Top 5 players to watch out for in the RCB vs DC IPL 2025 match

Over 20 matches have already been completed in the 18th edition of the IPL. Only one team now remains unbeaten in the season so far. IPL 2025 could easily be labeled as the season that has staged a remarkable overhaul in the ranks of teams. The sides that have etched their repute as the clear champions are toiling down in the points table, while the ones still in search of their maiden title victory have topped the charts with their impressive turn-ups. Delhi Capitals will arrive unbeaten at the iconic Chinnaswamy for the RCB vs DC IPL 2025 match, their fourth fixture of the season. The home team, meanwhile, will look to ride high on their narrow win over Mumbai Indians in their last fixture.

Key players to watch out for in the RCB vs DC IPL 2025 match

In a season where champions like Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are struggling hard for wins, the likes of DC, RCB, and PBKS have impressed remarkably. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won three of their four matches so far, with their only defeat coming against Gujarat Titans in their first home fixture. However, the fan favorites quickly returned to announce their prowes, beating Mumbai Indians in their backyard. With crucial contributions from the batting order and commanding spells from the likes of Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Krunal Pandya, RCB looks firmly in control of their game.

Delhi Capitals, under their new captain Axar Patel, are going from one high to another. After opening their campaign with a thrilling win against LSG, DC went on to beat SRH and CSK in commanding fashion. Unbeaten so far in the season, Delhi has captured the top spot in the IPL 2025 points table. While Faf du Plessis missed the CSK vs DC match, their batting prowess looks seamless with KL Rahul and du Plessis in fine form. Towards the end comes Ashutosh Sharma, the finisher who won them the chase against LSG in the campaign opener. With the ball, Mitchell Starc headlines the charge, with the Australian spearhead proving lethal to opposition batters.

Rajat Patidar

The newly appointed skipper of Royal Challengers Bengaluru has done a seamless job of leading the pack from the front. The added load of captaincy doesn’t seem to have affected the individual game of the batter. The middle-order prospect has been consistently fiery in his contributions to the team total, coming up with blazing half-centuries. In the four matches that RCB has played so far, Patidar has smashed two half-centuries. Overall, the batter has collectively scored 141 runs across the four innings, at an average of 40.25 and a strike rate past 175.00. In the last fixture, the MI vs RCB match at Chinnaswamy, the RCB captain scored 64 off 32 to propel the team total past 220. With his form appearing unbeatable at the time, Patidar is poised as one of the key players to watch out for in the RCB vs DC IPL 2025 match.

Virat Kohli

The former captain of the side is still one of the most crucial assets for RCB with his sublime run-scoring. Kohli charged to a half-century in the last fixture against MI at Wankhede. The knock was timed seamlessly with elegant boundaries as the opener laid the perfect foundation for an above-par score at the venue. The champion started his IPL 2025 campaign with a fifty as he led RCB to a commanding win over defending champions KKR in the chase. The one against MI marked his second, as Kohli is now the highest run-scorer for his team with 143 runs across the four matches.

Josh Hazlewood

Both RCB and DC have an Australian seamer headlining their pace attack, and both are delivering scintillating results for their teams. Hazlewood is currently perched as the highest wicket-taker for RCB in IPL 2025 so far, with 8 wickets across 4 matches. Hazlewood, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, proved the defining factor in the chase. MI skipper Hardik Pandya threatened to chase the target down as he bashed Krunal Pandya and Hazlewood for 7 boundaries while charging to 42 off just 15 deliveries. However, Hazlewood returned in the penultimate over to dismiss the threat as he pulled the match back in RCB’s favor. Prior to the fixture, the pacer scalped three wickets against CSK in their backyard to wrap up the chase sooner than anticipated by the five-time champions.

Mitchell Starc

Delhi Capitals will head to Chinnaswamy with the perfect weapon in their arsenal to challenge the in-form RCB batters. Mitchell Starc has scalped four wickets in the powerplay itself, three of which came against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the same match, the SRH vs DC fixture, Starc registered his maiden T20 fifer as he rattled the batting lineup of supposed hard-hitters. Overall, the pacer has taken the most wickets for DC so far, picking up 9 wickets in three matches at an economy of 8.91.

KL Rahul

Arriving a bit late to IPL 2025, Rahul has compensated for his absence with a sublime knock in their last fixture, the CSK vs DC match. The wicket-keeper batter looks to have adapted a fiery approach for his new team in the new season. With Jake Fraser-McGurk and Faf du Plessis at the top, KL Rahul came out to bat in the middle against SRH. The batter smashed two fours and a six as he raced to 15 runs off 5 balls. In the match against CSK, KL Rahul got to open as Faf missed out due to an injury. The conditions at Chepauk didn’t seem to trouble Rahul at all, as the opening prospect charged to 77 runs off 51 deliveries, propelling DC’s total past the 200-run mark.