Royal Challengers Bangalore has already been Knocked out after their defeat against Delhi Capitals in the 46th match. Whereas, if Rajasthan Royals’ manage to win their rest of the matches, then, they may qualify for the Play-offs based on the mathematical calculations.
Pitch Conditions
Venue – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Chinnaswamy track has a lot for batsmen. This pitch has been a nightmare for bowlers. In every match played here this year, batsmen have had an upper hand on the bowlers. Due to the dew factor, batting becomes easy in the second innings of the match. So no doubt, Captain winning the toss will look to bowl first. A High scoring match is expected today.
Average 1st Innings Score: 178 runs
Average 2nd Innings Score:175 runs
Weather Conditions
According to reports, weather will be a big reason for worry. Plenty of rain is expected in Bengaluru today so there is a possibility that the match will be washed out.
IPL Stats at M. Chinnaswamy
Total matches played: 53
Matches won batting first: 33
Matches won batting second: 19
Team Analysis: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore has been knocked out of the tournament already, so they have nothing to lose now. So, they might give Shimron Hetmyer a chance to express himself in place of Heinrich Klaasen. Other than this, no other changes are expected. Royal Challengers Bangalore is at the last spot in the points table with 4 wins in 12 matches they have played yet.
Team Analysis: Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals after their comprehensive victory in their yard against Sunrisers Hyderabad will not do any changes in their playing XI as the team combination looks perfectly balanced. Skipper, Steve Smith will return to Australia for World Cup preparations. So, he will be aiming to win this match. Rajasthan Royals is at the 7th spot in the points table with 5 wins in 12 matches they have played yet.
Here’s Probable Playing XI of both the teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Rajasthan Royals |
Virat Kohli ( C ) |
Steve Smith ( C ) ✈️ |
Parthiv Patel (WK) |
Ajinkya Rahane |
AB de Villiers ✈️ |
Sanju Samson(WK) |
Shivam Dube |
Aston Turner ✈️ |
Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ |
Liam Livingstone ✈️ |
Marcus Stoinis ✈️ |
Riyan Parag |
Gurkeerat Singh |
Stuart Binny |
Washington Sundar |
Shreyas Gopal |
Umesh Yadav |
Jaydev Unadkat |
Yuzvendra Chahal |
Varun Aaron |
Navdeep Saini |
Oshane Thomas ✈️ |
Player to look for-
Royal Challengers Bangalore: AB de Villiers
Rajasthan Royals: Liam Livingstone
Head to Head between the teams in IPL
Total matches played -20
Matches won by RCB- 8
Matches won by RR- 10
No Result: 2
Let’s see what happens in the upcoming face-off between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. Whether Steve Smith will end his IPL 2019 campaign with a win or Bangalore will get their 5th win of the season.
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