IPL 2019 DCvsRCB: Delhi opt to bat with one change against Bangalore at Kotla

Coming to the toss, Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bat first against RCB at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, keeping in mind the dry wicket at home.  Delhi have one change as Sandeep Lamichhane comes in place of Morris in the playing XI

I will be the battle of Titans between Delhi and RCB as both the teams will look to secure a win to reach the playoffs. Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals will be high on confidence as they take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who will look to capitalise on Delhi's inconsistent record at home. Delhi, which is currently placed at the third position in the points table behind Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will reach the cut-off limit of 16 points required for play-off berth, only if they win today’s encounter against Bangalore. Coming to the toss, Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bat first against RCB at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, keeping in mind the dry wicket at home.  Delhi have one change as Sandeep Lamichhane comes in place of Morris in the playing XI.

.@DelhiCapitals Skipper Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and elects to bat first against @RCBTweets #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/28KJQ3DNI9

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“We are gonna bat first. It's a dry wicket. We are going really well. They have got nothing to lose. We have to back our strengths. The boys are motivated.” said Iyer. Virat Kohli lost the toss but seemed pretty relaxed and confident. Klaasen, Shivam Dube and Gurkeerat Maan replace Moeen Ali, Tim Southee and Akshdeep in the playing XI. “When you lose 6 in a row, the only thing you have in control is to enjoy pressure. Wherever the results take us, we are happy with that. Moeen's gone, that's a big miss. He'll have a ball today.” said Virat Kohli. Teams: Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal