RCB vs DC pitch report: How will the surface at Arun Jaitley Stadium play for today's match?

The mood at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to be filled with high spirits and optimistic anticipation as Delhi Capitals (DC) take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a crucial IPL 2025 clash on Sunday evening.

Both teams are evenly matched, each having earned 12 points, though DC holds the advantage over RCB on net run rate and has one fewer loss. RCB has the upper hand in their head-to-head record in New Delhi, having won six out of ten meetings against DC. Both teams are closely matched in their batting and bowling performances.

With powerful hitters like KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, and Ashutosh Sharma, DC has a strike rate of 152 and a run rate of 9.1 in the middle overs, surpassing RCB’s 139 and 8.3 in that phase. In the final five overs, DC shines with a massive strike rate of 205 and a run rate of 12.3, compared to RCB’s 190 and 11.4.

Pitch report for DC vs RCB

Delhi Capitals have split their two home matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2025, securing one win and suffering one loss. In their most recent home game, they triumphed over Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling Super Over. However, in their opening fixture against Mumbai Indians, DC fell short by 12 runs.

Squads:
Delhi Capitals: Karun Nair, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Donovan Ferreira, KL Rahul, Axar Patel (captain), Sameer Rizvi , Ashutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Vipraj Nigam, Manvanth Kumar L, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

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

Match starts 7.30 PM IST.