DC vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2022: Karthik, Hazlewood shine as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals by 16 runs

Kuldeep's average of 11.60 is the second-best among bowlers who have bowled 10 or more overs in the IPL 2022 so far.

Interestingly, Khaleel Ahmed is third in the list with an average of 12.29!

Matches played: 27

Matches won by RCB: 16

Matches won by DC: 10

No Result: 1

Both, Wanindu Hasaranga and Kuldeep Yadav are tied with 10 wickets in the season so far, and have the opportunity to go past the top-placed Yuzvendra Chahal tonight.

Will we see a new Purple cap holder by the end of the game?

The Royal Challengers Bangalore dearly missed Harshal Patel during their game against Chennai Super Kings, where the side conceded a huge score of 216/4 in 20 overs. Harshal had to leave the bio-bubble due to a bereavement.

It doesn't help RCB that one of their prime Indian pacers, Mohammed Siraj is not in the best of his form. He registered figures of 0/37 in four overs against CSK, while Akash Deep leaked 59 runs in four overs.

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul has slammed the second century of the 2022 Indian Premier League during the game against Mumbai Indians!

It might be quite harsh on the Bangladesh left-armer, but is he the only option? Remember, DC played with only three overseas players in their previous game against KKR.

As doubts remain over the fitness of Nortje, it could be possible that Marsh might replace an Indian player, perhaps Sarfaraz Khan.

Australia's Mitchell Marsh could well make his Delhi Capitals debut tonight after he recovered from a hip injury.

But who will he replace?

Anrich Nortje had played in Delhi Capitals' game against Lucknow Super Giants, but was fairly expensive in the game. He conceded 35 runs in 2.2 overs before being barred from bowling due to exceeding the limit of waist-high no-balls.

In the next game, Nortje was benched, raising doubts over whether he was fully fit to play against LSG.

"The ball swings at the Wankhede Stadium and, therefore, we have been waiting to play there. We are excited and hopefully, we can utilize the conditions, swing the ball well and take wickets," Khaleel Ahmed, the Delhi Capitals' left-arm pacer, said ahead of the game.

The left-arm chinaman bowler was at his best against his former franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, taking four wickets against them to secure a 44-run win for the Delhi Capitals.

With 10 wickets in four matches in IPL 2022 so far, Kuldeep is fourth in the list of highest wicket-takers in the edition.

The Delhi Capitals bowlers have conceded the fewest sixes in IPL 2022 so far (24).

The Royal Challengers Bangalore, meanwhile, have conceded the most sixes (54).

Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, David Willey, Sherfane Rutherford, Karn Sharma, Jason Behrendorff, Chama V Milind, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Aneeshwar Gautam

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed, Mandeep Singh, Srikar Bharat, Tim Seifert, Lungi Ngidi, Ashwin Hebbar, Mitchell Marsh, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Chetan Sakariya, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal

In the game against the Knight Riders, Shaw and Warner forged a 93-run stand in merely 8.4 overs, and Warner eventually ended with a brilliant knock of 61 in 45 deliveries.

The youngster has undoubtedly been the most impressive batter for Delhi Capitals so far.

Shaw has scored 160 runs in four matches with an incredible strike rate of 170.21, making David Warner's job easy at the other end. With an average of 40, Shaw has hit 21 fours and six sixes in the edition so far.

The first case of Covid-19 in IPL 2022 was reported in the Delhi Capitals camp on Friday, when their physio Patrick Farhart tested positive.

"Delhi Capitals physio Patrick Farhart has been tested positive for COVID-19. He is being closely monitored by the DC Medical Team at the moment," said in an official IPL release.

The new captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore didn't enjoy the start he expected with his new franchise. In four matches, du Plessis has only scored 88 runs with a strike rate of 128.07. In the previous game against his former franchise CSK, Faf was dismissed on merely 8.

Virat Kohli has been fairly inconsistent in IPL 2022 so far, having registered scores of 41*, 12, 5, 48, and 1 in five matches so far, at a disappointing average of 26.75.

Kohli will be aiming to convert his start when he takes on the Capitals bowling lineup tonight.

The RCB haven't been at their absolute best in this season so far; however, they still have a great chance to enter the top-2 with a win over the Capitals tonight. Faf du Plessis' men have won three of their four games; however, the absence of Harshal Patel was clearly visible in their bowling attack in the last game against CSK, where the side conceded a mammoth total of 216/4.

It has been an inconsistent start for the DC so far, with the side winning two and losing two in four games so far. The Capitals began with a dominant win over Mumbai Indians, but succumbed to successive losses to debutants Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. 

In their previous game, however, Rishabh Pant's side regained form with an excellent 44-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (DC vs RCB). Both sides will be aiming to enter the top-4 with a win at the Wankhede Stadium tonight.

While the Delhi Capitals have won four games so far (winning and losing two each), the RCB will be eyeing the second spot in the table with a fourth win of the season.