IPL 2025: DC vs RCB Playing 11, RCB batters vs DC bowlers matchups

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are taking each other on in Match 46 of the IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium today. RCB skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first. 

DC vs RCB playing 11 today:

 

DC playing 11 vs RCB: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar

 

Impact players: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay

 

RCB playing 11 vs DC: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

  Impact players:  Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh     

 

The Capitals have been in impressive form this season, securing six wins from eight outings and currently sitting in second place on the points table. Their most recent victory came against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, where they dominated with a convincing performance.

 

RCB, on the other hand, also boast six victories but have suffered three losses, placing them just behind DC at No. 3 in the standings. Led by Rajat Patidar, the team is riding high after back-to-back wins—first over Punjab Kings in Mullanpur and then against Rajasthan Royals in Bengaluru.

 

The last meeting between these two teams earlier this season saw Delhi chase down a target of 164 runs with six wickets in hand and more than two overs to spare, highlighting their dominance in that encounter.

 

Axar Patel captaincy record in IPL 2025

Matches: 9

Wins: 5

Losses: 4

Tied: 0

Win percentage: 75

 

Rajat Patidar captaincy record in IPL 2025

Matches: 9

Wins: 5

Losses: 4

Tied: 0

Win percentage: 66.67

 

DC squad for IPL 2025: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Donovan Ferreira, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Darshan Nalkande, Dushmantha Chameera, Tripurana Vijay, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari

 

RCB squad for IPL 2025: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Liam Livingstone, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh

 

Check out the players' match-up ahead of the DC vs RCB match here. The players' battle stats will help you create Delhi vs Bangalore fantasy playing 11 based on facts.

 

DC vs RCB Key Player Battles 

DC Batters vs RCB Bowlers
Batter	Bowler	Format	Inns	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR
Faf du Plessis	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	IPL	17	106	1	106	143
Faf du Plessis	Krunal Pandya	IPL	7	69	1	69	123
Faf du Plessis	Lungi Ngidi	T20s	5	28	3	9.3	117
KL Rahul	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	IPL	10	109	1	109	111
KL Rahul	Josh Hazlewood	T20s	8	104	2	52	171
KL Rahul	Krunal Pandya	T20s	10	85	1	85	105
KL Rahul	Yash Dayal	IPL	3	39	0	-	205
KL Rahul	Lungi Ngidi	T20s	3	5	3	1.7	50
Karun Nair	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	IPL	5	29	1	29	121
Tristan Stubbs	Romario Shepherd	T20s	5	63	1	63	191
Axar Patel	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	IPL	11	60	2	30	177
RCB Batters vs DC Bowlers
Batter	Bowler	Format	Inns	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR
Phil Salt	Axar Patel	T20s	4	18	2	9	113
Phil Salt	Mitchell Starc	T20s	2	44	0	-	232
Virat Kohli	Axar Patel	IPL	12	90	1	90	118
Virat Kohli	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	6	61	1	61	115
Virat Kohli	Mitchell Starc	T20s	9	88	0	-	173
Virat Kohli	T Natarajan	IPL	6	54	1	54	169
Virat Kohli	Mohit Sharma	IPL	12	90	0	-	145
Devdutt Padikkal	Axar Patel	IPL	4	40	0	-	182
Devdutt Padikkal	T Natarajan	T20s	4	43	0	-	159
Rajat Patidar	Axar Patel	IPL	3	30	1	30	167
Jitesh Sharma	Axar Patel	IPL	3	13	2	6.5	87
Jitesh Sharma	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	4	31	2	15.5	111
Tim David	Mukesh Kumar	T20s	6	63	1	63	242
Tim David	Mukesh Kumar	IPL	2	32	1	32	320
Tim David	Axar Patel	T20s	9	38	2	19	119
Tim David	T Natarajan	IPL	2	47	0	-	294
Krunal Pandya	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	4	20	1	20	100
Krunal Pandya	Mohit Sharma	IPL	2	17	2	8.5	189
Krunal Pandya	Mukesh Kumar	T20s	5	18	2	9	95
Liam Livingstone	Axar Patel	T20s	9	29	2	14.5	94
Liam Livingstone	Kuldeep Yadav	T20s	5	23	1	23	89