Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date: 5th April 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Preview
Sanju Samson will battle it out with Faf du Plessis in today’s game of the TATA IPL.
Both teams have the firepower to give them big scores so this game will be a high-scoring one for sure.
The Royals are looking the heavier team right now with two wins and are sitting right at the top of the points table. They have won both of their games and would love to extend their winning streak by defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Looking upon their previous fixtures, Rajasthan last won against the Chennai Super Kings by easily chasing down 211.
They have quality batsmen and bowlers in their lineup and this has enhanced the team to a whole new level.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have also won their previous encounter against the Kolkata Knight Riders and are coming off a five-day break to this match. They will be eager to get more points today to rise up in the points table.
Wankhede Stadium has always seen run-fests and this encounter will be no different. So, today also we can expect 200-plus scores on this pitch.
Predicted Playing XI for Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Paddikal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rian Parag, R Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasranga, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
