Four games into the season, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils occupy the bottom two spots on the IPL table. It’s not an unfamiliar position for either team. Both are coming off heavy defeats, and both have pressing issues to sort out if they are to make anything of this season.

Match Date: 21 April 2018, Saturday

Match Timing: 20:00 IST, 14:30 GMT

Match Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India

Expected Crowd Turnout: The M. Chinnaswamy stadium will be dipped in the colors of red. Thus, a house-full game is expected with an expected crowd attendance of 39,900.

Weather

The forecast says there will be partly cloudy skies during late evening when the game will be played, but there is a threat of rain earlier in the day. The humidity levels will click around 49%.

Pitch report

Short boundaries and high altitude make the Chinnaswamy track a heaven for batters in the limited-overs formats. Many big scores have been posted and chased down with immense ease. However, with a forecast of light rain, the wicket might slow down as the game follows.

Head-to-head

RCB 11 – DD 6 – NR 1. RCB enjoy a good edge over DD with eleven wins in their belt as compared to six wins for the latter.

Apr 21, 2018 – 19th match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (night)
Match scheduled to begin at 20:00 local time (14:30 GMT | 20:30 BDT)

Toss: RCB
Match: Delhi Daredevils