Delhi Capitals dragged themselves to 162/8 in their allotted 20 overs in the IPL 2025 game against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on what was a slow-paced surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. KL Rahul, who had struck an unbeaten 93 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) earlier in the tournament, struggled to get away. It was the final flourish from Tristan Stubbs that propelled the Capitals to what could be a winning total. Although Abhishek Porel started the innings with a boundary and the opening partnership was a decent one but the Royal Challengers applied the squeeze in the middle overs. Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma was outstanding in applying the squeeze to keep the ball away from a set KL Rahul. Josh Hazlewood, who led a heroic recovery for RCB against the Rajasthan Royals, was equally sensational, dismissing Abhishek Porel and Axar Patel.It was after KL Rahul's 41 off 39 deliveries, laced with three boundaries when Stubbs got into his work. The South African batter played some audacious shots, plundering a 15-ball 34 to give the home side a much-required impetus.Rajat Patidar had won the toss and opted to field firstThe toss at the Arun Jaitley Stadium went in favour of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar and he opted to bowl first against the Delhi Capitals. Both sides announced one change, with Jacob Bethell debuting in IPL in place of Phil Salt, who is down with fever. Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis has returned for the Capitals and is likely to open the innings.DC playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.RCB playing XI: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal