Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be looking to enter the contest against DC with an unchanged playing XI. RCB will be eyeing to win their first game at home after losing to GT earlier. Patidar and co. put up a clinical performance against MI at the Wankhede stadium in the previous game. They will be eyeing to carry on with the winning momentum against DC.
RCB predicted playing XI vs DC
| Position | Player | Role |
| 1. | Phil Salt (WK) | Batter |
| 2. | Virat Kohli | Batter |
| 3. | Devdutt Padikkal | Batter |
| 4. | Rajat Patidar (C) | Batter |
| 5. | Liam Livingstone | All-rounder |
| 6. | Jitesh Sharma | Batter |
| 7. | Tim David | All-rounder |
| 8. | Krunal Pandya | All-rounder |
| 9. | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| 10. | Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| 11. | Yash Dayal | Bowler |
Unchanged XI for RCB
RCB ticked all the boxes in the contest against MI. Barring Salt and Livingstone, all their batters contributed effectively. Kohli top-scored for the side with a 67-run knock while captain Patidar finished with 64. Jitesh Sharma provided a glimpse of how he could be RCB’s next 360-degree player with his 40-run cameo.
Given Kohli’s record at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, all eyes will once again be on the opening duo of Salt and the ex-skipper to go all guns blazing.
RCB seem to have found the perfect bowling line-up as well. Once again, Krunal will play a crucial role. The pace trio of Hazlewood-Dayal-Bhuvneshwar will be aiming to maximize what the seam-friendly surface has to offer.
Rasikh to play as impact sub?
While Suyash Sharma has tasted success as impact player for RCB’s away games, it would be wise for the team to opt for Raskih in their game against DC. The medium pacer’s addition would provide the appropriate back-up that the pacers would need.
RCB squad for IPL 2025
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh
