IPL 2021: Match 56, RCB vs DC Match Prediction – Who will win today’s IPL match?

Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to lock horns with Delhi Capitals in Match No.56 of the 2021 Indian Premier League on Friday, October 8 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Capitals, led by Rishabh Pant, have already sealed their spot in the top two with a net run rate of 0.526.

Since the upcoming game won’t hold any significance from the tournament’s point of view, DC may try out a few new players. In their previous game, they won by three wickets against the Chennai Super Kings. The Challengers, on the other hand, have already made their way through to the playoffs.

RCB will be going into the game on the back of a four-run defeat at the hands of the Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, Virat Kohli and Co. has incentives to look forward to from their final league game. If they beat the Capitals by a fair distance, they could even topple the Super Kings to second.

Match Details

Match – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals – 56th match

Venue – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Time – 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT

Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar

Pitch Report

The pitch in Dubai has been a fairly good one for batting. But the bowlers have also had their say. Going by past records, chasing teams have found it easy to score runs. The track for the upcoming game is expected to be a tad on the slower side. Batting second should be the way forward.

Avg first innings score: 148 (9 matches in the IPL 2021 at Dubai)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 7, Lost – 2, Tied – 0

Probable Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, KS Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bench: Akash Deep, Tim David, Dushmantha Chameera, Pavan Deshpande, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Wanindu Hasaranga

Delhi Capitals

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Steve Smith, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje

Bench: Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lukman Meriwala, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Vishnu Vinod, Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis

Head-to-Head

Overall

Played – 27 | Royal Challengers Bangalore– 16 | Delhi Capitals – 10 | N/R – 1

In the UAE

Played – 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore– 0 | Delhi Capitals – 2 | N/R – 0

Probable best batter of the match

Virat Kohli— Royal Challengers Bangalore

Going by his standards, Virat Kohli hasn’t had the best of outings with the bat in hand in IPL 2021. The RCB has only scored 362 runs at an average of 30.16 and a strike rate of 121.47. He has scored three half-centuries in the tournament. Against the Capitals, Virat has incredible numbers as he has scored 909 runs from 23 innings at an average of 56.81 with eight fifties.

Probable best bowler of the match

Avesh Khan– Delhi Capitals

Avesh Khan has been a revelation for the Capitals in the ongoing edition of the T20 tournament. The fast bowler has picked up 22 wickets from 13 matches at an economy rate of 7.14. Khan has bowled in the powerplay, middle overs, and death overs and he hasn’t let his team down. The speedster will be looking to put forth another decent performance with the ball in hand.

Today’s match prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the match.

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.