Rajasthan Royals would like to extend their winning run as they host a faltering Royal Challengers Bangalore at their home. The Pink City will host the 19th match of IPL 2024 at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium.
RCB are desperate to get back to winning ways and this venue offers them some hope. RCB were able to beat RR in both their ties last season including the one at Jaipur. RCB also has the head-to-head advantage against RR having won 15 matches in 30 games so far as compared 12 losses. Today's RR vs RCB match will be interesting to watch as the teams are evenly matched with Royals having the upper hand in this tournament.
RR vs RCB: The Pitch
The pitch at SMS Jaipur will play a part in the game. The pitch offers slow turn too and bowlers like Chahal, Ashwin and even Maxwell come into play here. Yuzvendra Chahal will be playing against his former side for the first time. He has already proven his worth for the Rajasthan Royals as he has taken 6 wickets in 3 matches.
Though the surface is easy for batting, its slow nature and longish boundaries mean that scoring is not all that easy here. This is corroborated by the fact that never on this ground has any team scored 200 or more. Though it’s a night game, weather is turning hotter, and the high temperatures may also have some bearing on the game and the players.
RR vs RCB: The Toss
The venue supports chasing the target too. Of the 54 IPL matches played here so far, only 20 have been batting first and 34 times teams batting second have won the match. Teams winning the toss would like to field first as there is little dew worries at this time of the year.
Rajasthan Royals were bundled out for 59, the lowest total at this venue, against the same RCB side last season.
For Rajasthan Riyan Parag loves this venue having scored 209 runs at an average of 42 in 7 innings. Jos Buttler too scores in an excess of 41 here, having amassed 626 runs in 17 innings. One just feels that he is one innings away from another big knock in his illustrious career. His swashbuckling opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal too is itching to get back among big runs.
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