In Match 24 of IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. DC captain Axar Patel revealed at the toss that KL Rahul will be playing in the middle order going forward. Delhi made one change to their playing XI for the clash.
On the other hand, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar said the pitch looked hard and they would try to post a big total and defend it. Bengaluru will take the field with an unchanged lineup.
Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul (WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Head-to-head history favors RCB, who have won 19 out of 31 matches against DC. Since 2021, RCB has won five out of six matches between the two sides. At Bengaluru’s home ground, they’ve won seven out of 12 matches. But this time, Delhi steps in with renewed energy and intent to turn the tide.
