IPL 2023: Kotla awaits Kohli, eyes on batsmen in Delhi and RCB match
New Delhi. Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, who registered a miraculous victory in the last match, would not like to take any chances in the important match of IPL on Saturday and for this the batsmen will have to perform better. RCB are in a better position than Delhi but Faf du Plessis’s men will not want to take any chances. Delhi, on the other hand, would like to repeat the same performance after defeating the top-ranked Gujarat Titans in a low-scoring match. Fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed, who returned after three weeks, and experienced Ishant Sharma were the architects of Delhi’s victory and kept them in the competition. After such a win, the morale of any team will be high but Delhi’s batsmen will also have to live up to the expectations.
Captain David Warner looked very disappointed with his batsmen after the last match.The Indian batsmen have particularly disappointed although Aman Hakeem Khan and Ripple Patel put up a fight in the end but it was not enough. Phil Salt has been inconsistent while Warner has not scored runs in the last three matches. The whole team has failed as a unit in batting. Priyam Garg has not been able to walk at number three while Manish Pandey is not able to play in his familiar style. Akshar Patel batting at number six against Gujarat should be moved up. The stadium is expected to be packed with Virat Kohli playing in this match. He took a long practice at the nets on Thursday and then went to the pavilion named after him. After the win against Lucknow, he would like to forget the clash with Gautam Gambhir and play the best innings.
Kedar Jadhav, who was doing commentary till some time ago, has been given a chance to play in the middle of the tournament by RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar. He has been kept to strengthen the middle order. In bowling, Mohammad Siraj and Josh Hazlewood performed well in Lucknow. The same will be expected from spinners Karn Sharma and Wanindu Hasaranga.
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Squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (Captain), Virat Kohli, Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat, Avinash Singh, Manoj Bhandge, Michael Bracewell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Siddharth Kaul, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Mohd. Siraj, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudesai, Rajan Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Sonu Yadav, Vijaykumar Vaishak and David Willey. Delhi Capitals: David Warner (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Hakim Khan, Abhishek Porel (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Rovman Powell, Riley Rossouw, Anrich Norkia, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakaria, Mukesh Kumar, Phil Salt, Lungi Engidi, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Ripple Patel, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Manish Pandey, Kamlesh Nagerkoti and Yash Dhul. Time: The match will start at 7.30 PM.
