Squads –
RCB –
Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Suyesh Prabhudessai, K.S. Bharat, Finn Allen
RR –
Sanju Samson(C & WK), Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shivam Dube , Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahim, Chetan Sakariya, KC Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh
Team News –
RCB –
– RCB are looking very strong this season with 3 back to back victories. Team however will now play on a different batting friendly Wickets and have to adapt quickly.
– Adam Zampa, Daniel Sams and Kane Richardson are available for selection in this game. Sams is likely to play this match.
– Finn Allen the young attacking batsman from New Zealand can also play this game. He will bat 1 down if plays.
– Virat Kohli will open along with Devdutt Padikkal. Paddikal has been in red hot form in Syed Mushtaq as well as Vijay Hazare trophy and will look to utilize this form for the team’s success along with Virat who averages 83 at the Wankhede.
– Shahbaz Ahmed or Rajat Patidar will bat at 1 down. Patidar had failed in 2 games he played but is a class Batsman and excellent player of spin so can get another game.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat at 2 down followed my Mr 360 at 5. Maxwell has been brilliant in the 1st 3 games so far being team’s highest run getter. AB as always showed his class in game against KKR by smashing 76 of just 34 balls.
– Kyle Jamieson and Daniel Sams along with Washington Sunder will play the role of Allrounders. Sunder as the only left hander in team can anytime come up the order.
– Yuzi Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed and Washington Sundar will handle the spin section. Glenn Maxwell can assist them with his off spin.
– Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj and Daniel Sams(high chances) will be the pace attack of RCB.
RR –
– Royals have won just 1 game now from their 3 games and this game is a very important game for them considering their position innthe points table.
– Shreyas Gopal has been very successful against RCB, especially Virat and AB taking 14 Wickets in 6 games. It will be interesting to see if he gets a game but not sure on who’s expenses, they can atmost remove Jaydev Unadkat.
– After Jofra and Ben Stokes being ruled out of the season, Liam Livingston England’s batting Allrounder has also left the squad due to some bubble fatigue.
– Teams likely 4 foreign players will be Jos Buttler, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman and Dawid Miller.
– Manan Vohra/Anuj Rawat and Jos Buttler will most likely open the innings. Buttler looked in good touch last game where he smashed 49 against CSK. Anuj Rawat is a young Indian Talented opener and can get a game after failures of Manan Vohra.
– Captain Sanju Samson will bat at 1 down. Sanju looked good at the initial stages of the last season but was not consistent. He scored a brilliant ton in 1st game but was out cheaply on 4 and 2 in last 2 games.
– Dawid Miller and Riyan Parag will bat in middle. Miller was excellent in game against Delhi scoring 63.
– Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia and Newly Recruit Shivam Dube will form a solid middle order and contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag will handle the spin department.
– Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat and Mustafizur Rahman will form the pace attack of Rajasthan.
Probable XI –
RCB –
Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed/Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(wk), Kyle Jamieson, Finn Allen/Daniel Sams, Washington Sunder, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzi Chahal, Harshal Patel
RR –
Manan Vohra/Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(wk), Dawid Miller, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya
Pitch Report –
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Pitch here generally favours the batsman more as compared to the bowlers. Toss plays a big role here as chasing becomes easier.
