IPL 2021 | RR vs RCB: It’s now or never for Rajasthan as they fight batting demons against Challengers
After the first match, in which Kartik Tyagi won it with the ball for them, the Rajasthan Royals have not been able to sync themselves and have lost two on the trot to put themselves on the verge of getting out of the Playoffs race if they lose their next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bangalore on the other end have bounced back from two defeats and beat Mumbai Indians in their last game to get loser to Playoffs qualification with 12 points from 10 games. Parag-Tewatia must either go or find form If the Rajasthan side wants to get back to winning ways, it must either get away from at least one of the two among Rahul Teati and Ryan Praag, especially now that they have a batting all-rounder in Mahipal Lomror who has performed well in the last three games. By removing either of them, the Royals could bring in a specialist spinner which they are lacking a lot in the spinning conditions of UAE. Although they have Tabraiz Shamsi as a wrist spinner, with only one specialist spinner, they are lagging behind and it is pretty clear. Considering the form of both Parag and Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal definitely deserves a chance. Shivam Dube can be tried as well in place of either of the players considering he can bat really well and can bowl in tough situations too. Whatever might the selection be, but both non-performing assets in Parag and Tewatia can’t go together. Challengers need consistency The RCB did well to win by a huge margin against Mumbai. But their major problem of being unable to score quickly post the powerplay with AB de Villiers out of form still persists. Their last match was basically won by the bowling brilliance of Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel and Glenn Maxwell. Thus, the team from Bangalore is still are suffering from their inconsistent returns with the bat and skipper Virat Kohli and opener Devdutt Padikkal need to step in and sort this out. de Villiers getting in form would be another improvement. Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Details Match number: 43 Date and Time: Sept 29, 2021, 07:30 pm IST (10:00 GMT), 06:00 pm Local, 02:00 pm GMT Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Broadcast and Livestream: Star Sports and Hotstar Pitch Report The pitches throughout UAE haven’t really been supportive of batting as it was the last time around in 2020. The squares have dried up with a lot of cricket having been already played. Thus in this game also, any score around and above 150-160 would be par. Weather Forecast The temperatures would be in the mid-thirties and humidity would keep on increasing as the match progresses. There might be dew later on and thus, any team winning the toss would look to bowl first. Team News Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan would look to bring in Shreyas Gopal in place of Tewatia. Even Shivam Dube can be tested in place of Parag so that two fresh players come in with a fresh approach and try and win the game. With Kartik Tyagi fit and ready to go, he would replace Unadkat. Probable XI Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB wouldn’t be looking to make any changes in the playing XI as they have finally landed a victory. Probable XI Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed, Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal Dream XI team Wicketkeepers Srikar Bharat, Sanju Samson Batters Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror All-rounders Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell Bowlers Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman Vice-Captain Glenn Maxwell Captain Sanju Samson