This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 56th game of the IPL 2021 between the Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore that is scheduled to take place on the 8th of October 2021.
The last day of the league stage is all set to be wrapped up by a game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals at Dubai. Both teams have already qualified for playoffs in this IPL and will take it as a warm up game for the knockout stage. In the reverse fixture in this season, RCB won the game by 1 run at Ahmedabad.
Royal Challengers Bangalore lost their last game against Sunrisers by 4 runs. While bowling first, Harshal Patel again picked 3/33 in his four overs and Christian picked 2/14 as SRH scored just 141/7 in 20 overs. However, the batsmen failed to leave an impact as RCB lost the game by a small margin.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals won their last game against Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets. It was also a low scoring encounter where Delhi restricted CSK to a score of 136 in 20 overs. Axar Patel was the star with the ball as picked 2/18 in his four overs. In the batting department, Shikhar Dhawan was again a top scorer with 39 runs to his name.
Match Details
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Pitch and Weather: It will be a typical Dubai surface where it will be slow and batsmen won’t find it that easy to score runs. Pacers might get some assistance with the new ball, while spinners also will be handy. The weather is likely to be sunny with the temperature touching to the late 30s even though it is a 6.00 PM start.
Date & Time: October 8, 6.00 PM Local time, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals will look to continue with the same playing XI as they won the last game against CSK. Prithvi Shaw will open with Shikhar Dhawan at the top. Shimron Hetmyer is playing crucial knocks in the middle order so he is likely to get another game. In the bowling department, Kagiso Rabada will expect some wickets before the important knockout stage.
Despite losing their last game, RCB is also unlikely to make any changes in the playing XI. Virat Kohli will look to play one big knock before the final stage of the tournament. AB De Villiers and Glenn Maxwell are continuously performing better in the lower order. In the bowling department, George Garton is taking wickets so there will be no change as all bowlers are doing well for RCB in this season.
Delhi Capitals
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Ripal Patel, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, KS Bharath, AB De Villiers (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Christian, George Garton, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel
Match Prediction
Both teams have already qualified for the playoffs so it will be another cracker between the top sides. However, Delhi Capitals are more balanced compared to Royal Challengers Bangalore so they will start as favorites in this match.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Shikhar Dhawan is the fourth highest run-scorer with 501 runs to his name in this season. Shreyas Iyer is the most compact player for Capitals so he can be selected. Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal, both are giving fluent starts to their teams. Virat Kohli scored 350 runs for RCB so he will be another good batting option for your fantasy team.
Wicket-Keepers: Rishabh Pant and KS Bharath both are consistent performers in this IPL 2021. Both players will give points with their glove work and batting in this game.
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell is the only best option available from the all-rounder section. Maxwell is the highest run-scorer for RCB with 447 runs to his name. He can also pick wickets with his spin bowling.
Bowlers: Avesh Khan picked 22 wickets in this season for Delhi Capitals so he can be selected. George Garton and Anrich Nortje are other two bowlers who are taking wickets on regular intervals.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, KS Bharath, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Rishabh Pant, Anrich Nortje, George Garton, Avesh Khan.
Captain – Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell now scored four consecutive 40+ scores including three fifties so he will be the best player to captain in this game.
Vice-Captain – Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is the fourth highest run-scorer in this IPL 2021 so he can be selected as vice-captain in this match.
Dream11 Team
