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.