The voyage of IPL 2022 is moving on to Pune city for the 39th encounter, as the two Royals of the tournament will battle out to prove their supremacy. Both sides are looking good in the league compared to their performances in the previous editions. For RCB, the last game was a total catastrophe for their batting line-up. The blade of King Kohli is displaying the nightmares to all his fans, whereas the other batters have also looked pale in the previous matches. Contrastly, Rajasthan Royals are giving picture-perfect performances in each game. The likes of Jos Buttler and Yuzi Chahal are undoubtedly at their peak of form in this season of IPL.
These two teams have confronted each other in 26 games, in which RCB has won 13 while Rajasthan has been victorious in 10 matches. The two delightful battles to watch in this game would be (Jos Buttler vs Wanindu Hasaranga) and (Glenn Maxwell vs Yuzi Chahal).
Sanju Samson & Faf Du Plessis’s battles of two ice-minded skippers would also be an intrinsic thing to see in this game. So, below are some highly-possible prediction pieces for the match between RCB & RR.
RCB vs RR: Match Predictions
The most important thing for the match would be the performance of the batters. The best of Jos Buttler, Faf Du Plessis, and Devdutt Paddikal may bring out most runs with the bat. On the other side, the people who would be most willing to catch up on the wickets will be Yuzi Chahal, Harshal Patel, and Wanindu Hasaranga. The dew will decide the match’s fate at MCA so that the toss will play a vital role in the game. The skippers who will procure the coin will opt out to bowl first in the match.
RCB vs RR: Probable Playing XIs
The vintage Virat Kohli’s form is a concern for RCB in the batting, but still, they won’t think about any change in this game. And Rajasthan has no rationale to make a swap, as they dominantly won the last match. Thus the best-probable combinations for both teams would be:
Playing XI For RCB: Faf du Plessis (C/✈️), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell(✈️), Suyansh Prabhudesai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (W), Wanindu Hasaranga(✈️), Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood(✈️), Mohammed Siraj
Playing XI For RR: Jos Buttler(✈️), Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C/W), Shimron Hetmyer(✈️), Riyan Parag, Karun Nair, R Ashwin, Obed Mckoy(✈️), Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult(✈️), Yuzvendra Chahal
RCB vs RR: Pitch Report
The surface of the Maharashtra Cricket Association doesn’t have a lot for the bowlers, and ultimately the batters get the advantage. The tenderness is due to the red hot sun dishes a little bit spin, but the pacers don’t get a lot. Sometimes, it naturally gets slow and eroded, which may assist the fast bowlers. The average 1st and 2nd innings scores at this venue are 166 & 159, respectively, so many runs will be stamped on the scoreboard.
RCB vs RR: Weather Forecast
The day temperature of the city of Pune will stay at 40°/29°, and the bright sunshine will flourish till the evening, according to AccuWeather.com. Also, due to the pinnacle heat, the humidity will hover at 78%, and as the match will commence at 7:30 pm(IST), dew could be a possibility. The pace of wind will stay at 20-25 kmph. Thus the aerial strokes of batters can be restricted by the wind.
RCB vs RR: Dream11 Team
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer, Faf Du Plessis, and Devdutt Padikkal
Wicketkeepers : Jos Buttler(C) and Dinesh Karthik
All Rounders: R Ashwin, Glenn Maxwell, and Shabaaz Ahmed
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Yuzi Chahal(VC), and Trent Boult
