DC vs RCB Match 46 IPL 2025: The 46th match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on April 27 between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Axar Patel will be captaining Delhi Capitals, while Rajat Patidar will be leading the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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DC vs RCB Match 46 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 17 seasons of IPL, 31 matches have been played between Delhi and Bengaluru so far. Out of these, DC has won 12 matches, while RCB has emerged victorious in 19 matches. During these matches, DC’s highest score against Bengaluru has been 196 runs, while RCB’s highest score against Delhi has been 215 runs. On the other hand, DC’s lowest score against the Royal Challengers is 95 runs, while RCB’s lowest score against the Capitals is 137 runs.
DC vs RCB Match 46 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at Arun Jaitley Stadium
Today’s match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore is to be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Only 2 matches have been played on this ground in IPL 2025 so far and on that basis, this time too the pitch seems to be proving to be beneficial for the batters. Out of the last five matches here, the host Delhi has won four matches. The interesting thing is that in all these matches, the team batting first has won. Delhi batted first in four of the last five matches and won, except for the one match in which it came in to bat later a few days ago, where it faced defeat.
So far 91 matches have been played in the history of IPL at Arun Jaitley Stadium, in which the team batting first has won 44 times, while the teams chasing the target have succeeded in winning the match 46 times. One match here was inconclusive. The highest IPL score on this ground (266 runs for 7 wickets) is recorded by Sunrisers Hyderabad, which it made against the host Delhi Capitals in the last season. While the lowest score (83 runs) is recorded in the name of Delhi Capitals. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 167 runs.
DC vs RCB Match 46 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Delhi
According to the weather forecast, the weather in Delhi is expected to have bright sunshine during the day, while the humidity will also be low. There are chances of dew falling in the evening, due to which the bowling team may face some difficulties later. Today, the maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to be 40 degrees and the minimum temperature is expected to be 24 degrees.
This season, Delhi Capitals has played 8 matches, out of which they have won 6 and the team is at the second position in the points table with 12 points. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played 9 matches so far, out of which they have won 6 matches and the team is at the third position in the points table with 12 points.
DC vs RCB Match 46 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI: Abishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera.
Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
DC vs RCB Match 46 IPL 2025: Full Squads of Delhi and Bengaluru
Delhi Capitals Squad for IPL 2025
Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel (captain), 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.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad for IPL 2025
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), 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.