Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 56 Preview: Can the Daredevils dare to beat the Challengers?

The Daredevils recorded an impressive win against the Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets in their previous match, keeping the hopes alive of making it to the playoffs. The Daredevils suffered a bad loss against the Mumbai Indians which has damaged their Net Run Rate. They will not only have to win against the Challengers but win in style to lift their Net Run Rate.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have been in superb form of late with Skipper Virat Kohli registering his fourth hundred for this season. The top 3 of the Challengers batting line-up have been finishing the games for them with the middle order barely being tested. If the Daredevils want to make it to the playoffs, they better come up with a strategy to get Kohli out early in his innings.

The Match 56 of VIVO IPL 2016 will take place between the Delhi Daredevils and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.

Match Date and Time: 22 May 2016, 8 pm (IST)Match Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur.

Weather:

Temperature: Max 39°C, Min 34°C

Humidity: Max 22%

Wind: 11 km per hour

Pitch Report: Par-score 150. Will remain true to the batsmen with a bit of help for the spinners.

In-Depth Analysis:

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have been good throughout this season with the bat and failed to score below 170 only on a single occasion against the Mumbai Indians in this season. The West Indian Chris Gayle is back and hitting for the Challengers, scoring a fiery 72 off just 32 deliveries with 8 towering sixes. With Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers to follow, the Challengers look set to get a big total against the Daredevils.

With some luck, if the Daredevils get the top 3 batsmen of the Challengers, they will have to deal with the in-form Lokesh Rahul, who has shown that he can perform in all 3 formats consistently. Rahul has scored 348 runs in 11 innings including 4 fifties in this season. The middle order consists of Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, and Stuart Binny, all having the ability to clear the boundary with ease.

S Arvind, Chahal, and Watson have been the pick of the bowlers for the Challengers in the past few matches. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 4 wickets while conceding 25 runs in 3 overs against the Kings XI Punjab in his previous match. The Challengers were lacking in the bowling department but have seemed to rectify their mistakes.

The Delhi Daredevils face a tough opponent and they will need the help of every player to overcome this challenge. Quinton de Kock is a good batsman but has been playing with low self-confidence at times. The Daredevils will have to back him to play his natural innings as the last time he faced the Challengers, he scored a sensational century.

Positives to take from their previous match, youngster Karun Nair guided the Daredevils home against the Sunrisers alongside Rishabh Pant. This will be a confidence booster for them and they will face the Challengers knowing that they can achieve any target set by their star players.

The return of Carlos Brathwaite made an instant impact as he picked up the wickets of David Warner and Yuvraj Singh in the previous match. Brathwaite will be more than useful with the bat as he is with the ball and a must have for any team.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be the favorites to win this game but take nothing away from the Daredevils as they can be a handful on their day,