New Delhi: Delhi capitals Captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl against him Royal Challengers Bangalore Carrow on Thursday in his Indian Premier League (IPL). The Capital, the only unbeaten team so far in the tournament, has won all three matches and is currently second on the points table.
RCB, with three wins and one loss, is placed in third place.
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While Bengaluru retained the XI of his playing, Delhi made a change, replacing Sameer Rizvi in FAF Do Plessis.
After winning the toss, Exer also shared an update on KL Rahul’s batting position.
“We will bowl first. My fingers are fine, protecting it, but if needed, I will bowl all four overs. FAF is fit, he (Sameer Rizvi) is out.
He also discussed the bowling strategy:
“Spinners will have a role here, but fast bowlers can also take a wicket.
RCB captain Rajat Patidar, standing for FAF, said that he prefers to chase, but confident.
“We preferred to chase, but the surface seems difficult, we will look at a good total and defend it,” said the Patidar.
“I always return my tendency, but I also plan. It is also important to win home matches, for speed. There is no change for us.”
Play xis:
RCB: Virat Kohli, Phil Salat, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hajalwood, Yash Dayal.
DC: Jake Fraser-Mackgurk, FAF Do Plessis, KL Rahul (WK), Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (C), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.
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