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DC vs RCB Match 46: Pitch Report, Playing XI & Head-to-Head
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Delhi Capitals (DC) host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 46 of the IPL 2025 at their home ground, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, on Sunday, April 27.
This is the second time both teams are facing each other in the IPL 2025 season. On April 10, they both met each other at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where DC secured a convincing 6-wicket victory against KKR.
DC is in the second position on the points table with 12 points out of 8 matches played.
In their previous match, they secured a victory against LSG by 8 wickets.
The DC is looking like a strong team with both a powerful batting and bowling lineup.
Meanwhile, RCB is in third position in the points table with 10 points out of 9 matches played. They won their last match against PBKS at their home ground, marking their first home ground victory of the season. RCB is looking towards the revenge of their previous loss against DC.
Whichever team wins this match will move to the top of the points table and make their playoff chance easier.
DC vs RCB Match Details
| Match | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 46, IPL 2025 |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Date & Time | Sunday, April 27, 2025, 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | JioStar Network Channels, JioHotstar (App & Website) |
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Pitch and Conditions
The Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is known for its batting-friendly pitch, where batters can expect to score more runs.
This venue provides very little assistance to bowlers, who need to be extremely precise with their bowling.
In the previous two matches, the average first-innings score has been 197. Considering the strong batting lineups of both teams in this match, the score could go even higher.
The captain who wins the toss should opt to bowl first, as chasing is generally easier on this pitch.
DC vs RCB Probable Playing XI
Delhi Capitals
Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera.
Impact Player
Donovan Ferreira
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player
Suyash Sharma
DC vs RCB Head-to-Head Overview
| Matches Played | 32 |
| Won by Delhi Capitals | 12 |
| Won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 19 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 1 |
| Last match | April 10, 2025 |
IPL 2025 Points Table
| Pos | Team | Mat | Won | Lost | No Result | NRR | Points |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.104 | 12 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.657 | 12 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.482 | 12 |
| 4 | Punjab Kings | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.177 | 11 |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 6 | Lucknow Super Giants | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -0.054 | 10 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.212 | 7 |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1.103 | 6 |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | -0.625 | 4 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | -1.302 | 4 |
Note: Points Table as on 26 March 2025 11:59 PM (IST)
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