IPL 2020: DC vs RCB Preview – Qualifier spot up for grabs

Shreyas Iyer’s Delhi Capitals and Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on each other at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Match 55 of IPL 2020. Both the teams have won 7 out of 13 matches. DC is coming off a humiliating loss against defending champions Mumbai Indians while Royal Challengers Bangalore were humbled by Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.

This clash is arguably the most important one of the league stage so far, as it is almost like a virtual quarter-final. The winner of this match shall end the league stage at the 2nd spot and shall play Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier.in the playoffs. The team losing this game will hope for other results to go in their favour. The last time the two teams met, it was a one-sided affair, with Delhi comfortably winning the fixture by 59 runs.

Match Info:

Match 55- DC vs RCB

Venue- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Time – 7:30 PM IST

Head To Head:

Stat Attack:

Delhi is the only team to yet to register their 1st win at Abu Dhabi in IPL.

Virat Kohli has scored 868 runs versus Delhi in IPL, his most against any team, it is also the most by a player against DC in IPL.

Virat Kohli vs Kagiso Rabada – 13 runs, 15 balls, 2 dismissals.

Team News:

Delhi Capitals:

Delhi have now lost 4 games on the trot. They have lost all the games by huge margins, that has affected their net run-rate majorly. Their strike-bowlers have looked off-colour, while the batsmen continue to disappoint. The in-form Shikhar Dhawan has also failed in the last 3 matches, getting just single-digit scores. A win here shall be a huge boost for them going into the playoffs against a team like Mumbai.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Bangalore, similar to Delhi, now find themselves in a must-win situation after initially being among the top teams comfortably. Their batting has been disappointing in the last 3 games, with a major lack of intent from the batsmen. AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli have been disappointing, and they must step up if RCB wants to give themselves a shot to reach the 2nd place.

Probable XI: