The Rajasthan Royals will lock horns with Royal challenges Bangalore in Match 13 of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Both the sides have been able to achieve desirable results this season so far and will be coming to this game from a win in their last games. The Rajasthan royals in particular have displayed great rhythm si far after having won both their matches pretty much convincingly.
They left behind the disappointment of the previous season and have well and truly started off in fine fashion this season. RCB also have made a pretty impressive comeback after losing their first match to Punjab, when they beat the Kolkata Knight Riders in a one-sided game. Hence both these sides will be looking to make good use of their good form and grab hold of another brilliant win in tomorrow’s match.
RR vs RCB: Match Details
- Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 13, IPL 2022
- Venue: Wankhede Stadium
- Date & Time: 5th April, 7:30 PM.
Rajasthan Royals: Analysis
Gameplan: Rajasthan without a doubt has been one of the most if not the most impressive sides in this edition of the tournament so far with two brilliant wins in two opening matches. Their batting and bowling form has been equally good as they’ve put on a brilliant total first and then successfully been able to defend it with quality bowling performances.
Their batsman deserves lots of credit for brilliant displays in several phases of the game against top quality bowling lineups. Similarly, the bowling unit too has done an excellent job to defend the totals on both occasions against everyone’s expectations. Thus the team looks absolutely stable and all set to deliver another wonderful performance against Bangalore tomorrow.
Probable Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Analysis
Gameplan: Bangalore too like third opponents will be full of energy as they’re also coming off a win against KKR in their last match which shall definitely be boosting their confidence. One thing that might be of a little concern to them is the way the batters made a chase of 129 looks seemingly difficult against the KKR bowling unit. The batsmen seemed rather sluggish during a small chase and are expected to find their best form against a side as good as Rajasthan at the moment.
The bowling however has been top-notch with a quality performance from Mohammed Siraj and Wanindu Hasaranga in particular. Thus the team management and coaching staff will be hoping for a combined brilliance in tomorrow’s match which could see them collect another two crucial points thereby taking a step forward in the points table.
Possible Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
Probable top performers
Probable best batsman of today’s match- Jos Buttler
After his blistering century on Saturday against the Mumbai Indians which won his side the game, there’s no doubt that he certainly is going to deliver another classical performance with the bat in tomorrow’s game as well in all probabilities. His blistering batting approach from the earlier overs has always been indispensable to his side for several past seasons.
Not only does he have the ability to start off well but also can bat longer than anybody’s expectations and thereby convert a good start into a mammoth individual score which helps his side always post a big total or even chase when as per the requirements of the situation. Thus considering the brilliant red hot form of the wicketkeeper-batsman, we predict him to be the best batsman in tomorrow’s match.
Probable best bowler of today’s match- Wanindu Hasaranga
With his brilliant figures of 4/2০, he had already pushed KKR to the brink after the first innings, and thus Wanindu Hasaranga in our opinion shall be providing his side with another equally crucial contribution in tomorrow’s game thereby becoming the best bowler of tomorrow’s game against Rajasthan.
His unique ability to derail the batting order at any phase of the game has never allowed the opposition batsmen to settle down in the recent past, especially in the T20s. This is the reason why RCB paid him such a massive amount during the Auctions and the Sri Lankan so far has seemed to pay off every bit of it back to the franchise with incredible performances. His brilliant spell vs Kolkata is an example of how dangerous he can be on his day. Thus we hope he to have another brilliant game tomorrow with the ball.
RR vs RCB: Head to head stats
RCB have a slight edge over the Rajasthan Royals with 12 wins in the 24 games so far that’ve been played between the two sides. Rajasthan meanwhile has managed to win 10 games with two games having no results. It remains to be seen who emerged victorious in the 25th encounter between these two sides during tomorrow’s match.
- Total Matches Played: 24
- Won by RCB: 12
- Won by RR: 10
- No Result: 2
RR vs RCB: Winning Prediction
Probable winner of today’s match – Royal Challengers Bangalore
After a lot of close analysis made on the basis of the batting, bowling strengths and several other aspects related to both the sides to face off tomorrow, we feel that the Royal Challengers Bangalore shall be able to get past the Rajasthan royals in a pretty much closely contested match. Even though both sides seem to be in equally good form, Bangalore shall hopefully be able to get the better of Rajasthan banking on their experience and high-quality bowling in particular.
To bat their way into the game against the likes of Hasaranga and Siraj shall definitely not be an easy task for the Royals. On the other hand, the batting form of Bangalore too might shine with players like Kohli and Faf finding their touch once again at the top of the order. Thus we favour them to pick two points in tomorrow’s game against the Royals.
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