Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL Match Today: High-flying Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) led by Faf du Plessis will take on struggling Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.
The Royals, at one stage, had looked set for a top-place finish in the league stage before a string of four defeats and a washout in the last game against KKR resulted in Sanju Samson’s side finishing third behind Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the other hand, RCB has sensationally fought their way back from the brink of elimination. After losing seven of their first eight games this season, the team led by Faf du Plessis hit a dream run and finally knocked out defending champions Chennai Super Kings a few nights ago to seal a playoff berth.
Playing XI predictions for RR vs RCB Eliminator match today
Rajasthan Royals predicted XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Rovman Powell or Nandre Burger
Players to watch out for Rajasthan Royals: The exit of Jos Buttler has taken a lot of firepower out of their batting and a lot will depend on Yashasvi Jaiswal (348 runs), skipper Samson (504) and Riyan Parag (531) to halt the slide. Samson and Parag will once again be expected to deliver the goods for Rajasthan Royals.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal
Impact Subs: Mohammed Siraj & Anuj Rawat
Players to watch out for Royal Challengers Bengaluru: After initial struggles, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis has also found form with the bat to forge a dominating partnership at the top with Kohli, while Rajat Patidar (five half-centuries this season) has also given solidity at the top. Veteran Dinesh Karthik is firing on all cylinders with a strike rate in excess of 195 lower down the order.
Form guide
Rajasthan Royals: LLLLW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: WWWWW
RR vs RCB head-to-head in IPL
Matches played: 30, Rajasthan Royals: 13, Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 15, No Result: 2
RR record in IPL playoffs
Played: 9, Won: 4, Lost: 5
RCB record in IPL playoffs
Played: 14, Won: 5, Lost: 9
RR vs RCB squads
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c & wk), Abid Mushtaq, Avesh Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Singh Rathore, Nandre Burger, Navdeep Saini, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tanush Kotian
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh and Saurav Chauhan
RR vs RCB pitch report
The pitch for the Eliminator will be a different strip from the one used for Tuesday’s Qualifier 1 played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RR vs RCB weather report
According to the weather forecast, there is no chance of rainfall in Ahmedabad on May 22. However, dew might play a role in the second innings due to the high humidity.
RR vs RCB livestreaming details
The RR vs RCB Eliminator IPL match will be streamed on the JioCinema App and telecast on the Star Sports Network on May 22, Wednesday from 7:30 PM IST.
