RCB vs DC, IPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) host Delhi Capitals (DC) in Game 62 of IPL 2024 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, May 12. The second match of a double-header will hold a lot of significance with the tussle for playoff slots getting a lot more intense.
RCB are seventh in the points table, with 10 points from 12 matches. They need to win their remaining two matches and hope for other results to go their way. After losing six straight matches, Bengaluru have been on a roll, winning their last four matches. In their previous game, they hammered Punjab Kings by 60 runs.
DC, meanwhile, are fifth in the points table, with 12 points from 12 matches. They need to beat RCB to better their chances of finishing in the top-four after the league stage.
Delhi beat Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs in their previous match. However, they won't have the services of skipper Rishabh Pant for Sunday's game, as he has been handed a one-match suspension for slow over rate.
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Today's RCB vs DC toss result
Delhi Capitals have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Axar Patel said:
“The Bengaluru pitch is always good for chasing. We want to restrict them (RCB)."
For DC, Kumar Kushagra comes in for Pant, while Rasikh Dhar is also in. RCB are going in with the same team.
RCB vs DC - Today's match playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson
Bengaluru subs: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vyshank Vijaykyumar, Himanshu Sharma
Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Rasikh Dar, Axar Patel (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Delhi subs: David Warner, Sumit Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Vicky Ostwal, Pravin Dubey
Today's RCB vs DC pitch report
The conditions are a bit overcast in Bengaluru, as there has been rain around. The match is being played on pitch number eight.
Matthew Hayden pointed out that around the good length area, the pitch is dry and extremely hard. The quicks came into play last game, he added. The venue has become unpredictable. The average score is 180-190, Hayden concluded.
Today's RCB vs DC match players list
Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mayank Dagar, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Glenn Maxwell, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar
Delhi Capitals squad: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Shai Hope (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Axar Patel (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, David Warner, Ricky Bhui, Sumit Kumar, Lalit Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Lizaad Williams, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Rasikh Dar Salam, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara
RCB vs DC - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Nand Kishore, Nitin Menon
TV umpire: Vineet Kulkarni
Match Referee: Rajiv Seth