In the eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is all set to face off against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). The first eliminator game will be played in Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium at 7:30 pm (PKT) on May 22.
Rajasthan Royals led by Sanju Samson are the second team to qualify for the eliminator stage in Indian Premier League.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Faf Du Plessis are the last team to enter the eliminator stage. The first half of this IPL season 2024 was not good for Royal Challengers. They could only win 1 game out of the first 8 matches but RCB made an incredible comeback winning 6 out of 6 matches makin them the fourth team to enter in play-offs stage.
In the decisive match for the play-offs stage, Royal Challengers defeated Chennai Super Kings of Rituraj Gaikwad by 27 runs.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (Captain & Wicket-keeper), Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin
Impact players: Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (Captain), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (Wicket-keeper), Mahipal Lomror
Impact players: Suyash Prabhudessai, Himanshu Sharma
Key Players:
Royal challengers are performing incredibly thanks to their opening pair, Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis. In this game, Virat Kohli could be the best performer for RCB especially when they will be chasing the target.
From Rajasthan Royals Shubam Dubey could be the game changer as he can deliver with both bat and ball. Shuban is a very good striker of the ball especially on the leg side.
Head to Head:
The head-to-head result of RR and RCB is very close. Royal Challengers have won 15 matches out of 31 matches while Rajasthan Royal won 13 matches. 2 matches ended with no result while one match was abandoned.
Head to head in Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium:
In the Narendra Modi cricket stadium RR and RCB faced each other two times winning one match each.
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Match Details:
The eliminator match is scheduled for May 22, 2024, at 7:30 pm (PKT) and will be played at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.
This will be the crucial game for Royal Challenger because if they cannot manage to secure the victory, they will be eliminated from the ongoing season. On the other hand, Rajasthan is secure in case of losing the game because they will get another chance in the Eliminator stage with Kolkata Knight Riders.
In the first qualifiers of the Indian Premier League, KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets on May 21 in Narendra Modi cricket stadium.
Probable Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
Royal Challenger won the toss and decided to bat first
First 1-6 overs (Power play) 55-60 runs
1st inning Total: 190-205
RCB won the match
Scenario 2:
If RCB won the toss and decides to bowl first
First 1-6 Overs (Power play): 50-60 runs
1st inning Total: 175-185
RCB won the match