H2H Overall : 22
RCB Won : 10
RR Won : 10
Average Score : 170
Team Blueprint –
WK –
AB De Villiers ( 3 down + wk, no intro needed, one of the best t20 batsman ever played, 76(34b) in last game, 648 runs against RR, Must have)
Sanju Samson( 1 down, RHB + wk, averages 506 in 17 innings at Wankhede, was good last season with 375 runs, 116 runs in 1st game, Must have)
Jos Buttler( Open, RHB, no intro needed, 220 runs in 8 games against RCB, 49 last game, Must have)
M Azharuddeen ( 1 down/middle order, excellent Striker of the ball, 137(54b) against Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq trophy recently, Must try if plays)
BAT –
Virat Kohli( Open, highest run getter in IPL, 466 runs last season, virat Averages massive 85 at the wankhede Stadium)
Devdutt Padikkal ( Open, LHB, highest scorer for RCB last season, 473 runs last season, 4 100s in Vijay Hazare season recently, red hot form, Must have)
David Miller ( 2/3 down, LHB, very experienced, averages 32 with 251 runs against the Challengers, Must )
Finn Allen ( Opener/1 down, RHB, one of the players with great bat swing, 512 runs in NZ domestic t20 season recently at a SR of 193, Must have if plays)
Manan Vohra( Open, RHB, very attacking, quite experienced with 2448 t20 runs at a good SR of 130, 12, 9, 14 last 3 games)
M Lomror( Middle order, LHB + part time slow left arm bowler, 172 runs in 7 games this Syed Mushtaq trophy, can be a very good differential pick)
Y Jaiswal( Open, LHB, very talented, got just 2 games to play last season, SR was quite low in IPL as well as syed Mushtaq Ali recently)
Rajat Patidar ( 1 down, young talent, scored excellent 54, 104 in 2 practice games recently, can strike the ball big, played last game but was out cheaply)
ALL –
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down, RHB + part time off spin, 39, 59, 78 in 3 games till now, red hot form, Must have)
Chris Morris( Right Arm Fast + RHB, brilliant hitter + will bowl in death, 11 Wickets in 9 games last season with a brilliant eco of 6.8, 36* + 1w, 2w last 2 games )
Rahul Tewatia( LHB + Right Arm leg spin, 255 runs + 10 Wickets last season, SR of 140 from last season, 1w + 20R last game against CSK)
Shivam Dube( Middle order, LHB + Right Arm medium fast, player for RCB last season, can strike the ball big, going through poor form)
Dan Christian ( Medium pacer + RHB, very good hitter of the ball, loads of experience, 5172 runs + 259 t20 Wickets, 272 runs + 15 Wickets in BBL2020, bowling 1-2 overs)
Daniel Sams ( Left arm fast + RHB, very attacking batsman, 63 Wickets + 431 runs in 47 BBL games, Batting SR of 142, excellent pick if plays)
Washington Sunder ( Off spin + very reliable batsman, can play as a floater, 8 Wickets last season but at an excellent eco of 5.8, 1 Wicket last game)
Shahbaz Ahmed ( 1 down/lower order, Slow left arm + LHB, 95(48b) in practice game 2nd , 3 Wickets in last 2nd game, can be an excellent pick for 8cr )
BOWL –
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB overall and also in last season, 123 IPL Wickets, 2 Wickets after going wicketless 1st 2 games )
Mohammad Siraj( Right Arm fast, has been on his peak form recently, 11 Wickets in 9 games last season, 2 Wickets last game )
Kyle Jamieson ( Right Arm fast medium + excellent Striker of the ball, 7ft tall, 60 T20 Wickets in 23 innings + 245 runs at a very good SR of 140, 3w last game, must pick )
J Unadkat( Left arm medium fast, bowls in death, goes for a lot of runs, just 4 Wickets last season, 3 Wickets in last 2nd game)
Harshal Patel ( Right Arm medium fast, will be bowling in death overs, 9 Wickets in 3 games so far, Must have)
Adam Zampa ( Leggie, among top 5 T20i bowlers around, will most likely not play )
M Rahman( Left arm fast medium, was one of the best death bowlers at some time, experienced with 164 t20 Wickets, 1 Wicket last game)
Shreyas Gopal ( Leggie, 48 Wickets in IPL, has good experience, 14 Wickets in 6 games against RCB, can get a game )
Kartik Tyagi( Right Arm Fast medium, hit the deck bowler, was excellent last season with 9 Wickets, Eco was slightly on the higher side with 9.62, didn’t played last game)
C Sakariya( Left arm medium fast, very talented Cricketer 6 games 15 Wickets, 3 Wickets in last game )
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, can touch upto 150ks, had a poor last season but was excellent at death last season, 3/40 , 2/33 in 2 practice games recently, didn’t played last 3 games)
C/VC –
RCB –
Virat Kohli
AB De Villiers
Glenn Maxwell
Devdutt Padikkal
RR –
Sanju Samson
Jos Buttler
Chris Morris
