Match no 13 of IPL 2022 will be played between the two Royals – Rajasthan and Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Rajasthan Royals will come into this game full of confidence after winning both of their first two matches. They beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening game, and five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the second game.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, lost their opening game to Punjab Kings but bounced back to win the second game against Kolkata Knight Riders.
RR vs RCB – Head to head total
RR and RCB have met 25 times in the IPL. Rajasthan Royals have won 10 of those games while RCB have 12 wins. Three games ended in no result. In the last five matches between the two teams, Bangalore have won four while one was washed out.
The highest score posted by RR against RCB is 217, while the highest score posted by RCB against RR is 200. The lowest total posted by both teams against each other is 58 (RR) and 70 (RCB).
Injury update and team news
RR – We are likely to see an unchanged playing XI from the Royals. All the players who played the previous match are available for this one.
RCB – Newly married Glenn Maxwell is unavailable due to personal reasons, while Josh Hazlewood and Jason Behrendorff will also miss this game.
Probable XI for both the teams
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Nathan Coulter Nile, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj
Two players to watch out for from both teams
RR – Yuzvendra Chahal and Jos Buttler
All eyes will be on Yuzvendra Chahal, who will be playing against his former franchise RCB. Chahal was one of the leading wicket-takers for the Bangalore based franchise and has started his new journey with the Royals on an impressive note, picking five wickets in the first two games. Another player to watch out for is Jos Buttler, who fired on all cylinders in the previous game against Mumbai. Buttler scored a century and will be looking to take the same momentum into this game.
RCB – Faf du Plessis and Harshal Patel
Faf du Plessis, the new captain of the Royal Challengers, scored a fine half-century in the opening game and missed a century by just 12 runs. Du Plessis is expected to lead Bangalore’s batting from the front all through the tournament. Fast bowler Harshal Patel, on the other hand, was the highest wicket-taker of IPL 2021 and bowled a superb spell of 2 for 11 against KKR in Bangalore’s most recent game.
Who will win the match between RR and RCB?
While there is still a lot of dew during the second half of all IPL 2022 matches, it can be noted that the last four games of the season were won by the team batting first. Rajasthan come into this game with form and momentum on their side, and a squad that looks more balanced than that of RCB. Bangalore’s batting has been poor in both their games so far and if their batsmen do not step up, we predict this to be an easy win for Rajasthan.
Where to watch the RR vs RCB IPL 2022 match in India?
The RR vs RCB IPL 2022 match can be watched on the Star Sports Network in India at 7.30 PM IST on April 5. You can also watch the match online on the Hotstar app.
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