A royal battle awaits at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai as Rajasthan Royals - who are on two-match winning streaks - will lock horns with Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Tuesday, April 5th.
Rajasthan have commenced their season with a bang as they won both of their opening games, that too with a huge margin of 61 runs and 23 runs respectively.
Jos Buttler smacked the first century of IPL 2022 as he took Mumbai’s bowlers to the cleaners to bring up his ton in just 66 deliveries with the help of 11 fours and five sixes. In the same game, Shimron Hetmyer too looked in destructive form, against MI, as he smashed a 14-ball 35.
With the ball, Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini picked two wickets each for the Royals while Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna had one each. Heading into their third clash on Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals will aim to extend their winning streak in the tournament.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, after losing their opening clash against Punjab Kings, bounced back and recorded a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a last-over nail-biter.
Their top order collapsed as Faf du Plessis and Anuj Rawat were dismissed for single-digit scores. However, RCB somehow managed to get some quick runs on the board, thanks to their lower order. They went on to chase down the score in the last over and won the game with five balls to spare.
Both teams look well-matched on paper, but the Rajasthan Royals might hold the edge, given their recent performances against SunRisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians.
Match Details
Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 13
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: April 5th at 7:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report
The pitch at Wankhede Stadium looks balanced as it offers equal help to both departments. There is an even bounce on the track, and quick bowlers can utilize the initial hours of the game well. The smaller boundaries will help batters as well. Both the captains will look to bowl first after winning the toss as the majority of the matches have been won by the chasing side and the same trend is expected on Tuesday.
Pitch Stats (IPL 2022)
Matches Played: 3
Matches Won Batting First: 0
Matches Won Bowling First: 3
Average 1st Inning Score: 142
Average 2nd Inning Score: 144
Matches Played: 25
RR Won: 12
RCB Won: 10
No Results: 3
Rajasthan Royals: They looked well-balanced in both the matches they played so far in the tournament, hence they'll go with an unchanged combination against RCB on Tuesday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Glenn Maxwell has joined the RCB squad but he'll undergo a mandatory 3 days quarantine before joining his teammates and staff. He isn't available for Tuesday's game against RR.
Squads
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson (c/wk), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Riyan Parag, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Devdutt Padikkal, Navdeep Saini, Karun Nair, Rassie van der Dussen, James Neesham, Anunay Singh, Daryl Mitchell, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Garhwal, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Obed McCoy, Tejas Baroka, KC Cariappa.
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Sherfane Rutherford, Aneeshwar Gautam, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey, Finn Allen, Luvnith Sisodia, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Chama Milind, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul.
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Crex XI Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Dinesh Karthik
Batter: Faf du Plessis, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal
All-Rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Trent Boult
Captain: Jos Buttler
Vice-Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga