IPL 2020, RCB vs DC LIVE (Source: AP)IPL 2020, RCB vs DC Team Predicted Playing 11 for Today Match LIVE Updates: Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore and Shreyas Iyer’s Delhi Capitals take on each other in Match 19 of Indian Premier League 2020 on Monday. While Iyer has shown great form in his team’s four matches, Kohli finally got his act together in RCB’s last game against Rajasthan Royals, striking a fluent half-century.
While Shaw has so far looked quite in control at the top of the order for DC, Shikhar Dhawan’s form would be a cause of concern for Iyer. But on the brighter side, Delhi seem to have finally got Rishabh Pant back in form as he dusted off his rustiness with a quick-fire 17-ball 38 against KKR.
RCB, on the other hand, have been served well by the young Devdutt Padikkal at the top. The left-hander, considered the next big thing in Indian cricket, is fourth in the run-scorers’ tally with 174 from four games, including three fifties. And if Aaron Finch too gets going, it would be difficult for any side to stop the marauding Bangalore openers.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa.
Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Daniel Sams, Mohit Sharma, Anrich Nortje, Alex Carey (wk), Avesh Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav.
Kohli, who is the leading IPL run-scorer with 5,502 runs in 181 games, has a chance to make history against the Delhi Capitals on Monday. Kohli is 10 runs from away completing 9,000 runs in T20s. If he manages to get those 10 runs on Monday, then he would become the first Indian player and seventh overall to reach the landmark.
Kohli is also on the verge of becoming only the 6th player to hit 200 or more sixes in IPL. He is currently at the no. 6 position in the list of most-sixes hitters in the tournament with 192 sixes to his name.
While Iyer has shown great form in his team’s four matches, Kohli finally got his act together in RCB’s last game against Rajasthan Royals, striking a fluent half-century.
Chennai Super Kings top-order sprang to life, allowing the team to get back to winning ways after three consecutive losses. Kings XI Punjab put on a decent total — 178 wasn’t a bad effort at the Dubai Stadium with longer boundaries. But Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis made short work of a toughish chase to secure an emphatic 10-wicket victory. (READ MORE)
After a double-header weekend, we move to Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals in Match 19 of IPL 2020. Stay tuned as we get you the latest news, injury updates, predicted playing XI and other live updates from UAE.