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Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be up against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 13 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, April 5.
With two big wins out of as many matches, the Royals are comfortably placed at the top of the points table with a positive NRR of 2.100. On the other hand, the Challengers are in seventh place with one win and one defeat out of their total two fixtures.
Head-to-Head record:
Played: 24 | RR won: 10 | RCB won: 12 | No result: 2
Pitch report:
The red soil at Wankhede always assists pacers, and a similar display might be seen on Tuesday. In the past three games played here, teams batting second have won the contests. Dew is again likely to play its part, and captains winning the toss will want to bowl first.
Probable XIs:
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- RR wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 40-50
- RCB total: 155-165
Case 2:
- RCB wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-60
- RR total: 160-175
Team batting second to win the contest.
