Published on: Oct 8, 2021 3:30 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 8, 2021 3:20 pm IST
RCB vs DC IPL Prediction: The 56th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season will be played between the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 8 October. Both these teams witnessed contrasting fortunes unfold in their previous outings. The Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a heartening loss at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match, however, they have already qualified for the playoffs with 8 wins from 13 matches. On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals have had a fabulous IPL 2021 campaign having registered 10 victories out of their 13 games so far and they will finish at the top of the table in the end of the league stage.
Fixture Name: IPL Match 56, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals
Competition: VIVO IPL 2021
Date: 8 October
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Team Form Guide: RCB (recent last): L W W W L DC (recent last): W W L W W
The surface and conditions at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will surely have enough help both for the pacers and spinners in this match as seen in this UAE leg so far. It is expected to offer a competitive surface with an entertaining contest between the bat and ball. The dew factor will also come into play during the second innings. The average first innings total will remain around the 150-160 mark.
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RCB Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
Virat Kohli Devdutt Padikkal Srikar Bharat Glenn Maxwell AB de Villiers Dan Christian Shahbaz Ahmed Harshal Patel George Garton Yuzvendra Chahal Mohammed Siraj
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DC Team News
Shikhar Dhawan Prithvi Shaw Steve Smith Shreyas Iyer Rishabh Pant Shimron Hetmyer Axar Patel Ravichandran Ashwin Kagiso Rabada Anrich Nortje Avesh Khan
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
Captain Options:
Glenn Maxwell: For the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Glenn Maxwell has been in an amazing form in the ongoing edition of the tournament especially smacking superb fifties each in the last three matches. Glenn Maxwell Stats in IPL 2021 – 407 runs in 11 innings at a strike-rate of 145.36.
Shreyas Iyer: For the Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer has looked the most impressive batter in this second leg of IPL 2021. Iyer has got consistent starts in the last few matches and will be eyeing to play a big knock here. Shreyas Iyer Stats in IPL – 2324 runs in 83 matches at a strike-rate of 125.22.
Differential Pick:
Virat Kohli: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has looked in an excellent touch with the bat in the previous two games smashing two remarkable half-centuries. Virat Kohli Stats in IPL 2021 – 357 runs in 12 matches at an average of 33.20.
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