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DC vs RCB (Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru) Live Cricket Score and Updates, IPL 2025 46st Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and decided to bowl first against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. 
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LIVE DC vs RCB IPL 2025: When Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru face off against KL Rahul’s Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, RCB fans will hope to see King Kohli recreate Rahul’s celebration — the one he pulled off at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru after defeating RCB at their home ground. With both teams on the brink of playoff qualification, a win here would almost seal their spot in the top four. DC are riding high after a win against LSG, while RCB pulled off a thrilling victory against RR in their last outing.

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Delhi Capitals Squad: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Madhav Tiwari, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Darshan Nalkande, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Mohit Sharma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Rasikh Dar Salam, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh

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Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh
 Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
 Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and decided to bowl first against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. 
In the two matches hosted by Delhi in this edition, Mumbai Indians successfully defended 205 with a 12-run win, while DC pushed their defence of 188 against RR into a Super Over before eventually prevailing.
 With Porel and Nair finding form, it’s a genuine headache whether to slot du Plessis back as an opener, a decision that could shape DC’s playoff run.
 At Kotla this year, spinners have maintained better control (9.1 economy) compared to pacers (10.2), making quality spin vital in dictating the middle overs.
 
 Bhuvneshwar Kumar is just three wickets shy of becoming IPL’s second-highest wicket-taker, trailing only Dwayne Bravo and soon overtaking Piyush Chawla.
 
 Tim David boasts a monstrous strike rate of 212, second only to Heinrich Klaasen among batters facing 30+ balls, making him a death overs nightmare.
 
 An economy of just 6.3 and relentless middle-overs pressure from Kuldeep has been key to DC winning tight matches, a massive factor against RCB’s stacked lineup.
 
 Since 2024, RCB has won 9 out of 11 games when Kohli scored a half-century, a staggering stat underlining his pivotal role in the team’s playoff dreams.
 
 Axar’s mind-boggling strike rate of 202 against spinners this season makes him Delhi’s secret weapon when pace-off tactics dominate the middle overs.
 
 With dew expected at Kotla, teams batting first must post at least 200+ to feel secure, a total that has been breached multiple times already this season.
 
Axar Patel shares how #DC is winning with teamwork, contribution, and pure Delhi passion! 
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 27, 2025
 
 Krunal has quietly equaled his best-ever IPL wicket haul (12 wickets), becoming a clutch performer who can change games in the middle overs alongside Suyash Sharma.
 
 Spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam have outperformed pacers at Kotla, taking 13 wickets and stifling batters despite the high-scoring trend.
 
 Starc’s expensive powerplay spells (economy of 11.40) contrast with Hazlewood’s tighter grip, adding an intriguing mini-battle between two world-class pacers.
 
 With du Plessis back from injury, DC’s batting looks even more dangerous, offering critical depth alongside Karun Nair, Abishek Porel, and Axar Patel.
 
 Rahul has scored 76 runs off Hazlewood at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 173 across five innings, conceding ground to Delhi’s aggressive top-order plans.
 
 Rahul’s commanding unbeaten 97 against RCB in the first-leg match wasn’t a flash in the pan, it was a tactical statement that Delhi has the firepower to match anyone.
 
 With 323 runs already under his belt, Rahul has carried DC’s batting in Faf du Plessis’ absence, highlighting his transformation from accumulator to game-changer.
 
 KL Rahul has switched gears this season, ditching conservatism for controlled aggression, scoring at a fierce strike rate of 153.80, his personal best in an IPL season.
 
 Unbeaten in five away matches, RCB’s road form is a massive confidence booster, with Kohli leading from the front and loving the conditions at Kotla.
 
 Five of Kohli’s six half-centuries this season have come in wins, showing that RCB’s fate is tightly stitched to how their talisman performs at the top.
 
 Kohli’s 2025 IPL has seen him rack up big runs at an average of 65.33, second only to his historic 2016 season, proving he’s not just in form, he’s in vintage form.
 
 Virat Kohli averages an incredible 69 with a strike rate of 145.5 at Kotla, his best stats at any venue where he’s played over five matches, making him RCB’s biggest trump card.
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