IPL 2019, Match 20: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals - Stats Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday afternoon at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru). Both teams will play their sixth match in IPL 2019. Meanwhile, RCB and DC will play their third home and away match respectively in this season.

RCB hasn’t opened their points column yet as they have lost all the five matches in this season. On the other hand, DC has earned four points in this season after winning two matches and losing three other matches.

Teams’ Stats

RCB

IPL 2019 form (oldest to latest): Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost and Lost

• In their last six matches, RCB failed to win a match as they suffered six consecutive defeats. While it was the second time when RCB suffered six straight defeats, they have never faced seven consecutive defeats.

DC

IPL 2019 form (oldest to latest): Won, Lost, Won (in the one-over eliminator), Lost and Lost

Head-to-Head records

Overall (22 matches):  RCB won 15 matches; DC won 6 matches; one match had no result

In IPL (21 matches): RCB won 14 matches; DC won 6 matches; one match had no result

At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (10 matches):  RCB won 6 matches; DC won 3 matches; one match had no result

In last 5 matches: RCB won 5 matches

• The Delhi franchise last time beat RCB on 17th April 2016 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru). Since then, RCB has won five straight matches against DC.

Players’ stats

(RCB)

AB de Villiers

i) The former South African star cricketer has hit 197 IPL sixes. He is three sixes away to complete his 200 IPL sixes. Till the date, only Chris Gayle has hit 200 or more IPL sixes as he has hit 302 IPL sixes.

(DC)

Amit Mishra

i) The leg-spinner Amit Mishra has picked up 149 wickets in IPL career. With one more wicket, he will complete 150 IPL wickets. After Lasith Malinga, he will become the second bowler to take 150 or more IPL wickets.

Trent Boult

i) The Kiwi pacer has picked 99 wickets in 89 T20 matches. The left-arm pacer is one wicket away to complete his 100 T20 wickets.

Rishabh Pant

i) The young wicketkeeper-batsman has scored 1,406 T20 runs for the Delhi franchise. With 51 more runs, he will become the second most run-scorer for the Delhi franchise by surpassing their former cricketer David Warner (1,456 runs).

Colin Ingram

i) The South African cricketer has played 231 T20 matches and has scored 5,965 runs. The left-handed batsman is 35 runs short of completing 6,000 T20 runs.