In a clash of the early contenders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will host unbeaten Delhi Capitals (DC) in match 24 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday (April 10).
Rajat Patidar-led RCB is fresh from a 12-run win over Mumbai Indians (MI), while Axar Patel’s DC stretched their unbeaten run to three with a 25-run victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their most recent outing.

RCB opened their campaign with back to back away wins against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and CSK, but suffered a set back in their first match at home against Gujarat Titans (GT). The Bengaluru-based side, however, bounced back with yet another away win against MI.
Having been outplayed in all departments against GT, RCB responded in style as Virat Kohli, Patidar and Jitesh Sharma help set a target of 222 before Krunal Pandya bowled an impressive final over, which included 2 dismissals, to restrict MI to 209/9 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
DC, on the other hand, rode on KL Rahul’s fifty to set a total of 183 before a collective bowling effort restricted CSK to 158/5 at the Chepauk. Before that, DC had registered home wins in Vizag against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Now, both RCB and DC will aim for wins in the early top four race when they clash for the 31st time in IPL and for the thirteenth time at the Bengaluru venue. Here is a look at DC vs RCB head to head numbers and all the other details.
In the 30 DC vs RCB head to head meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, Royal Challengers Bengaluru holds the advantage with 19 wins against Delhi Capitals, who have won 11 such encounters.
In the last 6 meetings also, it’s RCB, who hold a clear advantage again with a head to head record of 5-1 against DC, who last defeated the Bengaluru-based side in 2023 in Delhi at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Here is a look at numbers and performers from those clashes:
| Stats | For RCB vs DC | For DC vs RCB |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 10 | 5 |
| Wins Chasing | 9 | 6 |
| Highest Total | 215 | 196 |
| Lowest Total | 137 | 95 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 187 | 192 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 157 | 183 |
| Most Runs | Virat Kohli (1057 runs) | Rishabh Pant (421 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Chris Gayle (128*) | Quinton de Kock (108) |
| Most Sixes | Virat Kohli (31 sixes) | Rishabh Pant (21 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Virat Kohli (96 fours) | Rishabh Pant (34 fours) |
| Most Fifties | Virat Kohli (10 fifties) | Rishabh Pant (4 fifties) |
| Most Hundreds | Chris Gayle (1 hundred) | Quinton de Kock (1 hundred) |
| Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (15 wickets) | Kagiso Rabada (13 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Jaydev Unadkat (5/25) | Kagiso Rabada (4/21) |
In Bengaluru, RCB and DC have clashed 12 times so far with 1 match ending in a tie and one in a wash out. RCB has won 6 times against DC, who has won 4 times on their visits to Bengaluru to face the Royal Challengers. Here is a look at DC vs RCB record in Bengaluru:
| Stats | RCB vs DC in Bengaluru | DC vs RCB in Bengaluru |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 12 |
| Wins | 6 | 4 |
| Defeats | 4 | 6 |
| Wins Batting 1st | 5 | 1 |
| Wins Chasing | 1 | 3 |
| Highest Total | 191/5 in 2016 | 192/3 in 2016 |
| Lowest Total | 149/8 in 2019 | 137/7 in 2012 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 176/4 in 2018 | 192/3 in 2016 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 157/8 in 2012 & 2017 | 183/4 in 2010 |
Apart from clashes against DC, the Royal Challengers have played different oppositions at the their home venue, where they have already lost once this season, while the Capitals too don’t possess a good record at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Here is a look at their Bengaluru stats: