spark a major wave of changes in DC XI. Who do you think will get a chance today against RCB?

Hello and welcome to our IPL 2021, DC vs RCB live blog as Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals get set to take on Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore. These are two of the best teams in the competition this year -- and while DC won their last game in a Super Over, and RCB lost their last one -- both teams are equally capable of getting a win over each other. Interesting things in store tonight! Get your popcorns ready.