Published on: Apr 26, 2021 12:12 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 26, 2021 12:12 pm IST
DC vs RCB IPL: Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore are the two perennial underachievers in the IPL over the years. Despite having numerous superstars among their respective ranks, both teams are yet to win an IPL trophy. While RCB have made it to finals thrice, DC played their maiden final in the competition last year. If we take a look at their history, many would assume that it would be a reasonably tight contest when the two sides face each other in the Indian Premier League.
This is fairly visible from the numbers that Royal Challengers Bangalore have enjoyed an upper-hand in their contest against the Delhi-based franchise. They have dominated the Capitals everywhere including at their home, at Delhi Capitals’ home, and at neutral venues as well.
DC v RCB Overall
At Neutral Venues
DC vs RCB 2020 Results In the first encounter last year, Delhi Capitals piled on a significant total of 196 runs on the RCB vs DC scoreboard batting first. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan gave Delhi Capitals a brisk start in the powerplay. In the second half of the innings, Rishabh Pant and Marcus Stoinis applied finishing touches with a brilliant partnership. The Australian was particularly aggressive with his 26-ball-53 innings. In reply, RCB lost cream of their batting lineup pretty quickly and only Virat Kohli hung around for a while with his 43. Kagiso Rabada picked up 4 scalps as Delhi Capitals registered an easy win.
In the return fixture at Abu Dhabi, Royal Challengers Bangalore were sent in to bat by the Capitals. Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli were involved in a crucial partnership but with low intent. Even after AB de Villiers’ blitz towards the end, RCB could only put 152 runs on the board. Anrich Nortje picked up 3 wickets for DC with the ball. In reply, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane made lightwork of the chase with respective half-centuries. Delhi Capitals cruised home by 6 wickets in DC vs RCB match.
Last 5 Encounters
DC Batting Stats vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain Rishabh Pant is leading the charge when it comes to runs scored against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has 319 runs from 9 innings against RCB. Shreyas Iyer is at the second position with 273 runs from 10 innings while Shikhar Dhawan has scored 202 from 6 innings. Prithvi Shaw rounds-off the list with 99 runs from 5 innings against RCB.
DC Bowling Stats vs Royal Challengers Bangalore If we move on to bowling charts, Kagiso Rabada is at the top with 12 scalps from just 4 innings against Bangalore based franchise. Amit Mishra is at the second position with 9 wickets from 11 innings while South African Anrich Nortje has picked up 5 from couple of matches last year. Akshar Patel concludes the list with 4 wickets from as many innings against RCB.
RCB Batting Stats vs Delhi Capitals As against others, the duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are leading the tally of top run-scorers for RCB against Delhi Capitals. Both have 921 and 474 runs respectively against DC while Devdutt Padikkal has 54 runs from couple of knocks last year.
RCB Bowling Stats vs Delhi Capitals Yuzvendra Chahal is at top of the tree when it comes to wickets taken against Delhi Capitals. He has taken 14 scalps from 13 innings while Harshal Patel has 6 wickets from as many games. Mohammed Siraj has picked up 5 while Navdeep Saini has 3 wickets against his name from as many matches against the Capitals.
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