Rain of runs in Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals face Virat Kohli’s RCB, know the pitch and weather conditions.

News India Live, Digital Desk: The excitement of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League is at its peak. Today on Saturday, a high-voltage match is going to take place at the historic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face KL Rahul-captained Delhi Capitals (DC). Both the teams are desperate to win at the moment, hence fans can expect to see a very competitive match.

‘King’ Kohli’s rule in Chinnaswamy, a big challenge for Delhi

This ground of Bengaluru has always been a heaven for batsmen and even today a similar scene can be seen. Virat Kohli is in great form and remains at the second position in the Orange Cap race. Along with them, explosive batsmen like Rajat Patidar and Phil Salt are the strength of RCB. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals will have to forget the defeat against Chennai in their last match and make a comeback. KL Rahul has a big challenge to stop Virat’s army at his home ground.

Pitch report: Shame for the bowlers, silver for the batsmen

The pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is completely flat and the boundaries here are much smaller than other grounds. The team winning the toss may prefer to bowl first, as chasing the target is considered relatively easier on this ground. Talking about statistics, the average score of the first innings here is around 170, but with the kind of form today’s batsmen are in, it will not be a big deal for the score to cross 200. Fast bowlers may get some help in the initial overs, but for spinners this ground is no less than a litmus test.

Weather update: Heat will make you sweat, no shadow of rain

Today’s weather in Bengaluru is going to be absolutely favorable for cricket. The temperature during the afternoon match is likely to be between 35 to 36 degrees Celsius, due to which the players will have to sweat a lot. However, by evening the temperature may fall to 30 degrees. The most reassuring thing is that there is no possibility of rain, which means fans will get to see the thrill of the entire 40 overs.

Probable playing eleven: There may be major changes in both the teams

RCB’s team includes experienced names like Phil Salt, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, while the responsibility of bowling will be on the shoulders of Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. On behalf of Delhi Capitals, veteran players like Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul and Akshar Patel are ready to shine. The role of Kuldeep Yadav and T Natarajan is going to be important in Delhi’s bowling.