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Preview: M11 - RCB vs DD
17 Apr, 2016
Preview: M11 - RCB vs DD
16 Apr, 2016
What
Match 11 of VIVO IPL 2016 will see Royal Challengers Bangalore come up against the Delhi Daredevils
Royal Challengers Bangalore, perennial favourites in the IPL and a hugely popular side with the crowds, opened their season with a dominant performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad. After the batsmen had piled on 227 runs on the board, the bowlers restricted the visitors to 182 to guide the team to their first points of the season.
Delhi Daredevils were outclassed by the Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match, before the team bounced back well to defeat Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets. Largely a young side, the Delhi Daredevils seem to have found the right combination – bringing in the experience of JP Duminy to strengthen the batting.
When
17 April 2016, 2000 Hrs IST
Where
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Weather
Temperature: Max 33°c, Min 30°c
Humidity: Max 38%
Wind: 7kmph
The Protagonists
Among the batsmen who will showcase their skills in this match, one should look out for Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Shane Watson, who form the nucleus of RCB’s line-up, and for Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy in the Delhi Daredevils line-up. Among the Indian lads, DD certainly have the cream of the Indian lads – Shreyas Iyer and Karun Nair are among the lads knocking the doors of the selectors for a place in the national team.
Among the bowlers, Zaheer Khan has rediscovered his mojo; the DD skipper got the ball talking in the previous match, and he will certainly be more than a handful, especially at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where he has picked up more wickets than at any other venue. Also look out for the two leg-spinners Amit Mishra and Yuzvendra Chahal, who have this knack of picking up important wickets. DD might look at giving Imran Tahir his first game of the season to make it two leg-spinners in the line-up.
Head to Head
The head to head between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils reads 9-5 in favour of the former. RCB appear to have a stranglehold over DD, given they are undefeated in the last nine matches between the two teams (eight wins, one wash out). The last time that Delhi Daredevils defeated RCB in a match was in their home fixture in the 2010 season.
Trivia
Royal Challengers Bangalore have nine wins against Delhi Daredevils – more wins than against any other opponent.
Since becoming RCB captain, Virat Kohli’s scores against Delhi Daredevils read 73*, 65, 99, 49*, 10, 35* and 1*. He averages an incredible 110.67 in those seven matches.
Chris Gayle needs 18 more runs to own another T20 record; if he scores 18 in this match, he would have scored 1596 runs in T20 matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru – the most by any player at a single venue.
Zaheer Khan needs 3 more wickets to become the highest wicket-taker in IPL matches at Bengaluru.
The average age of the Delhi Daredevils top five – in the XI they fielded in their previous match – was 22 years.
What Next
Both teams will come up against the defending champions Mumbai Indians in their respective next figures. Royal Challengers Bangalore will be seen in action at the Wankhede Stadium on April 20, while the Delhi Daredevils will play the first of their three back-to-back home games on April 23.
