Delhi Capitals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against RCB

RCB has performed well in away games with three wins, they faced defeat in their only outing at home.

Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have opted to field.

Source : PTI

Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to play their second home fixture of IPL 2025 as they take on Delhi Capitals in Match 24 on Thursday. Delhi has been in red-hot form, winning all three of their recent matches and eyeing a fourth straight victory.

On the other hand, while RCB has performed well in away games with three wins, they faced defeat in their only outing at home. With both teams in good form, the upcoming clash promises to be an exciting and closely contested battle.

RCB vs DC Toss Update

Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have opted to field.

What Captains Said...

Rajat Patidar - We would have loved to chase, but the surface looks hard, we'll look to put up a good total and defend it. I always back my instincts, but I do plan as well. It's important to win home matches as well, important to have the momentum going. No changes for us.

Axar Patel - We will bowl first. My fingers are fine, protecting it, but if needed, I will bowl all four overs. Faf is fit, he's in and Rizzie is out.  We've decided on our order and KL will bat in the middle-order. Spinnerswiull have a role here, but the fats bowlers can also take wickets. They'll have to play thee roles they've been selected to do, we've two good leg-spinners, they're our attacking options, we have defending options as well, so we'll have to play according to whatever the match situation demands.

Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul(w), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar