DUBAI, Oct 4: A back-in-form Virat Kohli�s tactical acumen will be put to test against Shreyas Iyer�s unassuming but dynamic brand of captaincy when the two most impressive teams of the ongoing IPL � Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals � face each other here on Monday.
Both DC and RCB have looked solid so far and are placed atop the standings with three wins out of four games each. While Iyer has shown great form in his team�s four matches, Kohli finally got his act together in RCB�s last game against Rajasthan Royals, striking a fluent half-century.
On Saturday, Iyer (88 not out off 38 balls) again showed his class after Prithvi Shaw�s (66) opening act as Delhi beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs. Kohli too finally got his touch back after three ordinary outings with an unbeaten 72 off 53 balls to guide RCB to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals.
And come Monday, the two skippers would look to lead from the front and outwit each other in what promises to be a thrilling contest.
While Shaw has so far looked quite in control at the top of the order for DC, Shikhar Dhawan�s form would be a cause of concern for Iyer.
But on the brighter side, Delhi seem to have finally got Rishabh Pant back in form as he dusted off his rustiness with a quick-fire 17-ball 38 against KKR. To add to it, there is Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer waiting in the wings.
On the bowling front, Kagiso Rabada is the go-to man for DC even though he leaked runs against KKR the other day.
South African pacer Anrich Nortje has been brilliant for DC in the opening and slog overs and bowled a brilliant penultimate over against KKR on Saturday.
Harshal Patel, as Ishant Sharma�s replacement, did well enough to finish with 2 for 34 in 4 overs but the fit-again Ravichandran Ashwin and Stoinis went for runs.
Match starts: 7:30pm. � PTI
