Royal Challengers Bangalore will go head to head against Rajasthan Royals in the 39th match of the Indian Premier League at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Tuesday.
RCB have won five out of their eight matches whereas RR have managed five wins in seven games.
We take a look at Picks for the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.
Current form for RCB: W L W W L
RCB had a poor day with the bat in their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they were blown away for only 68 runs. Thus, RCB needs to come up with a collective batting effort in the upcoming matches. The middle order hasn’t delivered and Virat Kohli’s poor form is concerning for the team. Moreover, Siraj hasn’t been at his best as he has conceded his runs at an economy rate of 9.73.
Current form for RR: L W L W W
RR has also managed three wins out of their last five games like RCB. Jos Buttler has been amazing for the inaugural champions as he is head and shoulders above the rest of the batters and would want to continue his dream form. Furthermore, their bowling is also doing a fine job in keeping the opposition at bay.
Head to Head: Matches: 26, Won by RCB: 13, Won by RR: 10, NR: 2, Abandoned: 1.
RCB holds a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle against RR.
Players to look out for: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the crucial players for RR.
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik, Mohammed Siraj, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Harshal Patel are going to hold the key for RCB.
Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna.
RCB Probable Playing 11: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
