Sunday, 12 May RCB vs DC Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – RCB vs DC

• Chinnaswamy has been a batting friendly surface and hence, teams should have no second thoughts about opting to field first.
• RCB need to dismiss Jake Fraser-McGurk at the earliest to restrict the Capitals from putting up a big score on the board.
• RCB need to find a way of stopping Virat Kohli, who has been in scintillating form with the bat for the Challengers.
• RCB have to counter the DC spin duo of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav with a blend of caution and aggression.

Match Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will face each other in the 62nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, May 12 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The Challengers, led by Faf du Plessis, are still in with a chance to qualify for the playoffs. RCB have 10 points and a net run rate of +0.217 thanks to wins in 5 out of 12 matches. They will go into their next game after beating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 60 runs on Thursday at the HPCA Stadium in Bengaluru.

After being asked to bat first, RCB put up a massive score of 241 for 7. Virat Kohli missed out on a hundred, but took his team to a formidable score. Rajat Patidar also chipped in with a brisk knock of 55. Thereafter, RCB restricted PBKS to 181 in 17 overs.

The Capitals, on the other hand, are hanging in the middle of the table with 12 points and a net run rate of -0.316. They defeated Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 20 runs.

Kuldeep Yadav won the Player of the Match award for his match-winning spell of 4-0-25-2. After being asked to bat first, DC scored 221 for 8 on the back of fifties from Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel. Then their bowlers stepped up to restrict the Royals.

Head-to-Head Record Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Predictions

RCB and DC have faced each other 31 times since they first met back in 2008. The Challengers are leading their opponents 19-11 after 16 years. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB have a 7-4 lead over their opponents. One match back in 2015 did not produce a result due to rain.

In their previous meeting on May 6, 2023, DC defeated RCB by 7 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. After opting to bat first, the Challengers scored 181 for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror racked up 55 and 54 respectively. Mitchell Marsh was the pick of the DC bowlers with figures of 3-0-21-2.

The Capitals chased down the target with 20 balls left in their innings. Phil Salt won the Player of the Match award after he blazed his way to scoring an unbeaten 87 off 45 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes.