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Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru is competing against Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals in match 24 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is being played at the iconic M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, on April 10 (Thursday). Currently, both teams are in the top three, DC at the second and RCB at three.
DC won the toss and elected to bowl first. Their vice-captain, Faf du Plessis, who was not fit to take part in their previous game, will be making his much-awaited return in this game. Both teams will be eyeing to get another big win here and would also have an opportunity to regain the top spot in the points table.
Captains at toss
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"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. Spinners will 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," siad Axar Patel after winning the toss.
"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," said Rajat Patidar
RCB vs DC Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 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: 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
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