The Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will play a match on Sunday at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Pink City, Jaipur. In this IPL league match, both teams will aim to get back to winning ways, as both the Royal teams lost their previous matches. Fast bowler Jofra Archer will pose a tough challenge to opener Phil Salt and Virat Kohli in this match. This matchup will be exciting to watch, and fans will be eagerly looking forward to the clash.
RCB at Fourth, Rajasthan at Seventh on Points Table
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are at fourth place on the points table with three wins from five matches. Rajasthan Royals are at seventh, with two wins in the same number of matches.
Jofra Archer Back in Top Form
Archer, who became the highest wicket-taker in the opening match of this IPL season, has returned to form. His fast balls have been troubling the batsmen in the last two matches.
Against Punjab Kings, Archer took 3 wickets for 25 runs. He also bowled out the in-form captain Shreyas Iyer with a fast delivery at 148.6 kmph.
In the match against Gujarat Titans, he bowled at 152.3 kmph and dismissed the Gujarat captain, Shubman Gill, with an inswinger at 147.7 kmph.
Kohli-Salt Duo a Big Threat for Rajasthan
On Sunday, Archer will have the tough task of stopping the aggressive pair of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt. Kohli has scored 186 runs so far, and Salt has 143 runs. This pair can change the match in just a few overs.
Rajasthan’s Bowling: Archer Shines, Others Need to Step Up
So far, only Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma have impressed with the ball for Rajasthan. RCB batsmen will look to take advantage of this weakness. Rajasthan will hope for better performance in the middle overs from their spin duo, Wanindu Hasaranga and Mahesh Theekshana.
RCB’s Batting Looks Solid
Kohli has already hit two half-centuries this season. Phil Salt plays with a very attacking style. Devdutt Padikkal will also be eager to score big, while captain Rajat Patidar would like to continue his good form. Tim David and Liam Livingstone can score quick runs against any bowling attack, which makes RCB’s batting very strong.
Rajasthan Royals’ Batting Needs to Fire
Rajasthan will expect a better show from their batsmen after being bowled out for 159 against Gujarat. The team has strong names like Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Nitish Rana in the top order. In the lower order, the duo of Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer can also play attacking cricket.
Match Details
This match will be the first of Super Sunday and will start at 3:30 PM at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad:
Rajat Patidar (Captain), Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathi, Swastik Chikara.
Rajasthan Royals Squad:
Sanju Samson (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dube, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathod, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Karthikeya, Quen Mphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.