Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) host Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Sunday in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
RCB received a shot in the arm with their smashing win against PBKS in their previous match. They will be keen to build on their momentum with another victory in front of the home fans.
RR, on the other hand, hope to spoil the party as they are looking to bounce back after their disheartening defeat against Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) by 10 runs.
The two teams have met each other on 28 occasions in the past with RCB winning 13 times and RR have bagged 12 wins. There have been three no results.
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Here is a comprehensive guide on the pitch report, live toss, predicted lineups and team news ahead of RCB versus RR.
RCB vs RR pitch report
The match between RCB and RR will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Established in 1969, it is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in the country.
The pitch generally favours the batsmen with good pace and bounce. The boundaries are not the biggest and the fans can expect to watch a flurry of sixes in both innings.
"It is a day game again, so will be hard work. We are center today, so 62m and 63m side boundaries. The straight boundary is 67m, so not a big hit anywhere on this park. The surface looks dry and being a day game, the average first innings score in 158. While tells us it is a slower surface, and will take turn. The powerplay is so much more important on drier surfaces. You need to take a few chances. As a bowler, the best strategy is vary your lengths and use the slower balls. Doesn't matter if you bat first or bat second," stated Pommie Mbangwa with inputs from Aaron Finch.
The average first innings winning score at the venue is 189.1 with teams chasing winning 53.6% of the matches.
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RCB vs RR live toss
Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to field
RCB vs RR team news
RCB- The hosts are banking on the performance of their openers Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli to do the damage upfront. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj will be expected to keep it tight with the ball against the likes of Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer.
RCB are likely to stick to their winning combination from the last game.
RR - All eyes will be on Yuzvendra Chahal, one of the current leading wicket-takers in this edition of IPL, as he will have enough experience of bowling on this track from his days with RCB.
He will be looking to get important breakthroughs and his battle with Kohli, Du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell will be exciting to watch.
RCB vs RR: Confirmed Lineups
RCB- Virat Kohli(c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak
Impact players: Harshal Patel, Finn Allen, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat.
RR- Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact players: Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht, Donovan Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif.
RCB vs RR: Impact Player today?
RCB are likely to swap Vyshak Vijaykumar with Suyash Prabhudesai or vice versa according to the toss.
RR may swap Chahal with Devdutt Padikkal to make the most of the impact player rule.
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