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Delhi Capitals (DC) will be taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a top half clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Sunday, April 27, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After registering a comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) away from home, DC have taken another step closer to making the playoffs in the ongoing season, but they are up against one of the other in-form teams RCB in the competition.
As far as RCB are concerned, they ended up winning for the first time at home in the IPL 2025 season in a high-scoring thriller against Rajasthan Royals (RR), which has given them a massive boost in their journey towards making the playoffs this year. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the DC versus RCB IPL 2025 46th match.
DC vs RCB Match Details
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Match Number |
46 |
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Teams |
Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) |
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Venue |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
| On-Field Umpire | Nitin Menon, Mohit Krishna Das |
| Third Umpire | Sai Darshan Kumar |
DC vs RCB Head-to-Head Stats & Records
RCB have had the upper hand over DC throughout their IPL history, but in their reverse fixture earlier in the 2025 season, Delhi were able to defeat Bengaluru away from home, which propelled their league campaign to what it is today. Virat Kohli, one of the star players of RCB, plays his domestic cricket in the nation’s capital, which is why the visitors are expected to get a lot of support from the fans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday night.
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Delhi Capitals |
vs |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
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32 |
Matches Played |
32 |
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12 |
Won |
19 |
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196 |
Highest Score |
215 |
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1 |
No Result |
1 |
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95 |
Lowest Score |
137 |
| 3 | Elected To Bat | 4 |
| 13 | Elected To Field | 12 |
| 7 | Won Toss And Match | 9 |
| 2 | Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won | 2 |
| 5 | Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won | 7 |
DC vs RCB Pitch Report
The pitches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi are known to be quite good for batting, but it also provides some assistance to the spinners at times. Over the years, teams batting first have won 44 times, while teams batting second have won 46, while one match has ended in a no result at this venue in the IPL history. The average first innings total in the league here is 168.
Records and Stats at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
| Total Matches played | 92 |
| Matches won batting first | 44 |
| Matches won batting second | 46 |
| Matches with no result | 1 |
| Matches Tied | 2 |
| Average First Innings Score | 168 |
DC vs RCB Probable Playing XIs
DC Probable Playing 11: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player: Donovan Ferreira
RCB Probable Playing 11: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
DC vs RCB IPL 2025 Full Squads
DC: Axar Patel (c), Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Abhishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Ajay Mandal, Donovan Ferreira, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari, KL Rahul (wk), Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay
DC's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Win | Loss | Win | Loss | Win |
RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
RCB's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Loss | Win | Loss | Win | Win |
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks For DC vs RCB, Match 46, IPL 2025
Q. Why are KL Rahul and Virat Kohli good choices for captaincy picks?
KL Rahul is batting at number three regularly for DC in the IPL 2025 season, and he has shown his class time and again with the bat.
KL Rahul IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 7 | 323 | 64.60 | 153.81 |
Virat Kohli is one of the top T20 batters in the world, and he has continued to score runs time and again for RCB in the league this year.
Virat Kohli IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 9 | 392 | 65.33 | 144.12 |
Q. Why are Axar Patel and Devdutt Padikkal good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Axar Patel has come into his own with the bat and ball in the last few matches of the IPL 2025, while his captaincy skills have been there to see for everyone in DC colours.
Axar Patel IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 8 | 174 | 29.00 | 161.11 |
Devdutt Padikkal has found his fluency in the IPL this season after a difficult start, which is why he could prove to be a very good vice-captaincy pick in the fantasy team.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 8 | 230 | 32.86 | 156.46 |
DC vs RCB, IPL 2025 Match 46: Top Players to pick
Tristan Stubbs: Tristan Stubbs is the designated finisher of DC in the IPL 2025 with their top order scoring runs consistently, allowing him the chance to go big from the very beginning of the innings.
Tristan Stubbs IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 8 | 183 | 61.00 | 160.53 |
Kuldeep Yadav: Kuldeep Yadav is consistently amongst the wickets for DC in the league this season, dismissing key batters of the opposition at key stages, to turn the tide of matches in his team’s favour.
Kuldeep Yadav IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Avg. | S/R |
| 8 | 12 | 17.33 |
16.00 |
Josh Hazlewood: Josh Hazlewood is right up there in the race for Purple Cap in the IPL 2025 after picking up four wickets in a win for RCB against RR from a tough situation.
Josh Hazlewood IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Avg. | S/R |
| 9 | 16 | 17.19 |
12.31 |
Krunal Pandya: Krunal Pandya has been quite economical for RCB in the IPL this year, and he has taken crucial wickets for the side as well.
Krunal Pandya IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Avg. | S/R |
| 9 | 12 | 20.67 |
14.00 |
DC vs RCB, IPL 2025 Match 46: Players to avoid
Mohit Sharma: Mohit Sharma has been off the boil in DC colours this season, but the team management has persisted with him due to his experience of being in these situations time and again.
Romario Shepherd: Romario Shepherd hasn’t had a massive role in RCB colours in his first couple of appearances in the IPL 2025, which is why he could be avoided in the fantasy team.
DC vs RCB Match 46 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal
All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
DC vs RCB Match 46 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Phil Salt
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal
All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
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