Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 50th Match - May 6

The 50th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the 6th of May, 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Form Guide:

Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently placed at the 5th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Faf du Plessis with 466 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Mohammed Siraj with 15 scalps under his belt.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won their previous match against Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they scored 126 for 9 in 20 overs. The pitch was really tough to bat on. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis played well but the middle order simply collapsed like a pack of cards. As a result, Royal Challengers Bangalore were restricted to a low total.

During the chase, Lucknow Super Giants lost Kyle Mayers early on. Krunal Pandya struck a few boundaries before being dismissed by Maxwell. After his dismissal, the Lucknow Super Giants kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Their skipper suffered an injury and came out to bat only at number 11. He couldn't do much and Lucknow Super Giants fell short by 18 runs.

Delhi Capitals Form Guide:

Delhi Capitals are placed at the bottom most position on points table.

The top run scorer for Delhi Capitals is David Warner with 308 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals is Kuldeep Yadav with 8 scalps under his belt.

Delhi Capitals have won their previous thriller of a match against Gujarat Titans by 5 runs.

Delhi Capitals batted first and they found themselves under pressure right from the word go. Delhi Capitals were 5 wickets down for just 23 runs when Axar Patel and Aman Hakim Khan played sensibly and took the scoreboard forward. Hakim Khan smashed 51 off 44 balls to help Delhi Capitals reach a competitive total of 130 for 8 in 20 overs.

During the chase, Gujarat Titans lost Wriddhiman Saha in the first over of the second innings. Shubman Gill also followed the suit when he was dismissed by Anrich Nortje. The middle order kept losing wickets at crunch moments. Hardik Pandya held one end intact. He scored 59 not out in 53 balls. Rahul Tewatia also played very well and smashed 20 off 7 balls but he failed to take Gujarat Titans over the line as they were restricted to 125 for 6, losing the match by 5 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Delhi Capitals (DC): David Warner (C), Aman Khan (T), Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mustafizur Rahman, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Will Jacks, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Who will win?- Delhi Capitals

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Rilee Rossouw (Delhi Capitals)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Karn Sharma (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)

Most Sixes – Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Rilee Rossouw (Delhi Capitals)

Player of the Match- Rilee Rossouw (Delhi Capitals)

Team Scores Batting first - Delhi Capitals 175+, Royal Challengers Bangalore 165+

Match Handicap: Delhi Capitals

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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