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Salt sustained the injury during a training session and has not yet regained full fitness, forcing him to miss his second consecutive match. RCB batting coach Dinesh Karthik confirmed ahead of the game that the England opener remains unavailable. "Salt is injured for the moment and will miss the game vs DC," Karthik said. In his absence, Jacob Bethell will continue to open the batting alongside Kohli. In the previous match, Bethell managed just 14 runs. Salt has been an important contributor at the top of the order, scoring 202 runs in six matches, including two half-centuries with a highest score of 78. His aggressive starts alongside Kohli have provided early momentum for the team in several matches this season. Toss Result RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first against DC. Playing XIs Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel(c), Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar