IPL 2022: Battle of the Royals as RR take on RCB

IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals take on Royal Challengers Bangalore.

IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals have shown everyone that they are a formidable team after their wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians.

The men in pink and blue sit pretty atop the table with a healthy run rate following their 61 and 23 runs wins over SRH and MI.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore have beaten Kolkata Knight Riders with 3 wickets and 4 balls to spare in a low scoring thriller.

Rajasthan Royals have excelled in every area, scoring 190+ in both their innings with the bat while being the one of the only 3 teams to be able to defend a score. Rajasthan have defended their score twice.

The other teams to do so are Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Also read: https://www.sportstrumpet.com/lucknow-beat-hyderabad-by-12-runs-in-a-close-match%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc/

Where is the match between RR and RCB going to be played?

The match is set to be played at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

Pitch report

A belter of a wicket to bat on but, the ball will swing in the powerplay.

Expect a high scoring match tonight between the two teams.

Probable playing XI

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(C and wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Navdeep Saini, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishnna.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf Du Plessis(C), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshsal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj.

Key Players

Rajasthan Royals:

Jos Buttler: The Englishman scored a century against Mumbai Indians in the previous game. He would play a key role in helping RR get a quick start.

Shimron Hetmyer: The West Indian has been in terrific form with the bat, scoring quickfire 30’s to help RR finish the innings of in style. He would be a key player in helping RR finish the innings well.

Yuzvendra Chahal: The Indian leggie will play against his former side on Tuesday. The spinner has 5 wickets in this years Tata IPL. He would play a key role if RR are to restrict RCB from being on the charge in the middle overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Faf Du Plessis: The new RCB skipper scored a brilliant 88 in the first match but, couldn’t score a lot in the second. His role would be to build a partnership along with Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat to help RCB to a high score.

Dinesh Karthik: The Indian Wicket keeper has gotten the role of finishing off the innings well. He has done so very well in the 2 matches that RCB have played. He would be crucial for RCB to finish off the innings well.

Wanindu Hasaranga: The Sri Lankan spinner has picked up 5 wickets in the 2 matches that RCB have played. He is their highest wicket taker, so far. He will play an important role if RCB are to restrict the free flowing RR batsmen.

Overall Head to Head:

In the 24 matches between the teams, RCB have won 12 whereas RR have won 10.

In the last 5 matches, RCB have the advantage 4-0 with 1 match ending in a No Result.