RCB VS RR IPL 2021
Royal Challengers Bangalore under the captaincy of Virat Kohli who has made a stunning start to the tournament with three back-to-back wins will face Rajasthan Royals led by young Sanju Samson for the 16th match of Vivo IPL 2021.
RCB VS RR IPL 2021 Match Details:
Settings will face each other at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on 22nd April. The match will start from 7:30 p.m. IST.
RCB VS RR Match Preview:
Royal Challengers Bangalore had a great start to this tournament with the win over defending champions Mumbai Indians. They carried their momentum and went on to win three back to back matches and are the only team who is undefeated in this tournament. In the last match they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs, thanks to the amazing innings of AB de Villiers. They are currently placed at the second position in the points table with 6 points.
On the other hand Rajasthan Royals did not have a good season so far. Only managed to win one match out of the three matches that they played. In the second match decrypted Delhi capitals by three wickets and in the last match Rajasthan Royals lost to Chennai Super Kings by 45 runs.
Weather Report:
The weather at the Wankhede stadium is expected to be humid with 72% humidity level. The average temperature will be 30 degree Celsius and we can see clouds over the stadium. The chances of precipitation are low.
Pitch Report:
The Wankhede peach is expected to be helpful for batsmen. In the previous matches we have seen many 200 plus scores and we can expect a high scoring match in this game too. The team winning the toss may choose to bat first.
Average First Innings Score:
170-200
RCB VS RR Probable Playing XI:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Bench: Daniel Christian, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson (c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
Bench: Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, KC Cariappa, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Kuldip Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akash Singh
Injury And Availability News:
Not available.
RCB VS RR IPL 2021 Top Picks For Dream11 Team:
AB de Villiers
This South African wicket keeper batsman from Royal Challengers Bangalore is in great form in this tournament. He has scored 125 runs in three matches including a 78 runs knock against KKR in the last match.
Glenn Maxwell
This Australian right handed batsman and right hand of black bowler from RCB is one of the highest run getters for the team. He scored 176 runs in this season so far including two half centuries. He will be an obvious pick for the all rounder position in the dream team and also for the captain’s position.
Sanju Samson
The right handed batsman and wicket keeper is also the captain for Rajasthan Royals. But after scoring 119 runs in the first match Punjab Kings he failed to deliver in the latter matches. But we can expect a big innings from him in this match.
Chris Morris
This right arm fast medium bowler from Rajasthan Royal had an impressive performance with the ball and bat. He scored 36 runs and took 5 wickets in this tournament so far.
Harshal Patel
The top wicket taker for RCB in this tournament, this right handed bowler has taken 9 wickets including a 5 wicket haul in the first match against Mumbai Indians. A dependable choice for the bowling line up of the dream team.
Captain And Vice Captain Selection:
Captain: Glenn Maxwell/ Virat Kohli
Vice captain: Sanju Samson/ AB de Villiers
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RCB VS RR IPL 2021 Dream Team:
Winner Prediction:
Looking at the current form Royal Challengers Bangalore is expected to win this match.
Note: All the predictions of the dream11 team, captain and vice captain selection and winner prediction is completely based on my individual research.