Rajasthan Royals is all set to have an encounter with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RR vs RCB) in match 13 of IPL 2022. It will take place on April 5, Tuesday. Let’s have a look at the match preview, prediction and Fantasy XI
RR vs RCB: Match Preview
Rajasthan Royals
In the previous match, Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 23 runs. Rajasthan royals decided to bat first, Jos Buttler scored a ton in 68 deliveries which are in fact the first one in IPl 2022. The team’s total score was 192-8 in 20 overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Tymal Mills picked 3 wickets for Mumbai Indians. Ishan Kishan scored 54 runs and Tilak Verma smacked 61 for Mumbai Indians. The rest of the batters could add a lot of runs to the team. They reached 170-8 in 20 overs and MI lost the match by 23 runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
In the last match, Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets. KKR were invited to bat first and RCB’s bowling attack was so strong that KKR could reach just 128. RCB lost wickets quick initially but later Sherfane Rutherford hit 28 and Shahbaz Ahmed scored 27 which helped RCB reach the victory point. Wanindu Hasaranga scalped 4 wickets and was awarded player of the match.
RR vs RCB: Prediction
Rajasthan Royals has won both the games of IPL 2022 and are at the top of the points table. Sanju Samson led the team really well and their bowling attack is top-notch. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore were defeated in their first match by PBKS. They came back stronger and won the second game against Kolkata Knight Riders. RCB will be getting a lot of confidence by the return of Glenn Maxwell. Bangalore has a better chance of winning the match.
RR vs RCB: Fantasy XI
Jos Buttler from Rajasthan Royals hammered 135 runs in this tournament so far and can make a huge difference once again here.
Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals leads the team and smashed 85 runs in this tournament so far.
Faf du Plessis from Royal Challengers Bangalore leads the team and mustered 93 runs in this tournament so far.
Wanindu Hasaranga from Royal Challengers Bangalore has picked up 5 wickets in this tournament so far and will be must fantasy pick here.
Mohammed Siraj from Royal Challengers Bangalore has taken 3 wickets in this tournament so far and can maintain the same performance.
Virat Kohli in the last two matches scored 53 runs and is an essential pick.
Yuzvendra Chahal in the last two matches has picked 5 wickets from RR’s side and can make the same impact in the upcoming match as well.
Harshal Patel from RCB has picked 3 wickets in the last two matches and is an important pick.
Prasidh Krishna from Rajasthan Royals picked 3 wickets and looks confident regarding his performance.
Yahsavi Jaiswal has scored 21 runs in the previous two matches from Rajasthan Royals but has the ability to score big.
Devdutt Padikkal mustered 48 runs in the last two matches and is a good pick for the fantasy XI team.
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