The 43rd match of IPL 2021 will bring a wave of excitement among cricket fans because Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face each other once again. Virat Kohli-led RCB is ranking at the 3rd spot, and if they win the match against RR, it will ensure their position in the semifinals. However, RR is already ranking 7th, so if they don’t win this match, it will be tough for them to recover.
RCB Vs. RR-The Match Preview
RR’s dreadful run of form continued on Monday when they were outplayed by the bottom-placed SRH. Due to the absence of foreign players on board, the RR squad has suffered a significant drawback after the IPL resumed. However, being the captain, Sanju Samson is giving his very best efforts in all the matches, and it’s time for the rest of the team to come through as well.
On the other hand, RCB seems to have returned to their usual form with their beating of reigning champion MI with 54 runs on Sunday. Glenn Maxwell’s all-around performance earned them their sixth IPL victory. Moreover, they have won their last three encounters against RR, which could enhance their confidence. With 12 points, the lads in red are now in third place in the standings.
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— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 29, 2021
But, if we talk about previous games, RR and RCB have clashed against each other on 24 occasions in the history of IPL. RCB has won 11 of those games, while RR has won the remaining 13 matches. So, it kind of puts both teams in the same position, but RCB has indeed turned the wheel of their game after losing the first two matches in the second phase of IPL. So, RR needs to be ready to put up a good fight.
Probable XI Players For Both Teams
Rajasthan Royals
- Sanju Samson.
- Evin Lewis.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal.
- Liam Livingstone/David Miller.
- Mahipal Lomror.
- Riyan Parag/Shivam Dube.
- Rahul Tewatia.
- Chris Morris.
- Chetan Sakariya.
- Kartik Tyagi/Jaydev Unadkat.
- Mustafizur Rahman.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Virat Kohli.
- Devdutt Padikkal.
- Kona Srikar Bharat.
- Glenn Maxwell.
- AB de Villiers.
- Dan Christian.
- Shahbaz Ahmed.
- Kyle Jamieson.
- Harshal Patel.
- Mohammad Siraj.
- Yuzvendra Chahal.
Key Players To Look Forward To
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 36, 5, and 49 points in her past three games. He’s worked hard on his hitting skills and now simply needs to trust his intuition to improve his numbers.
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli reached 10,000 runs in T20 cricket in the most recent encounter against the Mumbai Indians. He got his team off to a good start by scoring 51 runs. In total, he has 307 runs at an average of 34.11 in this round.
Mustafizur Rahman: Mustafizur Rahman will face world-class hitters like Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and AB de Villiers, but his variations can cause difficulties. In this year’s IPL, he has 11 wickets with an economy rate of 7.84.
Harshal Patel: Harshal Patel has made it a habit to pick wickets in this IPL. With 23 wickets in ten outings, he is quite ahead in the list of the most prolific wicket-takers of this year’s IPL.
What We Think
Dubai International Cricket Stadium will give the batsmen a good chance of scoring huge runs if they manage to play through the lines. It will be easier for the batsmen to target shorter boundaries, so the team who chooses to bat first will have a better chance of winning the match. We are currently predicting that RCB will win the game, but RR also has a good chance of winning if their entire squad steps up their game.
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