RCB vs RR: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals are going to face each other in the 42nd match of the Indian Premier League 2025. This match is being held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Rajat Patidar captains RCB in this match.
At the same time, the Rajasthan Royals are captained by Riyan Parag. The performance of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team has been explosive. The team has won 5 out of 8 matches so far and would like to continue on the winning path. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals have been struggling throughout this season and are at eighth position in the table with just two wins out of eight matches.
When, where, and at what time will the match be played
Match- RCB vs RR- 42nd match of IPL 2025
Venue- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time- 24 April 2025, Thursday- 7:30 PM
RCB vs RR M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Pitch Report
The surface here will be balanced and will help both fast bowlers and spinners. Both teams would like to chase the target on this ground. Talking about the pitch, a flat wicket is seen here, but this time, the pitch looks a bit slow. In such a situation, RCB batsmen have faced difficulty here. Initially, the ball floats more in the air here, which causes trouble for the batsmen.
RCB vs RR Weather Report
The RCB vs RR match in Bengaluru is unlikely to be interrupted due to rain. The maximum temperature is expected to be 36 degrees and the minimum 22 degrees.
RCB vs RR Head to Head
As far as the head-to-head record of RCB vs RR is concerned, both the teams have clashed 33 times in the IPL, with Rajasthan winning 14 times. Royal Challengers Bangalore have emerged victorious on 16 occasions and three matches have ended in a no result. There is always a tough competition between these two teams.
However, RR has the upper hand in the matches played in Bengaluru, with RR winning four while RCB have won three matches, while two matches have ended in a no result. The last time the two teams clashed in Jaipur this season, RCB defeated them by a huge margin of nine wickets. RR will look to avenge that defeat, while RCB will look to win their first match on their home ground this season.
Dream 11 team of RCB vs RR
Wicketkeeper: Phil Salt
Batters: Virat Kohli (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Vice-Captain), Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal
All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Krunal Pandya, Wanindu Hasaranga
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Dream 11 team of RCB vs RR -2
Wicketkeeper: Phil Salt (Captain)
Batters: Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal (Vice-Captain), Rajat Patidar
All-rounders: Riyan Parag (Vice-Captain), Krunal Pandya, Wanindu Hasaranga
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma
Dream 11 team of RCB vs RR-3
Wicket Keeper: Jitesh Sharma
Batsmen: Yashasvi Jaiswal (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya, Riyan Parag
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Josh Hazlewood (vice-captain), Sandeep Sharma
RCB vs RR Match Timings
The RCB vs RR match on Thursday, April 24, will start at 7:30 PM IST at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and can be watched on live streaming and live telecast. The match will be played from 7.30 PM IST, while the toss will take place around 7 PM IST . Live matches (IPL live matches) can be watched on Jio Hotstar and Star Sports Network.
RCB vs RR Playing XI
RCB Probable XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.
RR Probable XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Karthikeya
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