In the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a rejuvenated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Ajinkya Rahane-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a do-or-die clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Saturday.
Fresh from a nail-biting win over SunRisres Hyderabad on Thursday, the Virat Kohli-led side will be looking to continue the same performance to seal a play-offs berth as they also carry a better net run-rate (NRR) than their opponents.
On the other hand, Rajasthan lost their last encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders and with their NRR at -0.403, the hosts need a win by a huge margin.
Both the sides have 12 points from 13 games and Saturday’s match will decide their fate in the ongoing season as a loss will be the end of the road for one of them.
RCB vs RR head to head
Rajasthan Royals have won eight games in the 16 outings against Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Bangalore have thrashed Rajasthan three times at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in five games.
Ahead of the clash, here is everything you need to know:
Date: Saturday, 19 May 2018.
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Telecast: Star Network.
Time: 4 pm IST.
Live streaming: Hotstar.
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals (From): Rahul Tripathi, D Arcy Short, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Stuart Binny, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Anureet Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ankit Sharma, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera
Royal Challengers Bangalore (From): Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Colin de Grandhomme, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Quinton de Kock, Chris Woakes, Manan Vohra, Brendon McCullum, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Navdeep Saini, Murugan Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Corey Anderson, Aniruddha Joshi, Pavan Deshpande
-With IANS inputs.