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Peter Green - April 11, 2025
Rajasthan Royals suffered a disappointing loss to the top team of the season, Gujarat Titans, right after a confidence-boosting win against another strong side, Punjab Kings.
They face a tough challenge on Sunday as they host Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB have won three of their four league matches so far, while RR have managed just two wins from five games.
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have locked horns in the IPL 30 times so far. RCB holds a slight edge with 15 wins, while RR has won 12, and 3 matches ended with no result.
At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, the Royals enjoy a decent record, having beaten RCB 4 times out of 6 encounters at this venue. In the last five IPL seasons (2020–2024), RCB has been the more dominant side, winning 6 out of 8 matches against RR.
Captain- Sanju Samson
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande
Impact Player- Kumar Kartikeya
Captain- Rajat Patidar
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
Impact Player options: Devdutt Padikkal
Virat Kohli (RCB): Kohli has been a steady performer against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He has scored 190 runs in the last six matches against RR, with an average of over 30. This includes two fifties, and in his most recent game, he scored 33 runs off 24 balls.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR): Jaiswal has regularly played against RCB over the past four years. He has scored 185 runs in five matches against them. His most recent knock was a solid 45 off 30 balls.
Josh Hazlewood (RCB): Hazlewood has taken 8 wickets in four matches for RCB this season, making him their best bowler so far. He has also taken 5 wickets against RR in his last three matches against them.
Rajasthan Royals will face a tough test on Sunday as they host RCB, a team that has won three of their first four IPL matches. However, RR come in with confidence, having won their last two games against RCB in head-to-head clashes.
No batter from either side has scored more than 70 runs in an innings this season. The highest individual score from both teams is 67. This pattern suggests that backing the top batter to score under 71.5 runs is a smart bet.
RR have successfully kept their opponents under 90 runs in the first 10 overs of both home games this season. In their last match against RCB at this ground, they also restricted them below 90 in that phase.
Josh Hazlewood has taken 8 wickets in 4 games and has been RCB’s most reliable bowler this season. Against RR, he has bowled 12 overs across three games, taking 5 wickets with an average of 23.00 and an economy of 7.19.
