Ashish Ranjan
RCB vs RR IPL 2023: On Sunday (April 23) at the M.Chinnasamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 32nd match of the IPL 2023. They have won three of their last six games and are currently in fifth place in the standings. In their previous match, they defeated Punjab Kings by 24 runs after accumulating 174 runs with four wickets lost in 20 overs. Both Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli scored fifty runs to give the team a strong start. The Kings could only score 150 runs in 18.2 overs in response. Mohammed Siraj achieved his best bowling performance in this contest and was named the game’s MVP.
The Royals are in first place in the standings after winning four of six games this season. The previous match was a 10-run loss against the Lucknow Super Giants. The Super Giants scored 154 runs in 20 overs while batting first, losing seven wickets. Kyle Mayers scored a half-century for LSG and led the team in scoring. In 20 overs, the Royals scored 144 runs despite losing six wickets.
RCB VS RR IPL 2023: PITCH REPORT
This season, the pitch at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has provided exceptional support for the batsmen. On Sunday, the pitch will undoubtedly produce another high-scoring match. The average number of runs scored in the first inning of the previous five T20 games was 201.
RCB VS RR IPL 2023: TOP PICKS
Faf Du Plessis: The 39-year-old batsman is the tournament’s leading run-scorer and has scored three half-centuries in his last four matches. In six games, he has scored 343 runs with an average of 68.6 and a strikeout rate of 166.5.
Virat Kohli: Kohli is among the top five run scorers this season and has maintained a decent rhythm. In six games, he has scored 279 runs with an average of 55.8 and a strikeout rate of 142.34.
Jos Buttler: Buttler has been the primary run-scorer for the Royals despite his slow performance in the previous game (40 runs off 41 pitches). Buttler has scored 244 runs in six games, averaging 40.66 and striking out 146 times per game.
Yuzvendra Chahal: He has been the Royals’ highest wicket-taker this season. In six outings, he has collected 11 wickets with an average of 18, an economy of 8.25, and a strike rate of 13.
Sanju Samson: In three of the last five innings, he has been eliminated with a score of less than ten. Samson has scored 159 runs in six games, averaging 26.5 and striking out 160.6 times per game.
RCB VS RR IPL 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli(C), F du Plessis, SS Prabhudessai, MK Lomror, GJ Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, WD Parnell, W Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik(wk), HV Patel, Mohammed Siraj
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, R Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Jos Buttler, SV Samson(C), DC Jurel, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma
