When Royal Challengers Bangalore faces a struggling Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Dubai. They will be looking to maintain their position in the top four. RCB is now in third place with 12 points from ten games and a win over RR would almost guarantee them a place in the play-offs.
However, with eight points from ten games, it will be a make-or-break game for RR. A loss on Wednesday might leave them in a precarious position in their quest for a last-four berth.
Therefore, Virat Kohli, who will step down as RCB captain at the end of the season, will seek to keep his good form going. Harshal Patel leads the bowling attack with six wickets in three games. Including a hat-trick in the most recent match, and Yuzvendra Chahal has five dismissals.
Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel leads the bowling attack with six wickets in three games. Including a hat-trick in the most recent match and Yuzvendra Chahal has five dismissals.
Rajasthan, on the other hand, has been outplayed by their opponents in their last two games. Although winning the first by two runs. Most of the RR batsmen are suffering, with the exception of captain Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Therefore, Kartik Tyagi (3 wickets), Chetan Sakariya (4 wickets), and Mustafizur Rahman (3 wickets) have all contributed to the team’s success.
Predicted Playing 11
RR: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Shreyas Gopal, Mustafizur Rahman
RCB: 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
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