Squads –
RCB –
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa.
DC –
Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Alex Carey, Kagiso Rabada, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams
Team News –
RCB –
– Royal Challenges Bangalore are placed 3rd in the points table with 3 wins from their 4 games. They had a comfortable victory last game against the mighty Royals by 8 Wickets with Chahal being the pick of the bowlers picking 3 Wickets and Virat , Padikkal scoring their 50s.
– Chris Morris is still recovering so most likely he will be rested this game and team will go unchanged.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be Aaron Finch, ABD, Adam Zampa and Iruru Udana.
– Aaron Finch and Young Devdutt Padikal will open the innings. Finch is a world class batter while Padikal showed his class in last game scoring another 50.
– Virat Kohli will bat 1 down. Virat is back in form afyer scoring 72 last game . He has an excellent record against DC averaging 63.
– AB De Villiers will follow his best friend at 2 down. He scored 55 of just 27 balls against MI and has scored 450+ runs against DC.
– Shivam Dube amd Gurkeerat will bat in middle and should also play the role of hitter.
– Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sunder will lead the spin section while Adam Zampa will join them.
– Isuru Udana and Navdeep Saini will be the likely pace attack with Shivam Dube to assist.
DC –
– Delhi are at 2nd position in the points table with 3 wins in their 4 games. They won a triller against KKR last game by 18 runs with Shreyas Iyer scoring 88 and Nortje taking 3 Wickets.
– Prithvi Shaw didn’t came at the presentation and Amit Mishra was hit by a ball last game. Both are risky starting this game. Rahane and Axar can replace the two.
– Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw/Ajinkya Rahane will open the innings for the capitals. Dhawan is getting starts but is not able to convert it to a big one. Shaw scored 62 last game.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 1 down. He came back to form with a brilliant Knock of 88 of just 38 balls.
– Big Hitting Shimron Hetmyer will bat next at 2 down followed by Rishabh Pant. Hetmyer had a decent CPL where he scored 250+ runs but struggled against Spin. Pant batted 2 down last game scoring 38 of 17 balls.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assisned the role of late hitting along with Pant and Hetmyer. Stoinis smashed 53 of 21 balls in 1st game but is very quite after that game.
– Ravi Ashwin, Axar Patel/Amit Mishra will likely be the lead Spinners.
– Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 8 Wickets this IPL.
Probable XI –
RCB –
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Gurkeerat Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sunder, Yuzi Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Adam Zampa.
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw/Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishab Pant(wk), Marcus Stoinis, R Ashwin/Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 167
Head to Head –
Total games : 23
CSK Won : 15
KXIP Won : 08
Team Blueprint –
WK –
AB De Villiers ( 2 down + wk, best T20 striker even if retired, 51(30), 54(27) last 2 of 3 games, 430 runs in 15 games against DC)
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, 31,37, 28, 38 this IPL, Must have )
Parthiv Patel( Opener, known for his fiery starts, SR of 170 in powerplay)
Josh Philippe( 3 down, very attacking Aussie Batsman, 487 runs in BBL 2019 with SR of 130, will not play)
BAT –
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, highest IPL runs , 72* last game, 889 runs against DC in 21 games, Must have)
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 116 runs in 4 games against RCB, Must have any day )
Shreyas Iyer(1 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 88(38b) last game, Must have )
Ajinkya Rahane( Open/1 down, experienced, good chances of playing)
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very aggressive Batsman, 125 in 3 t20s against Aus recently, Must have especially in 1st innings, can take risk of dropping if he’s chasing, 54 last 2nd game)
Gurkeerat Singh( Middle order bat + part time off spin, 1200+ T20 runs , experienced)
D Padikal( Opener, loads of domestic records on his name, 174 runs in 4 games this IPL, Must have)
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64(53b), 62 in last 3 games, hit or miss type, slight risky)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game)
ALL –
Chris Morris( Right Arm fast + late hitting, death overs expert, 22 Wicket in BBL 2019, still not fit)
Moeen Ali ( Middle order+ off spin, very attacking Batsman, can be promoted, 6w + 220R for last season, Must have if plays )
Shivam Dube( Lower order + part time pace, can hit the ball really big, 2 Wickets last game, good option now as he will also bowl, 4w this season, 27(10b) against MI game)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL )
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 53(21b) + 2 wickets 1st game, will be team’s 6th bowling option )
Keemo Paul( Medium pacer, death over specialist, got good variations, 9 Wickets in CPL 2020)
Washington Sunder ( Off spin, very economical, bowls most overs in powerplay, bowling very economical)
S Ahmed( Bowling All, slow left arm, excellent domestic season, 36R + 3W in practice game, can be a excellent pick even in SL )
D Sams ( left arm pacer + hard hitting, bowls really good variations, 30 Wickets in Big Bash 2019, Must have if plays )
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 8 Wickets in 4 games this IPL)
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 2w in 1 game, expensive last game)
Yuzi Chahal( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB, 19 wickets against KXIP, 8 Wickets in 4 games, Must have )
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, bowls his 2-3 overs in powerplay, 20 Wickets in 2018 for RCB, very expensive last game + wicketless, will not play)
Dale Steyn( Right arm fast, very experienced, 256 T20 Wickets, could be benched again)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, emerging talent, bowls close to 150ks, 1w last game, Must pick from RCB)
Amit Mishra ( Leggie, veteran ,157 Wickets in IPL history, 1w last game, injury last game, risky)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 3 Wickets last game , very good option in 8cr )
Isuru Udana( Left arm Medium + late hitting, dark horse for RCB, experienced, 146 t20 Wickets, 2w last game)
C/VC Options –
RCB –
AB De Villiers
Virat Kohli
Aaron Finch
Devdutt Padikkal
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan
Shreyas Iyer
Rishabh Pant
Kagiso Rabada
