Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) takes on Delhi Capitals (DC) in a battle between in-form sides on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
RCB has loved an excellent begin to the season, successful three of 4 matches, whereas DC sits fairly with three straight victories.
The one blemish for RCB, by the way, got here in its first house match, towards Gujarat Titans. RCB skipper Rajat Patidar, who got here into his personal with a 32-ball 64 towards Mumbai Indians (MI) a number of days in the past, will hope {that a} candy homecoming awaits.
RCB might be inspired by constant contributions from Virat Kohli and Jitesh Sharma. Skilled left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya, who bagged 4 wickets towards MI, has exceeded expectations with the ball.
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If opener Phil Salt can discover his groove, RCB may be close to unstoppable.
The match gives Ok.L. Rahul the prospect to indicate his wares in a well-recognized setting. The Karnataka cricketer, a batting mainstay for DC, has benefitted from shifting to a extra attacking method.
Rahul might be tasked with taking over the brand new ball, within the occasion that Faf du Plessis shouldn’t be match. du Plessis missed the earlier match, however he did have successful within the nets in Bengaluru on Wednesday. DC assistant coach Matthew Mott remained non-committal on the provision of the South African. “I feel he’ll get assessed immediately by the physios. He definitely appears to be like like he’s transferring round quite a bit higher. He’s a key participant for us,” Mott mentioned.
Requested concerning the nature of the damage, Mott mentioned, “It’s someplace within the groin space.”