Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals (RCB vs RR) are all set to face each other in their upcoming match of IPL 2022. RCB RCB and RR have played 25 matches so far in the Indian Premier League where RCB has won 13 games while RR has won 10 games. In 2022, RCB outshined RR in one match by 4 wickets. It will be played on April 26 (Tuesday) at MCA Stadium in Pune. In this article let’s have a look at the match Preview, prediction, and Fantasy XI.
RCB vs RR: Match Preview
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous game. RCB was bowled out for just 68 runs and showed their worst batting performance in IPL 2022. Later, SRH won the match by 9 wickets. Abhishek Sharma mustered 47 runs that helped in the win whereas Marco Jansen and T Natarajan scalped 2 wickets each for SRH. They have won 5 games and lost 3. RCB is at the 4th spot in the points table.
Rajasthan Royals
Talking about Rajasthan Royals, they had beaten Delhi Capitals in their previous match of IPL 2022. Jos Buttler smashed a spectacular 116 and tool RR to 222-2 in the first innings. Devdutt Padikkal hit 54 while Sanju Samson piled up an unbeaten 46. Rajasthan Royals led by Sanju Samson had 5 wins in 2 losses in 7 games. RR has 10 points and is at the 3rd spot in the points table.
RCB vs RR: Match Prediction
RCB couldn’t win against SRH in their previous game after being all out for just 68 and there wasn’t a lot that they could have done with the total. Anuj Rawat was inconsistent at the top of the order. On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals have two close encounters in their last two games but they were on the winning side. and Jos Buttler has been giving his IPL career’s best performance. The bowling did leak runs in the last two games which they need to reconsider. RR seems like a very well balanced team and will win the match against RCB.
RCB vs RR: Fantasy XI
Faf du Plessis from Royal Challengers Bangalore smashed 29 runs in the last head-to-head game against Rajasthan Royals.
Glenn Maxwell from Royal Challengers Bangalore is in decent form in the last few matches. He’ll be a decent pick.
Dinesh Karthik from Royal Challengers Bangalore stacked 44 runs in the last head-to-head game against Rajasthan Royals and can have the same contribution.
Jos Buttler from Rajasthan Royals mustered 70 runs in the last head-to-head match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He’s in great form which makes him an essential pick.
Yuzvendra Chahal from Rajasthan Royals grabbed 2 wickets in the last head-to-head game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He’s an essential pick from the bowling department.
Shimron Hetmyer has been promoted to number four in the batting position and he might be able to score a decent amount of runs against RCB in this match.
Shahbaz Ahmed didn’t scalp a wicket in the tournament but has bowled at a decent economy. He has been able to finish matches and take on some of the finest bowlers.
Wanindu Hasaranga is the leading wicket-taker for RCB with 11 wickets across his name in 8 matches at an average of 20.18, an economy of 8.53, and a strike rate of 14.1.
Sanju Samson has been leading Rajasthan Royals and in 7 matches he mustered 201 runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin from Rajasthan Royals has given a decent performance in IPL 2022 with 4 scalps. Hopefully, he’ll pick crucial wickets in the next match.
Trent Boult from RR has picked 7 wickets so far in IPL 2022 and can come in handy in the next match.
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