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Match 55 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has the Delhi Capitals taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Monday.
Both teams are at crucial junctures in their campaigns. The winner will move to second in the points table, while the loser could potentially bow out of the IPL despite having occupied a top-four spot for most of the tournament.
The Delhi Capitals have lost their last four games despite having a balanced team, with none of their batsmen able to get going against quality bowling attacks. Kagiso Rabada's dip in form has been greatly detrimental to their fortunes, with the likes of Anrich Nortje and R Ashwin unable to pick up wickets consistently. They will need an improved effort from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, both of whom have underwhelmed of late in IPL 2020.
The Capitals will have their hands full against Virat Kohli and co, who have also lost their last three games in the IPL. RCB's struggles in the middle overs have seen their qualification hopes put in jeopardy, although their fate is still in their hands. With a decent bowling attack in place, RCB would hope for their captain Virat Kohli to come to the fore with a solid knock in what is a do-or-die game for both sides.
The reverse fixture between the two outfits earlier in the IPL saw DC beat RCB by a huge margin, and they will be hoping for an encore on Monday. With this being an important game for both teams, we should be in for an entertaining encounter in Abu Dhabi.
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Squads to choose from
Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Rishabh Pant, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer and Tushar Deshpande
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa
Predicted Playing 11
Delhi Capitals
Ajinkya Rahane/Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini and Umesh Yadav/Mohammed Siraj
Match Details
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 55
Date: 2nd November 2020, at 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a decent one to bat on, with scores of over 170 being notched up regularly in the last few IPL fixtures here. The bowlers should get some movement off the surface, with the pitch slowing down a touch as the match progresses.
Although the ball will come on to the bat fairly well, the batsmen will be wary of changes of pace, which have reaped huge rewards in IPL 2020. With dew playing a huge part in the last few games, both teams will look to chase upon winning the toss with 170 being a highly competitive total at this venue.
DC vs RCB IPL Dream11 Fantasy Suggestions
Fantasy Suggestion #1: AB de Villiers, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Ashwin, Anrich Nortje and Navdeep Saini
Captain: Virat Kohli, Vice-Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Fantasy Suggestion #2: AB de Villiers, Josh Philippe, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada and Navdeep Saini
Captain: Virat Kohli, Vice-Captain: Chris Morris
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