RR vs RCB Match Prediction: Royal Challengers’ lean run in the IPL continues as they suffered defeat in their third consecutive match this season. Virat Kohli and Co. have a lot to sort out in terms of combinations, while, on the other hand, Rajasthan Royals haven’t made any significant impression either, having lost all three matches they have played so far.
Seemingly, Royal Challengers Bangalore haven’t learned a lot from their previous season’s mistakes, as they still possess a fragile bowling department, lacking potent bowling options in the side. However, the likes of Marcus Stoinis and Coulter-Nile will be joining RCB’s squad in the next match, which will surely give Kohli some confidence ahead of the game against Rajasthan Royals.
Royals played well in the last game against CSK, however, in spite of Stokes-Archer show in the death overs, Rahane and Co. lost the match against well-balanced CSK on Sunday. Ajinkya Rahane and Co. will be itching to claim their first win of the tournament.
Here’s a look at some of the key players in their side and dream11 team for today match:-
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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli will obviously be once again one of the key members in the RCB’s squad in the match against RR. The Indian skipper hasn’t enjoyed a good run with the bat so far, as the fans will be expecting him to score a big inning against Rajasthan on Tuesday.
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Ab De Villiers
It’s high time when De Villiers should take responsibility to play till the end and see his team through as RCB seek De Villiers’ masterclass in the coming matches for RCB. In the three matches he has played so far, the South African batsman played one sensational knock of 70 runs of 41 balls in the game against Mumbai Indians but failed in the other two. One expects, that one big inning from MR. 360 is just around the corner.
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Marcus Stoinis
The Australia series against Pakistan has come to an end, as Virat would be eager to draft Stoinis in the eleven. Marcus Stoinis is likely to play in the next match for RCB against the Royals as he will look to make an impact in the first match of his IPL career.
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Ajinkya Rahane
Fighting for a place in the limited overs side, IPL 2019 is his biggest opportunity in a bid to knock the doors of the selectors. And, being a captain of Royals, Rahane has a lot to figure out in the lead up to the contest against RCB. So far, the Royals’ skipper has just a single half-century under his belt in three games, as he will look to add some runs in his kitty on Tuesday.
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Steve Smith
Unlike David Warner, Steve Smith has made a below-par comeback, with the scores of 20 and 28 in the two matches he has batted so far. Undoubtedly, Steve Smith is one of the vital cogs in the Royals’ squad, as the fans would expect him to notch a big inning in the next match against RCB.
Head To Head
RR vs RCB Match Prediction: Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have played 19 matches against each other in the Indian Premier League. The Royals have won nine matches, while RCB have managed to win eight. And the remaining two have not yielded any results.
Stats at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Total matches – 41
Matches won batting first – 15
Matches won bowling first – 26
Average 1st Inns scores – 157
Average 2nd Inns scores – 143
Highest total recorded – 197/5 (19.4 Ov) by RR vs DCG
Lowest total recorded – 92/10 (18.2 Ov) by MI vs RR
Highest score chased – 197/5 (19.4 Ov) by RR vs DCG
Lowest score defended – 151/7 (20 Ov) by SRH vs RR
Rajasthan Royals Squad
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Manan Vohra, Prashant Chopra, Ashton Turner, Ish Sodhi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Shubham Ranjane, Oshane Thomas, Jofra Archer, Riyan Parag, Aryaman Birla, Sudhesan Midhun
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad
Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Tim Southee, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini, Shimron Hetmyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Kulwant Khejroliya, Devdutt Padikkal, Prayas Barman
Predicted Dream11
WICKET-KEEPER:
- Jos Buttler (C)
BATSMEN
- Virat Kohli (VC)
- Ajinkya Rahane
- AB de Villiers
- Sanju Samson
- Shimron Hetmyer
ALL-ROUNDERS
- Moeen Ali
- Colin de Grandhomme
BOWLERS
- Jofra Archer
- Shreyas Gopal
- Dhaval Kulkarni
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