IPL 2020 : RCB vs DC match preview, probable 11

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 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Match 19, IPL 2020, 18:00 Local, 19:30 IST

Where: Dubai International Stadium

Weather :

Little respite from the Dubai weather for teams already facing a rapid turnaround with the hottest day of the week forecast for Monday. Interestingly, there is a small 10% chance of light rain around match start time but one that's unlikely to affect the game.

What to expect:

The talented Devdutt Padikkal hasn't been tested against an off-spinner at the start of his innings yet and Tamil Nadu twice knocked him over with that ploy in the Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy finals. Watch out for a possible introduction of R. Ashwin in the PowerPlay and if Finch consequently dons the aggressor hat.

Team News:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Although head coach Simon Katich has effectively ruled out changing a winning combination, a strategy tweak may be made for this fixture. Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar found swing in Dubai and Dale Steyn could provide a match-up advantage against a predominantly Indian top-order for the capitals, who could find Adam Zampa relatively easier to negotiate.

Delhi Capitals

Two injury concerns hover over the Capitals following their win over KKR in the Sharjah cauldron. Prithvi Shaw didn't field in the second innings after being hit by a throw during batting and did limp around at the presentation. Amit Mishra hurt his fingers while trying to take a return catch and didn't bowl out his overs. Ajinkya Rahane could make his Capitals bow and Axar Patel could come back in for the leggie.

Probable XI: (RCB)

Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Isuru Udana, Washington Sundar, Adam Zampa/Dale Steyn, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

Probable XI:(DC)

 Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw/Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel/Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Did you know?

- Kagiso Rabada has taken at least one wicket in his last 18 games in the IPL, a streak dating back to 2017

- Kohli has found an opportune time to return to form. Against Delhi, he has scored 8 half-centuries at an average of 63.46 and a SR of 139

- The Capitals have won just 8 of their 23 meetings against RCB. Two of those wins, however, came in the last season.