Rajasthan Royals (RR) will meet Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
RCB is standing at 5th in the points table and RR is standing at 1st in the points table.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE (RCB) Analysis:
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After two successive losses RCB won the match against PBKS by 24 runs. In six matches they won 3 and lost 3.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis provided a great start to the team. Kohli and the skipper both are in great form. They contributed the most runs in the team. Glenn Maxwell also showed his destruction but his consistency is a little bit of a problem. Dinesh Karthik continues low runs, needs to improve his consistency.
Siraj is providing some early wickets in the start and he is getting his consistency right. In his last match against PBKS he grabbed 4 wickets by giving only 21 runs. Harshal is providing some wickets but his consistency needs to be improved. Hasaranga inclusion to the team gives a strong wrist spin option.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS (RR) Analysis:
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RR must be disappointed after their defeat against LSG. They were at one point in a position of winning but suddenly the team collapsed and lost the match.
Jos Butler and Yashasvi Jaiswal these two opening batsmen are providing the best run rate in powerplay. Butler is carrying his form from the last season and this season also he is looking in great touch along with Jaiswal. Sanju Samson always provides some good handy knocks. His cool and composed nature makes him a copy of MSD. Hetmyer destruction towards the death overs can make opposition bowlers helpless. Riyan Parag and Devdutt Padikkal need to be more sincere towards their batting.
Talking about their bowling, Chahal‘s wicket taking ability is in no doubt but in the last few matches it came over high expense of runs. Ashwin contributed the same with his wrist spin, taking the wicket at the right time. Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma taking the charge of fast bowling and also taking wickets with regular interval of time.
HEAD TO HEAD (RR vs RCB):
They played 28 matches against each other.
| RR | RCB | |
| WON | 12 | 13 |
| HIGHEST SCORE | 217 | 200 |
| LOWEST SCORE | 70 | 58 |
Pitch Report:
The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. This pitch is famous for rain runs due to its short boundaries. Therefore the captain will go bowling after winning the toss.
Probable 11 for RCB:
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohd Siraj, Wayne Parnell, Vyshak Vijay Kumar.
Probable 11 for RR:
Jos Butler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.