RCB vs DC, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch, Weather Reports

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be facing Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 62 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played 12 matches and are placed seventh on the points table with 10 points, while Delhi Capitals have also played 12 matches and are ranked fifth on the table with 12 points. In the last match played by Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by 60 runs.

The top fantasy player for Royal Challengers Bengaluru was Virat Kohli who scored 139 points.

In their last match in this series against Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs. The top fantasy player for Delhi Capitals was Abishek Porel who scored 96 points.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 170 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 42% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Weather Report

The temperature will hover around 29 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 45%. Winds at a speed of 3.61 m/s are expected.

Head-to-Head

In the 31 matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

Both teams last played against each other in Match 50 of the Indian Premier League, 2023. Mahipal Lomror scored the highest fantasy points for Bengaluru with 92 points while Mitchell Marsh topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Delhi with 91 points.

Fantasy Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 81 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played 12 matches, Kohli has scored 634 runs averaging 70.4 per match.

Will Jacks

Will Jacks is a differential player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 59 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.1. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last seven matches, he has scored 189 runs at an average of 31.5 per match.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 55 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.6. He is a left-handed batter. In the recent 12 matches, he has scored 164 runs at an average of 23.4 per match. Patel is also a handy bowler, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches, he has taken 10 wickets, averaging 29.3 per match.

Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 52 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.9. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last 12 matches, he has scored 361 runs averaging 30.1 per match.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 51 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. Yadav bowls slow left-arm chinaman and in the recently played nine matches, he has taken 14 wickets at an average of 20.6.

Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed is a bowler with an average of 34 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.9 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He bowls left-arm medium and in the recently played 12 matches, Ahmed has taken 14 wickets at an average of 30.4.

Yash Dayal

Yash Dayal is a bowler with an average of 28 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He bowls left-arm medium-fast and in the last 11 matches, Dayal has taken 10 wickets at an average of 36.

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell is an all-rounder with an average of 26 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.6 and is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a differential pick in your team. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played eight matches, he has scored 36 runs at an average of 5.1 per match. Maxwell also bowls decently, bowling off-break and in recent matches, he has taken five wickets at an average of 20.8 per match.

Fantasy Team

Wicket-Keeper: Abishek Porel and Dinesh Karthik

Batters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk

All-Rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Axar Patel and Cameron Green

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj

Captain: Virat Kohli

Vice-Captain: Axar Patel