Jos Buttler hitting tons, Virat Kohli's slump, Rajasthan flying high, and Bangalore coming from an embarrassing loss, the 39th match of the Indian Premier League 2022 season will see 2 contrasting sides facing off at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium, Pune on Tuesday.
Bangalore who were all out for mere 68 runs will be expected to come out stronger against Rajasthan Royals. After 2 consecutive ducks, Kohli's performance will also grab eyeballs. However, if their power-hitters, Faf du Plessis, Shaahbaaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik go all out and perform they can prove tough for the Rajasthan bowlers.
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Going into their 9th match, Harshal Patel, Mohd Siraj, and Wanindu Hasaranga's main aim would be to stop Buttler's rampage with the bat. Buttler has so far smashed triple centuries this season, and if given a chance to settle, he might come down heavily again.
Rajasthan who has won 5 out of their 8 matches have all their bases covered and will now look to maintain their momentum.
Head to Head:
RCB defeated Rajasthan in their previous meeting this season and they also dominate in the head-to-head stats. While Bangalore has won 13 times, RR has 10 victories in all 23 matches the teams have played against each other.
RCB VS RR Playing XI prediction
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Playing XI (probable):
JosButtler, DevduttPadikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Karun Nair, ShimronHetmyer, RiyanParag, RavichandranAshwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, YuzvendraChahal
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Playing XI (probable):
Faf du Plessis (C), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
RCB VS RR Match timings
RCB VS RR live match will begin at 7:30 pm IST while the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play.
RCB VS RR Match Live Telecast details:
The Match will be aired live on Star Sports channels - Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, and Star Sports 3 HD.
The online streaming of the IPL 2022 match will be available on Hotstar.
RCB VS RR live Streaming match will begin at 7:30 pm IST while the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play.
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