Strongest Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Playing XI against Delhi Capitals (DC)

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) side will play their final league stage match of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against the Delhi Capitals (DC) side. The Virat Kohli-led side will enter this match on the back of a 4-run loss against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) outfit.

The Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, beat the Chennai Super Kings side by 3 wickets in their previous rubber. The Rishabh Pant-led side is currently sitting at the top of the IPL points table and has won 10 out of its 13 matches. In this article, let us take a look at the predicted playing XI of the RCB side for the match against the Delhi Capitals.

Openers: Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal

Virat Kohli was dismissed cheaply in RCB’s previous match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) side. The right-handed batting legend scored just 5 runs and was trapped in front of the stumps by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

On the other hand, Devdutt Padikkal scored a scratchy and slow 41 off 52 deliveries, scoring his runs at a strike rate of 78.84. Both Kohli and Padikkal have been in decent form in the 14th edition of the IPL. While Kohli has scored 362 runs in the tournament at an average of 30.17, Padikkal has amassed 390 runs at an average of 35.45.

Middle Order: Srikar Bharat, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers

Srikar Bharat has scored 104 runs in the 5 innings that he has played in IPL 2021, and has scored his runs at an average of 26.0. In RCB’s previous rubber against SRH, the right-hander scored a 10-ball 12.

Glenn Maxwell has simply been unstoppable. His scores in his last 4 innings read 56, 50*,57, and 40. Moreover, Maxwell has scored a whopping 447 runs in IPL 2021 and has scored them at an average of 40.64.

AB de Villiers has endured a poor run of form in the 2021 edition of the IPL. The right-handed batting genius has only managed to score 69 runs in the second half of the tournament.

All Rounders: Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, and George Garton

The three all-rounders who will take the field for the RCB side in the match against Delhi Capitals are Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, and George Garton. Christian has scored a meager 5 runs in the 6 innings he has played in IPL 2021 with the bat. With the ball, the right arm pacer has taken 3 wickets.

Shahbaz Ahmed has prized out 7 willow wielders in the 14th season of the IPL. The left-arm spinner has taken his wickets at an average of 13.14 in the tournament this year.

George Garton has been disappointing with the ball this season for RCB. The left-arm pacer has picked up only 3 wickets in 3 matches and has leaked runs at a high economy rate of 9.56 runs per over.

Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

The three bowlers who will take the field for the RCB side are Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, and Yuzvendra Chahal. Harshal Patel is the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2021 and has scalped a staggering 29 wickets this season at an average of 14.00.

Mohammed Siraj has picked up only 7 wickets in IPL 2021 and has taken them at an average of 44.14. He has also leaked runs at an economy rate of 7.02 runs per over. Yuzvendra Chahal has spun his web around the batsmen in IPL 2021.

The right-arm spinner has prized out 15 willow wielders in the tournament this year and has picked his wickets at an average of 21.60.