DC vs RCB: David Warner's Delhi Capitals have been dealt with a blow as one of their star pacers has been ruled out of their game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. DC are having an off-colour campaign with 3 wins in 9 games and will be up against RCB, who are knocking on the door of the top four in the IPL 2023 standings.
Meanwhile, DC will be missing the services of South African pacer Anrich Nortje. The Proteas pacer left the DC camp late Friday night due to a personal emergency and will not be available for the DC vs RCB clash. The Capitals confirmed the development by releasing a statement.
"Official Statement. Owing to a personal emergency, Delhi Capitals fast bowler Anrich Nortje had to leave for South Africa late on Friday night. He will be unavailable for this evening’s game against Royal Challengers Bangalore," DC wrote on Twitter.
Nortje played 8 matches in IPL 2023, where he picked 7 wickets for them. His best figures are of 3/33 and he bowled at an average of 24.02. Nortje's srtike rate is 17.48, while his economy is 8.24.
Delhi Capitals are facing must win situations now. They lost their first five matches, before making a comeback and wininng the next two. DC then lost their 8th game and won their last against Gujarat Titans. After RCB, Delhi's next opponents will be Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. They will play two games each against both these teams.
Delhi Capitals squad:
David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Priyam Garg, Ripal Patel, Anrich Nortje, Sarfaraz Khan, Lungi Ngidi, Praveen Dubey, Rovman Powell, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Abishek Porel, Mustafizur Rahman
