royal challengers bengaluru vs delhi capitals timeline RCB continued their impressive away form by defeating Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium and taking the top spot in the points table with this win.
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood make up the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad.
| # | Date | Venue | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Apr 2025 | Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy) | DC | won by 6 wickets (Ascores) |
| 2 | 27 Apr 2025 | Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium) | RCB | won by 6 wickets (Reddit) |
| 3 | 12 May 2024 | Bengaluru | RCB | won by 47 runs (IPL) |
| 4 | 15 Apr 2023 | Bengaluru | RCB | won by 23 runs (IPL) |
| 5 | 06 May 2023 | Delhi | DC | won by 7 wickets (NDTV Sports) |
RCB vs DC
The matchup between RCB and DC is always one of the most anticipated matches in IPL, due to their intense rivalry. RCB boasts one of the strongest lineups around with Virat Kohli being on their side, making them one of the toughest teams to face while DC never gives up and plays with intensity and determination.
This season has seen an outstanding away record from RCB, and they will look to build on it against DC in order to maintain momentum and secure a top-two finish. Meanwhile, DC will look to improve on their current standing at home and make an impressionful statement with victory at home.
This matchup is of vital importance to both teams, and will likely decide the final standings in the league. RCB have an outstanding track record at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru where they have won seven out of thirteen matches hosted there; DC have only managed to secure victories on five visits there over their 12 matches there.
RCB’s bowling has seen significant improvement this season, with the addition of Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal providing much-needed balance. These duo have provided depth to the attack while providing stability during early innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya’s disciplined pacer bowling has kept run rates in check; batsmen have shown flashes of brilliance but have struggled to turn starts into big scores; DC batsmen were generally more consistent; recent struggles from Kohli and Maxwell will cause alarm within RCB.
Pre-match analysis
Pre-match analysis is an essential element of improving cricket performance and giving your side an edge against competitors. It involves closely studying past matches of rival teams to spot patterns they often employ and devise counter strategies accordingly, and studying player formations and movements for any potential clues as to their actions during matches. As with any sport, pre-match analyses provide essential intelligence.
RCB have proven themselves title contenders with three wins out of four, yet their team balance and depth do not project this image. Still reliant upon Kohli as their batsman, their performance could falter on an ideal pitch such as Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Bowlers must start off well if RCB are to have any chance against strong batsman like Kohli at one end and Arun Jaitley Stadium’s fast outfield at the other. Both factors will impose extra difficulty for their bowlers.
Weather forecast for this match indicates a mild chance of rainfall with temperatures reaching 26 degrees Celsius and possible thunderstorms forming early on during play, and humidity around 50 percent.
Delhi Capitals have just taken down Gujarat Titans, and will look to extend their good form against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan must play big innings and Axar Patel is critical to Delhi’s new ball bowlers; he needs to hit peak form if Delhi are to defeat RCB’s formidable batting lineup.
Toss
Last time these teams faced each other, Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru with an outstanding batting performance from KL Rahul that featured an unbeaten 93 as well as contributions from Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium – becoming the first IPL team ever to win their sixth away match of a season and increasing their chances of reaching top two finish.
RCB will look to extend their winning streak against DC, though OpenAI predicts an upset in DC’s favor as their team is more versatile and not solely dependent on Kohli for performance.
First innings
Delhi Capitals battled back from early wicket losses to exceed 160 runs despite regular wicket falls, thanks to Abishek Porel leading from the front but eventually being dismissed after 11 balls for 28 off only 18 hits. KL Rahul steadily rebuilt on one end while Tristan Stubbs made up ground with an explosive late innings performance to increase their total.
RCB continued their impressive away form by defeating Delhi Capitals by six wickets at Arun Jaitley Stadium. They became the first IPL franchise ever to win seven of ten matches away from home!
The Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch has provided spinners with some advantage during its two previous matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium, yet is expected to provide some assistance for batters during the powerplay period. Both RCB and DC have seen success against one another 31 times during IPL history; 19 victories went to RCB while 11 went to DC.
Second innings
KL Rahul’s unbeaten 93 off 53 balls and Tristan Stubbs’ unbeaten 38 propelled Delhi Capitals past Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, extending DC’s winning streak to four matches and keeping them undefeated in this edition of TATA IPL. Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first; Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/22) and Josh Hazlewood (2/27) helped restrict them down to 162/8 during their chase of 162.
Phil Salt was in stunning form during RCB’s powerplay innings, smashing fours and sixes to take them past 50 runs within three overs. Salt made an immediate statement of intent by scoring 30 off Mitchell Starc’s opening over and setting the tone for an explosive innings from his team-mates.
Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma provided an impressive spin partnership, taking two wickets each in the last over of their innings to prevent an impending collapse for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Yash Dayal begins the innings by bowling to Rahul who responds by smashing it for six over the fine leg boundary. Axar Patel then chips a single to long-off before being run out for 15. DC move up to 130/3 when Rahul adds his fifth six by hitting one over square leg fence to enter the 90s for this innings – Stubbs also added to this total by hitting sixes during this chase; DC needed 18 runs more to secure victory!
