BENGALURU: It’s a double header day in the Indian Premier League (IPL) weekend and Delhi Capitals (DC) will open their account in the points table by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here at 3.30 pm in the first match of the double header tomorrow, Saturday. will want, though beating RCB on their home ground will not be easy for them by any means.
RCB has only 1 win in the IPL, while the Delhi team is yet to open a win account. It is worth mentioning that Delhi Capitals have faced defeat in their last four matches. Beating Royal Challengers Bangalore at home is never easy. It also has RCB’s top-3 batsmen Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell, who are currently the backbone of the team’s batting, in form. Along with this, the responsibility of the bowling department will be on bowlers like Mohammad Siraj, David Willey, Van Parnell, Harshal Patel and Karn Sharma. Also, as Sri Lankan all-rounder Vanindu Hasaranga has also joined the team, his strength will increase now.
As for the Delhi team, the Warner-led team will look to forget their last thrilling defeat against Mumbai and enter the field in search of their first win in the league. Talking about Delhi’s batting, Prithvi Shaw’s bat is completely quiet. In such a situation, there is a possibility that some other opener will get a chance in place of Prithvi Shaw. However, their bench strength is also not that strong and Ripple Patel is the only one who can make it to the team.