Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first against Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday. RCB fielded an unchanged playing XI from their previous match.
RCB's Strategy and Team News
Patidar explained his decision at the toss, stating, "We will bowl first. This venue is a high-scoring ground; it will not make much difference. We will try to put them under pressure in the second innings. The most important thing is different players coming up and delivering in different matches. We have played some good cricket and continue to carry that momentum. It is in the past; we are looking to play good cricket."
RCB's playing XI includes Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, and Rasikh Salam Dar.
Delhi Capitals Make Three Changes
Delhi Capitals made three changes to their playing XI from the last match. Dushmantha Chameera and Kyle Jamieson were brought in as fast bowlers, while opening batter Sahil Parakh also came into the side. Mukesh Kumar was given a rest.
DC captain Axar Patel said at the toss, "I would have fielded if I won the toss. The ground dimensions are small; the pitch also gets better, so we would have chased as well. In the IPL, you can score 264 and still lose. It is a long tournament; we had a good game with bat and ball. If we had held our chances, the result would have been different. You need to keep doing the work. Even our best fielders drop catches, so luck is not on our side, but we cannot sit around thinking about it. We have two fast bowlers—Chameera and Jamieson are playing. We have to strike in the powerplay. Though Mukesh has done well, he needs a break, and we are bringing in international bowlers."
Delhi Capitals Playing XI
- Sahil Parakh
- KL Rahul (wicketkeeper)
- Nitish Rana
- Sameer Rizvi
- Tristan Stubbs
- David Miller
- Axar Patel (captain)
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Kyle Jamieson
- Kuldeep Yadav
- T Natarajan
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