So, Finally one of them will get a point as both Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face other after getting defeated in three games consecutively. Royal Challengers Bangalore had a nightmare the other day against Sunrisers Hyderabad where Jonny Bairstow and David Warner were in a devastating form and scored a century, in result RCB defeated like nothing. Likewise, Rajasthan Royals were celebrating while Chennai Super Kings were struggling after 27/3, but the way MS Dhoni batted, shut the critics for the day. Hence, Rajasthan Royals defeated by 8 runs the other day.
Rajasthan Royals though have been in a good touch as they have been constantly fighting, but for Royal Challengers Bangalore, they have been out of the form. There have been a plethora of opportunities where RCB could have made it to the victories but they never stood up to the mark. From Skipper VIrat Kohli to Mr. 360 AB De Villiers, every one is struggling with the form. RCB has been disappointing the fans in the season 12, as earlier there used to be Kohli show and ABD show, but in this season everything is missing.
The reason for Royal Challengers Bangalore inconsistency is not having depth in batting line-up. Marcus Stonis and Nathan Coulter-Nile will join the squad after having a great time against Pakistan. Marcus Stonis could become an option to play at opening slot as he looks ferocious while playing on the top in league cricket. In Rajasthan Royals, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson showed some knock-hitting performance in the beginning but could shown consistency in it. Lets see if these two could shift gears again.
Probable XI:
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Dhawal Kulkarni, Steven Smith, Jos Buttler (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Krishnappa Gowtham, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (wk), AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nathan Coulter Nile, Heinrich Klaasen, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube, Prayas Barman
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Dhawal Kulkarni, Steven Smith, Jos Buttler (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Krishnappa Gowtham, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra, Prashant Chopra, Ashton Turner, Ish Sodhi, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Shubham Ranjane, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag, Aryaman Birla, Sudhesan Midhun
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (wk), AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nathan Coulter Nile, Heinrich Klaasen, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube, Prayas Barman, Tim Southee, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Devdutt Padikkal