Match Preview
In the first game of the doubleheader tomorrow, it will be RR vs RCB at Jaipur in the afternoon.
Additionally, looking at these teams, the Rajasthan Royals have found their way back to the top 4 after a win in their last game.
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore has slipped even further down the points table and will look to win this game.
Furthermore, talking about their last games, the Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets.
On the other hand, RCB lost to Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets at the latter’s home ground.
If we look at the points table, the Royals are in 4th place with 12 points and an NRR of +0.633.
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore is in 6th place with 10 points and an NRR of -0.345.
Thus, we will get an excellent game between these two sides tomorrow at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Match Details
Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 60
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur
Date: 14th May 2023
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The surface at Jaipur is a batter’s paradise and they will enjoy batting at this venue. Moreover, the average first innings score at this venue has been 164 but it will go into excess of 200 as well. Therefore, the team winning the toss should look to bowl first at this venue.
Full Squads for RR vs RCB, Match 60
Rajasthan Royals
Devdutt Paddikal, Joe Root, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht, Donovan Ferreira, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Kunal Singh Rathore (wk), Sanju Samson (c & wk), Adam Zampa, KC Cariappa, KM Asif, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Kedar Jadhav, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandge, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, R Sonu Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Anuj Rawat (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Finn Allen (wk), Akash Deep, Avinash Singh, Harshal Patel, Himanshu Sharma, Josh Hazelwood, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Wayne Parnell
Probable Playing XI for RR vs RCB, Match 60
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazelwood
Match Prediction for RR vs RCB, Match 60
From the team combinations and previous results, we can say that Rajasthan Royals will win this game for sure.
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