Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals – IPL Betting Tips
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be looking to continue their decent form when they face Delhi Capitals in the 56th match of the 2021 Indian Premier League at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
With three victories out of the last four matches played, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be looking to deliver a clinical performance in this dead rubber. Captain Virat Kohli will be hoping that the side can continue their good form against Delhi Capitals.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals will be looking to finish at the top spot in the preliminary stages of the competition. The side have played excellent cricket this season and managed to win 10 matches out of 13 played in the tournament.
In the previous meeting between the two teams, Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to eke out a narrow win over Delhi Capitals.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Form and Team News
The franchise might provide opportunities to fringe players for this final round-robin game against Delhi Capitals.
In the batting department, the onus will be on Captain Virat Kohli, opener Devdutt Padikkal, explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell, AB De Villiers and Dan Christian to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, Glenn Maxwell continued his excellent form with the bat and scored 40 runs off 25 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes.
Besides Maxwell, Devdutt Padikkal made a decent contribution with the bat for RCB and scored 41 runs off 52 balls.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of George Garton, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammad Siraj to deliver timely breakthroughs.
Medium-pacer Harshal Patel was once again impressive in the middle-overs for RCB and finished with figures of 3 for 33 in four overs. Yuzvendra Chahal once again put in excellent performance and claimed 1 for 27 in his four overs.
Delhi Capitals
The franchise might rest their premier players for the final round-robin game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Umesh Yadav and Ben Dwarshuis could come in place of Kagiso Rabada and Avesh Khan for this final game.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of openers Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, the middle-order trio of Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetymer to deliver the bulk of the runs.
For Delhi Capitals, Shikhar Dhawan was the standout performer with the bat against Chennai. He played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 39 runs off 35 balls with the help of three boundaries and two fours. Besides Shreyas Iyer, the likes of Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw and Shimron Hetymer produced scores of 15, 18 and 28 respectively.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the pace troika of Ben Dwarshuis, Anrich Nortje and Umesh Yadav to provide timely breakthroughs in the Powerplay overs.
In the previous match, Left-arm orthodox spinner Axar Patel was the standout bowler on display for Delhi Capitals against Chennai Super Kings. He conceded only 18 runs and took two wickets in his four overs.
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Our Tipsters Angle
Both the teams have qualified for the playoffs of the competition. With Delhi Capitals continuing their excellent form in the UAE leg of Indian Premier League, the team management will be hoping that the side can deliver another clinical performance against RCB.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will need to bring their A-game to the table in order to upstage Delhi Capitals in this contest.
Therefore, the prediction is for Rishabh Pant- led unit to deliver a hard-fought win over Delhi Capitals.
Tip 1- AB De Villiers eye a big innings against Delhi Capitals
Former South African captain has done a decent job with the bat for RCB this season. In 13 matches played, AB De Villiers accumulated 276 runs at an average of 34.50 with two half-centuries to his name.so are expecting middle-order batsman AB De Villiers to score 25 runs or more against Delhi.
Tip 2- Kagiso Rabada’s excellent numbers against Delhi Capitals
Pacer Kagiso Rabada has been a consistent performer for Delhi Capitals for the past couple of years. The right-arm quick will take heart from the fact that he holds an excellent numbers against Delhi Capitals. In five matches played, Rabada has claimed 13 wickets at an economy rate of 7.20. With 13 wickets to his name this season, we can expect pacer Kagiso Rabada to take one wicket or more against Royal Challengers Bangalore
Conclusion
Expect Delhi Capitals to edge past Royal Challengers Bangalore in this contest.
- Middle-order batsman AB De Villiers to score 25 runs or more against Delhi- Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Pacer Kagiso Rabada to take one wicket or more against Royal Challengers Bangalore-Delhi Capitals.
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