Key Highlights for Today’s Dream11 Team Selection:
- Match: RCB vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 24
- Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Date & Time: April 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m. IST
- Pitch Report: Dew help Chasers on this batting paradise; average for the 1st inning ~ 200
- Toss Impact: Teams chasing have a 60% win rate here because of dew.
- Head-to-Head: DC has been better in recent contests; they have won 57% of their last 5 games.
Dream11 Team Strategy: Player Picks Based on Venue, Form, and Match-Ups
1. Wicket Keepers
- KL Rahul (DC): In red-hot form, he’s been averaging 9 fantasy points in the run-up to it. Opened the last game and has the knack to do well on batting tracks.
- Phil Salt (RCB): An aggressive keeper-batsman, ideal for powerplay runs at Chinnaswamy.
Pick: KL Rahul (DC) – Consistent and high-scoring.
2. Batsmen Choices (Minimum 3)
- Virat Kohli (RCB): Highest run-getter of the whole event; he has an average of 85 fantasy points. He smashes both spin and pace. – Rajat Patidar (RCB): Better player of slow bowling, hence important for the middle order Player – Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC): Strike rate expertise in powerplay; perfect for short boundaries.
Tristan Stubbs (DC): The last two forties that he has hit; a finisher for sure and seems to be enjoying the key role in the closing stages.
Top 3: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Jake Fraser-McGurk.
All-Rounders
- Axar Patel (DC): The captain of DC, middle-order batsman who could often contribute gently via left-arm spin. Average 9 fantasy points.
- Liam Livingstone (RCB): Hard-hitter + part-time spinner; that’s where he can be best suited.
- Krunal Pandya (RCB): Spin Bowling all-rounder.
Must Have: Strong Axar Patel (VC potential) and Liam Livingstone.
4. Bowlers (Average of 3)
- Mitchell Starc (DC): Powerplay swinger with pace, averaging 8.5 fantasy points.
- Kuldeep Yadav (DC): A wicket-taking bowler in the middle overs; 9 average fantasy points.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB): Specialist of the death overs; 9 average fantasy points.
- Josh Hazlewood (RCB): Reliable line length; better at containing batters.
The Top 3 picks are Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selections for Dream11 Team
- Captain: Virat Kohli – Anchors combined with High Chinnaswamy strike rate.
- Vice-Captain: Axar Patel – Can play both in the batting and bowling roles; been a key player this season for DC.
VC if RCB bats first: Rajat Patidar, again.
Predicted Playing XI
RCB: Virat Kohli (C), Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.
DC: Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Vipraj Nigam.
Final Dream11 Team Combination
Wicket-Keeper KL Rahul (DC) Batsmen Virat Kohli (C), Rajat Patidar, Jake Fraser-McGurk All-Rounders Axar Patel (VC), Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya. Bowlers Bhuvenshwor Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchel Starc, Josh Hazlehood.
Why this Team?
- Venue Advantage: M.Chinnaswamy’s flat pitch is favorable for aggressive batsmen and death-over bowlers.
- Recent Form: Kohli , Rahul and Axar are consistent players.
- Toss insight: If Delhi Capitals (DC) chases, give more important to their middle order Batsmen( stubbs, Axar)
My winner predictions:
Delhi Capitals has balanced Squad, i will not be surprised if Dc dominate the RCB in their Homeground.
Pro Tip: Monitor the Toss and playing 11. Change your lineup accordingly.