IPL2024: Rajasthan Royals to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Jaipur: RR opt to bowl
In IPL, Rajasthan Royals will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur this evening. The match will start at 7.30 P.M. Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to field.
Samson walks out for the toss donning a pink jersey and joins Faf du Plessis.
New season, same old worries – in a nutshell that’s how Royal Challengers Bengaluru have fared in their four games so far. With just one win, Faf du Plessis’ men are staring down the barrel as far as their playoff dreams are concerned. The batting has lacked consistency while the bowling has been woefully short of clarity in execution. With a familiar scenario of crisis, RCB get set for a tough assignment against Rajasthan Royals who are one of the two unbeaten sides this season at the moment. That the encounter is at Jaipur makes things further complicated for the visitors, given RR’s potent home record.
Rajasthan Royals have started the season with a bang. Three wins out of three and the manner of the victories will please the management no end. The bowling continues to be their stronger suit while the resurgence of Riyan Parag gives an extra dimension to the batting unit. The Assam batter’s form augurs well for the team with Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal yet to fire. The duo are bound to strike form sooner than later and that will make the hosts’ batting ominous. The 2023 season saw RR stumbling at home but have gone back to their usual winning ways at Jaipur this season.
Given the big dimensions of the venue and its history of having two-paced pitches more often than not, RCB’s batting will have their task cut out. Most of their batters prefer to have pace on the ball for strokeplay and RR’s bowlers will be aware of the loopholes to exploit. Bangalore’s bowlers might have some respite due to the conditions but they would also have to contend with Rajasthan’s formidable batting unit. It is this sub-plot that could potentially decide the outcome of the game.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(w), Mayank Dagar, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mahipal Lomror, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham Dubey, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Keshav Maharaj, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma
