NEW DELHI, India — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) don face big challenge as dem oppress their crucial match against Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, April 27, 2025. RCB captain Rajat Patidar announce say dem go bowl first after winning the toss, while dem main opener Phil Salt no fit play due to fever.
Salt, wey join RCB for 11.5 crore rupees, don show strong performance so far dis season with 239 runs including two half-centuries in nine matches. “Salt take part for practice on Saturday, but he no recover well,” Patidar talk. In his place, Jacob Bethell, wey be England allrounder, go make im IPL debut as RCB try to maintain their playoff hopes.
On the other side, DC dey happy as dem welcome back Faf du Plessis, wey miss several games due to groin injury. Du Plessis return come at a right time as DC be second on the points table. Axar Patel, DC captain, state say he go prefer to bat first if him don win the toss but e dey confident as match go progress.
“Wicket dey good for batting, and I go like to use the conditions well as we dey chase,” Patidar explain. “We dey improve as team, and we want to keep learning every game.”
For DC side, Axar confirm say dem go make one big Impact Player decision based on the situation of the match. Dis match fit change the competition for top two spots as both teams dey on 12 points, but DC don play one match less than RCB.
Before the toss, Patidar express say, “This one na our first outing at home, we want to continue playing quality cricket.” Meanwhile, DC’s win against RCB in their last meeting come with KL Rahul shining with 93 runs.
Fans don dey anticipate Virat Kohli’s performance, but Salt absence don create unexpected drama for the match. The competition fit be decisive for both teams as dem dey eye playoff positions.
RCB playing XI: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (captain), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal. Impact players: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh.
DC playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar. Impact players: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay.
