Both RCB and DC are coming on the back of defeats and will be aiming to get to winning ways. DC are winless in the tournament so far and the day game against RCB becomes very crucial for them.
Punjab Kings – who are being led by Shikhar Dhawan – are visiting Lucknow for their next away game and will be looking to win this one against LSG – who registered a last-ball win over RCB in their last match.
Before divulging the details of today’s game, let us take a look at what happened in the game yesterday i.e. April 14. It was match number 19 which was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad which SRH ended up winning by 23 runs.
What happened in yesterday’s IPL 2023 match?
Chasing a target of 229, Nitish Rana led KKR from the front and smashed a 40-ball 75 while in-form Rinku Singh (58* off 31 balls) played yet another gem of an innings but couldn’t succeed in crossing the winning line in front of a packed Eden Gardens and lost to SRH by 23 runs.
Harry Brook – slammed his maiden IPL century and the first ton of the season – and captain Aiden Markram also smashed a quickfire fifty to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a mammoth total of 228 for 4.
Who were the best players in yesterday’s IPL match?
Apart from Harry Brook with the bat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/29), Marco Jansen (2/37) and Mayank Markande (2/27) were the pick of the bowlers for SRH. For Kolkata Knight Riders, captain Rana scored 75 off 40, Rinku Singh (58* off 31) and Andre Russell (3/22) were the top performers in the match.
How many matches today on April 15 in IPL 2023?
On Saturday (April 15), the IPL 2023 has two matches.
Today’s Match Venue: Where is Today’s IPL Match?
The IPL matches will be played in Bengaluru and Lucknow
IPL 2023 Today’s Match Schedule
1st: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals (Match 20)
Time: 3.30 pm IST
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
2nd: Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings (Match 21)
Time: 7.30 pm IST
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Live Stream and Telecast: The match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network on television. Indian viewers can live stream the match through the JioCinema app and website for free.
Captains: Faf du Plessis (RCB) vs Delhi Capitals (Match 20)
Captains: KL Rahul (LSG) vs Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) (Match 21)
RCB vs DC Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – who have been doing well in the season – look favourites to win this game.
RCB playing 11 vs DC Faf du Plessis (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mohammad Siraj
RCB Impact-sub options W Hasaranga, Michael Bracewell, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Siddharth Kaul
DC playing vs RCB David Warner (C), Abhishek Porel (WK), Manish Pandey, Yash Dhull, Rilee Rossouw, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya
DC’s best impact substitute options are Phil Salt, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi, Ishant Sharma, Rovman Powell
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