IPL 2025: DC vs RCB – Which team will win the match tonight?
The high-voltage team of Royal Challengers Bengaluru will host the energetic Delhi Capitals their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, April 10.
This clash will witness an upbeat RCB take on the in-form Delhi Capitals in an exciting contest. Both sides find themselves competing for the top spot in the standings, as their recent form has shown strategic decision-making and stability in their line-ups. With two fiery batting units going up against one another, fans can expect a high-scoring affair tonight.
The match number 24 marks RCB’s return to Chinnaswamy, as they had lost the last match played at their home venue. The Rajat Patidar led side will take on unbeaten Delhi Capitals, led by Axar Patel, with renewed optimism.
With both teams eyeing their fourth win of the campaign, the stakes couldn’t be higher. RCB head into this encounter with a morale-boosting win over five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians at the historic Wankhede Cricket Stadium, their first there since 2015.
This memorable victory has worked in their favour and increased RCB’s reputation as a well-rounded team. Despite three victories so far, Rajat Patidar and his men yet to secure a win in front of their home crowd, providing the perfect opportunity tonight. The 2016 IPL runners-up will aim to solidify their spot in the top half of the points table.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals seem to be having a fabulous campaign so far. Axar Patel and his men have gone from strength to strength, with back-to-back wins over Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad before toppling Chennai Super Kings in their last game — making them the only unbeaten side in this year’s season.
The Capitals’ balanced squad with a sorted batting unit and a formidable bowling line-up, will look to create a team plan for ensuring their fourth straight victory tonight. It’s a head-to-head encounter of two first-time captains, fairly unexperienced as leaders, but both have been leading their side commendably.
While one has Virat Kohli to guide and be the showstopper, the other squad has the man-in form and experienced captain KL Rahul. RCB and DC have faced each other in 31 matches so far. Out of their total clashes, RCB has won 19 times whereas DC has emerged victorious on 11 occasions, with 1 match ending without any result.
Game Condition:
As far as the venue is concerned, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has been a great venue for batters over the years. Its surface has been a batting-friendly one, especially in the first half of the game.
The average first-innings score has been around 180, and so the toss-winning skipper will look ahead to bat first and defend the target under bowling-friendly conditions.
DC Predicted XI:
Jake Fraser-McGurk/Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul (WK), Abishek Porel, Axar Patel (C), Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar
RCB Predicted XI:
Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player options: Suyash Sharma
