RCB vs DC Highlights, IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs

Meanwhile, if we look at the Delhi camp, nothing has been working for them. 

It has been David Warner and his deputy Axar Patel, who have carried the team's batting and it has been hurting them the most.

One area that's hurting RCB the most is death bowling. The bowlers have leaked runs at an alarmingly high rate.

In fact death overs specialist Harshal Patel too has appeared a bit jaded. Harshal has leaked runs at an economy of 11.72 and has conceded 129 runs in the 11 overs he has bowled.

The good news for RCB fans is that star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has linked up with the squad after completion of his national duties. He will most certainly walk straight into the playing XI, adding force in their bowling department, something which the team desperately needs. 

Hasaranga had finished one wicket behind Yuzvendra Chahal in the race for Purple Cap in the previous edition. The Rajasthan Royals grabbed the honours after scalping 27 wickets from 17 matches. Hasaranga played a match less and had 26 under his name, which included 5/18 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The good news for RCB is Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis doing the bulk of scoring. 

Batting at a strike-rate of 173.26, Faf du Plessis has mustered 175 from three matches, and is the leading run-scorer in the RCB camp.

Second in the list is Virat Kohli, who is not very far. The former skipper has accumulated 164 from the same number of matches, at a good strike-rate of almost 150. 

The RCB middle-order too has to step up. In the one outing against Kolkata Knight Riders, when it was tested, the middle order collapsed like a pack of cards and the team was bundled out for 123 in 17.4 overs.

Glenn Maxwell smashed a 29-ball 59 against Lucknow Super Giants in the previous encounter and will hope to play a similar innings against Delhi Capitals. Pictures of the Australian all-rounder training ahead of the Delhi clash.

If we look at RCB's campaign, the Faf du Plessis-led unit has lost its course after starting off with a good win. The team have since lost two matches on the trot and will eye to make a comeback. 

Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, have failed to register a single win in the four matches they've played. They'll be very eager to open their account but chances once again look slim, considering the RCB batting line-up and Delhi's misfiring batting unit.  

RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik(w), David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Michael Bracewell, Sonu Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Finn Allen, Siddarth Kaul, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma

DC: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel(w), Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Aman Hakim Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Praveen Dubey, Ishant Sharma, Rilee Rossouw, Mitchell Marsh, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Philip Salt, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Chetan Sakariya, Ripal Patel, Vicky Ostwal

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