Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard

After suffering two consecutive defeats, RR will look to end their slump against RCB at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. Even with solid openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi at their disposal, their middle order has failed to perform adequately.

RCB are in incredible form on the road, having previously defeated Mumbai Indians at Wankhede and Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens.

Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard highlights RCB’s consistent performances away from home, showing their strength in chasing targets and maintaining pressure on opponents.

RR vs RCB

RCB are still searching for their first home victory of the season but face an uphill task in saving their season against Rajasthan.

This match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium holds great weight when determining both teams’ fates; losing here could put Rajasthan right on the brink of playoff contention while Bengaluru could tighten their hold over top four status with victory here.

Last time these teams met here, RCB secured an easy seven-wicket win thanks to some disciplined bowling and Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 92 in just 45 balls – smashing nine sixes in an innings that helped his side reach 217/4. Shreyas Gopal collected two wickets and was named player of the match.

Rajasthan Royals have struggled in recent months and require an upturn in fortune to maintain their top-four hopes. They currently sit seventh with two wins out of eight matches played, needing an immediate boost for their campaign.

Since their two-run loss to Lucknow Super Giants in their previous game, they will be eager to recover some momentum for the remaining four matches of this campaign.

Without star batsman Sanju Samson in tow, Riyan Parag will lead their side and field an expected team consisting of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer Shubham Dubey Maheesh Theekshana Jofra Archer Akash Madhwal Tushar Deshpande and Fazalhaq Farooqi as impact players. Fazalhaq Farooqi will provide their impact player role.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium has not been an ideal batting ground this season due to slow pitches that favor bowlers more than batsmen.

RCB have batted first at all three matches played here, losing each time as they failed to get off to an effective start in the powerplay and avoided giving away too many runs early on in games against Sunrisers Hyderabad or Sunrisers Australia. They must field similar teams against these oppositions.

Predictions

Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have each struggled in this tournament, and one will seek redemption through this matchup.

Weather conditions in Jaipur may prove extremely oppressive; both teams could easily tire themselves out in such conditions; the Royals in particular could use some big scoring from Virat Kohli in order to find success here.

RCB have had incredible away form this season, highlighted by their victory at Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians. Now they aim to replicate that success at Sawai Mansingh Stadium where Dafabet predicts them as favorites to win.

Unfortunately captain Sanju Samson will miss due to injury but Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Coulter-Nile should provide ample batting options for them in their batting department.

RR are all but out of playoff contention with only two victories from eight matches and must fight to stay alive at home.

Led by Rajat Patidar, they endured an emotional two-run loss against Lucknow Super Giants last time out but should look to improve on that performance at their own ground with Shairon Hetmyer, Jofra Archer and Rajat Patidar as a source of support and should deliver better.

Head-to-Head Record

Rajasthan Royals (RR) hold a slim advantage over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), winning 14 out of 16 matches and leaving three of them without results.

But with two massive away victories for RCB recently, Rajasthan Royals’ playoff hopes are in tatters and must win their remaining two games for semi-final qualification if they want any chance at semis qualification.

They currently sit seventh with four points separating themselves from RCB at seventh position – their playoff hopes depend on it!

Royals must play an aggressive brand of cricket against the red-hot Royal Challengers Bangalore side and with all their young guns firing on all cylinders.

As it will be their inaugural home match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur this season, pressure will certainly be high on RR’s first home match of 2017.

Royals-RCB recent record is not impressive, largely due to batting collapses in the final over. In their most recent meeting at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, RCB won by nine wickets thanks to Phil Salt’s explosive 65 off 33 balls and Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 62 scoring knock-off runs as they chased down a target of 174 with ease.

After that, RCB’s bowlers were truly outstanding, restricting Royals to just 57 runs from their final five overs. Krunal Pandya stood out, using quick legbreaks with occasional wrong’uns to rattle batsmen and limit run-rate.

His performance culminated with him producing an incredible spell in which both Dhruv Jurel and Shubham Dubey were dismissed in consecutive deliveries!

RCB are on an impressive run at present, having recently won away victories against Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to show they’re no pushovers.

Their road record this season boasts impressive scores averaging 39.6 runs per over with the bat while conceding just 10.5 runs per over on average; their batsmen have been especially dangerous, which should bode well for them in this clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR).

They hope to build upon their impressive away form while keeping unbeaten against them this season; all this bodes well as they look to maintain unbeaten status against them this season while keeping unbeaten records against them all season.