IPL 2020, DC vs RCB Live: Delhi Capitals start well with the ball as Rabada removes Philippe

After 4.1 overs, RCB are 25/1 – Philippe is gone
OUT! Kagiso Rabada strikes with his very first ball! Josh Philippe mistimes it and Prithvi Shaw runs behind from cover and takes a comfortable catch. This is a good start for DC!

After 4 overs, RCB are 25/0 (Philippe 12, Padikkal 12)
Shot! Anrich Nortje joins the attack and pitches it slightly wide, Devdutt Padikkal takes his front leg forward and drives it over cover for four. Such an elegant batsman he is. Kagiso Rabada then does outstandingly well to save a boundary.

After 3 overs, RCB are 16/0 (Philippe 10, Padikkal 5)
RCB get their first boundary as Philippe pulls one through mid-wicket and mid-on for four. But a good comeback by Sams, he concedes just six runs in his second over.

After 2 overs, RCB are 10/0 (Philippe 5, Padikkal 5)
Another good over for DC, just six runs from it. Ravichandran Ashwin takes the new ball from the other end and mixes it up well. This is a cautious start by RCB.

After 1 over, RCB are 4/0 (Philippe 3, Padikkal 1)
Impressive first over by Daniel Sams. The left-arm pacer doesn’t provide any room to the RCB openers and concedes just four runs in his first over. A hint of swing there.

7.30 pm: It’s time! DC are set to battle with RCB in Abu Dhabi for a spot in Qualifier 1. Devdutt Padikkal and Josh Philippe are opening the batting for Bangalore. Daniel Sams has the new ball for Delhi. Which team is going to take this? Here we go!

7.09 pm: Playing XIs
DC: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.
RCB: Josh Philippe, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Shahbaz Ahmed, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

7.06 pm: Three changes for DC: Rahane, Axar and Sams come in for Hetmyer, Dubey and Harshal. Two changes for RCB: Dube and Shahbaz Ahmed come in for Gurkeerat and Saini.

7.02 pm: TOSS – Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and Delhi Capitals will BOWL first! DC are yet to win a game in Abu Dhabi this season.

6.48 pm: IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and the importance of peaking at the right time

06.40 pm: Hello all and welcome to the live coverage of match No 55 in the Indian Premier League.

It’s the penultimate group stage match of the season and we still do not know the identity of three out of four teams that will take part in the playoffs!

Tonight, however, we are guaranteed to know which team faces Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 1 as the winner of Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore will finish second in the table. The team that comes out second best tonight could still get eliminated.

Here’s what the points table looks like: