Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the 19th match of Indian Premier League – IPL 2018 on 21st April at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. As far as weather is concerned, afternoon rain is forecasted but there are little chances of rain during the match. After the rain temperature will not be a concern but later in the game humidity will be a factor to consider. Dew will come in to play and the toss-winning captain would like to bowl first.
IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD Pitch Report
Chinnaswamy pitch has been back to what was in 2016; in 2017 it was slow and sluggish; hard to score runs which were a weak point for batting heavy Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bengaluru wicket has cracks; a high scoring game can be seen as the last one between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Par score cannot be predicted here as anything above 200 can also be chased here.
IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD Team News
Both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils are the bottom two teams on the points table; RCB at 7 and DD at 8. Both have played 4 matches and have 2 points each (1 win and 3 losses).
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Team News
From last two matches, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s bowlers are giving away 200+ runs, this is bringing all the pressure on the batting. Virat Kohli is not able to shuffle his bowlers and RCB is still struggling to find the right bowling combination. Again possibly Pawan Negi can be brought back in place of Sarfaraz Khan.
Delhi Daredevils Team News
Delhi Daredevils are also not having a good time with the ball; only Rahul Tewatia is consistent and rest of the bowlers is on and off. DD batting is struggling to build up any partnership; frequent fall of wickets is a concern. Gurkeerat Singh Mann can be brought in the playing XI in place of Vijay Shekhar who is not looking in the good touch.
IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD Head to Head
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils have played 18 matches against each other in Indian Premier League; out of which Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 12 matches and Delhi Daredevils have won 6 matches. In last 12 matches, Royals Challengers Bangalore have defeated Delhi Daredevils 11 times.
In 7 matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 4 matches and Delhi Daredevils have won 3 matches.
Check: RCB vs DD Head to Head: DD vs RCB Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | RCB Won | DD Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| In IPL | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| At M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru | 7 | 4 | 3 |
IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD Toss Prediction
If Royal Challengers Bangalore win the toss they are most likely to put Delhi Daredevils to bat first. On the other hand, Delhi Daredevils will also like to chase after analysing how the Chinnaswamy pitch behaves.
IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD Score Prediction
Looking the batting line-up of both the team and the pitch; 180+ will be minimum total for both the team while with the batting line-up RCB have it can post 200+ on this wicket.
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 190+ |
| Delhi Daredevils | 180+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD Who Will Win?
Both teams struggling with their bowling but Delhi Daredevils have some problems with their batting also; frequent fall of wickets. Royal Challengers Bangalore have an advantage over the past records on Delhi Daredevils and also home advantage will boost them up.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 55% | 65% |
| Delhi Daredevils | 35% | 45% |
In our Prediction, Royal Challengers Bangalore have more chance to win this match.
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 19 RCB vs DD
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Date: 21st April, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field first.
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 Wickets.
Playing XI for RCB: Quinton de Kock(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Corey Anderson, Manan Vohra, Washington Sundar, Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj.
Playing XI for DD: Gautam Gambhir (c), Jason Roy, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Shahbaz Nadeem, Harshal Patel, Trent Boult.