Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2024
Match 19 of the 2024 Indian Premier League sees Rajasthan Royals take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday evening in Jaipur. Rajasthan have won three out of three so far in the tournament with RCB losing three of their four fixtures. Read on as we preview this game which gets underway at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium at 19:30 local time.
After an excellent start to the campaign, supporters of Rajasthan Royals are already dreaming of an IPL title this season. They have had three good wins so far in the competition and they will fancy their chances against a RCB side who have not been at their best.
In spite of their big name top three batters, and Virat Kohli’s form, RCB are operating towards the bottom of the IPL table at the moment. Most analysts believe that their bowling attack is not strong enough and the whole team will need to go up a level from their last game if they are to be competitive in this clash.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: You can watch this match live on Sky Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, Sky Sport NZ, SuperSport and Willow TV
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RR vs RCB Match Toss Prediction
Toss will be important in this fixture and we are anticipating that the toss winner will choose to bat first as both the previous matches here were won by the team batting first.
If we look at the head to head records between RR and RCB in 2023, both the matches were won by the defending team at this ground as well as RCB’s home ground in Bengaluru.
RR will certainly choose to bat first if they win the toss and if RCB wins the toss there is also a slight chance that they might go for bowling first as batting has been their strong point this season as compared to bowling so they would want to rely more on their batting unit to chase successfully.
RR vs RCB Pitch Report
Although we have not seen any scores of 200+ at this venue, a total of 180+ is very much a possibility in this game. There is good pace in the wicket and there is usually some assistance for the quicks during the powerplay.
Spinners are also able to pick some wickets here as Chahal, Ravi Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi have been able to pick wickets. We can expect a balanced contest between the bat and ball and the toss will play a crucial part here.
Jaipur Weather Report
It will be a warm evening in Jaipur with the temperature set to drop no lower than 29 degrees. Humidity will not go above 25% and cloudy conditions are forecast throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Indian Premier League 2024
RR Team News & Playing 11
RR Team News
In spite of Rajasthan Royals coming into the game with a 100% record, there was still one change for them ahead of their last match with South African Nandre Burger coming in. We expect Burger to retain his place with no injury worries for Sanju Samson’s side.
RR Key Players
- Riyan Parag - It has been an excellent IPL for the young batter so far this season who has been dismissed just once and has hit 181 runs with a strike-rate of 160.17.
- Sanju Samson - The Rajasthan skipper has outscored his opening batting pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler. So far in this campaign he has a top score of 82 not out.
- Trent Boult - The left-arm pace bowler has a strike-rate of 13.2 in this year’s tournament ahead of this match and took three wickets from four balls against Mumbai Indians.
- Nandre Burger - It has been a very strong six months for the South African who has been bowling with genuine speed and hostility. He took another two wickets in the last game.
- Yuzvendra Chahal - Chahal is the leading wicket taker of the RR side with 6 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 9.16. He is 7 wickets away from reaching the 200-wicket mark in the IPL. Being a former RCB player, he might be aware of their weaknesses as well.
RR Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham Dubey, Abid Mushtaq
In the last game we saw spinner Yuzvendra Chahal come out of the side for the bowling innings and Shubham Dubey come into the team. We expect a similar approach in this game although Rovman Powell could be a batting impact option.
RR Team Form
Rajasthan Royals have not had a large victory yet this season but they are now targeting their fourth win in a row in IPL 2024.
RR Predicted Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wk) (c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal
RCB Team News & Playing 11
RCB Team News
There will certainly be plenty of questions being asked by the team management at RCB after their very poor start to the campaign. There were important dropped catches in their last game and with skipper Faf du Plessis talking about strong characters stepping up, we could well see the same XI in this fixture.
RCB Key Players
- Virat Kohli - The right-handed opener has already scored over 200 runs in this year’s IPL and he hit his second half-century of the campaign against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 15.
- Glenn Maxwell - The Australian all-rounder is yet to produce a big innings with the bat but has been dangerous with the ball taking a two-wicket haul in two games.
- Dinesh Karthik - The vastly experienced right-handed batter continues to excel in the finisher role for RCB with scores of 20, 28 not out and 38 not out in the opening three matches.
- Yash Dayal - The pace bowler was the most economical of the RCB quick bowlers in the defeat against Lucknow and he has been a consistent performer in the competition.
- Faf du Plessis - Skipper Faf has not been very impressive this season but we expect a good knock from his bat in this game to regain his form. In 4 matches he has scored 65 runs at a strike rate of 132.65. His form is crucial for RCB's outing this season as openers are important for any team. Faf smashed half centuries in the last 2 encounters against RR in the 2023 edition.
RCB Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Suyash Prabhudesai, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh
Mahipal Lomror came into the side during the batting innings in the last game but there is always the possibility of Dinesh Karthik dropping out during the fielding innings in this match.
RCB Team Form
RCB have picked up one victory so far this tournament but they have also been well beaten in three games.
RCB Predicted Playing 11
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Khartik, Anuj Rawat (wk), Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
RR vs RCB Head to Head
RCB had a big win in this fixture last season when they beat Rajasthan Royals by 112 runs in Match 60. They won both head to heads in 2023 after losing both in 2022 but overall it is RCB who lead 15-12.
RR vs RCB Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
RR Won |
RCB Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
30 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
RR vs RCB Betting Odds
The bookies expect Rajasthan Royals to win this game. They can be backed at 1.75 with RCB the underdogs and priced at 2.10.
Who will win Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru T20 Match?
Rajasthan Royals are producing the goods as a team in this 2024 IPL whereas RCB have been very inconsistent and are struggling. As a result, we have Rajasthan Royals as the top side ahead of this game.
Apr 06, 2024
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sawai Mansingh Stadium - Jaipur, India
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