Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
The match will be played on Saturday, April 15 with play commencing at 3:30pm local time (11am GMT).
The game will be played at the Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Delhi Capitals haven't started the season well with four losses in a row to leave bottom comfortably bottom of the table.
Their woes continued on Tuesday (April 11) as they were narrowly beaten by Mumbai Indians in a thrilling chase of 173, which was completed via the final delivery.
It hasn't been all bad news for Ricky Ponting's side, however, with Axar Patel having enjoyed a good tournament with the bad. He registered 54 against MI having hit 36 in defeat to Gujarat Titans.
Royal Challengers Bangalore haven't enjoyed the best start to the 2023 season either with one win and two losses from their three games. They kicked off their season with an opening-round win against MI, beating them by eight wickets.
Things have been downhill since, courtesy of defeats to Kolkata Knight Riders by 81 runs, and then a dramatic final ball, one-wicket defeat to Lucknow Super Giants.
Capitals are without two key players for the game as Mitchell Marsh is on a leave back home for his wedding while pacer Khaleel Ahmed suffered a hamstring injury against Rajasthan Royals.
RCB have the most extensive injury list in the competition, having already lost the services of Rajat Patidar, Reece Topley and Will Jacks.
RCB captain Faf du Plessis (MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
With the batting trio of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell available to lead the RCB batting line-up, the onus will again be on them to deliver the majority of the runs, after their combined tally of 199 against the Super Giants.
The Capitals will therefore be under pressure to bite back with the ball. Jason Behrendoff, the powerplay and death-overs option, took three wickets at an economy rate of 7.67 against the Mumbai Indians and something similar would be ideal at both ends of the innings.
Matches played: 29
Royal Challengers Bangalore wins: 18
Delhi Capitals wins: 10
Conditions on Saturday are expected to be quite overcast, with highs of 36 degrees Celsius around when play is due to start. As the early evening approaches, temperatures are expected to drop to around 32 degrees Celsius.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Will Jacks (injured, replaced by Michael Bracewell), Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, R Sonu Yadav
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (injured), David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw
*squads are for the 2023 season as a whole and not specific to this match
Jason Behrendorff will lead the charge with the ball for DC (PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammad Siraj
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan (wk), Rovman Powell, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
RCB start the game as favourites with bookmakers offering odds of 7/10. Capitals are the rank outsiders at 13/10.
This game is a must-win game for both sides as they look to rebuild their respective campaigns. RCB may feel they have the edge with the home crowd but the Capitals are badly in need of their first win of the season. Away win.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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