Squads –
RR –
Steve Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Akash Singh, Anirudha Joshi, Anuj Rawat, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Oshane Thomas, Robin Uthappa, Tom Curran, Yashasvi Jaiswal
RCB –
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa.
Team News –
RR –
– RR lost yet another easy game against DC where their batting failed again after a good start. RR have too badly win this game in order to make their way in the top 4.
– Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will be RR 4 foreign players.
– Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes will open the innings. Both will form a very formidable and attacking opening pair.
– Steven Smith will bat 1 down. Smith is one of the best white ball cricketer in world Cricket but had a poor run this IPL after 2 50s in 1st 2 games.
– Sanju Samson will bat in 2 down. Sanju was dealing only in 6s in 1st 2 games but failed completely in next 4 games.
– Rahul Tewatia will bat next followed by Riyan Parag. Both of them smashed unbeaten 85 in win against SRH.
– Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia will bowl spin for Royals. Both are leg spinners.
– Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes and Kartik Tyagi will lead the pace attack. Jofra and Unadkat will bowl in death.
RCB –
– Royal Challenges Bangalore lost a game full of mistakes against KXIP a night before.They will play the Rajasthan Royals who RCB have already defeated in the 1st encounter.
– There are high chances of Shahbaz Ahmed making his RCB debut this game. He will likely replace Mohammad Siraj.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be Aaron Finch, ABD, Chris Morris and Isuru Udana.
– Aaron Finch and Young Devdutt Padikal will open the innings. Finch is a world class batter while Padikal showed his class in with 3 50+ scores this IPL. Finch is slightly out of form but is a quality player.
– Virat Kohli will bat 1 down. Virat is back in form after scoring 72, 42 and 90* in last few games. Virat also scored 48 last game.
– AB De Villiers will follow Virat at 2 down. He is in excellent form but was demoted at no 6 the other day. AB will bat 2 down this game.
– Washington Sunder will bat at 3 down. Sunder is a proper Allrounder and has the ability to hit the balk big. Dube will follow him.
– Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sunder and Shahbaz Ahmed (high chances) will lead the spin section. Sunder is bowling most of his overs in powerplay.
– Isuru Udana, Chris Morris, Mohammad Siraj(risky) and Navdeep Saini will be the pace attack with Shivam Dube to assist. Morris and Udana will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
RR –
Jos Buttler(wk), Ben Stokes, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi.
RCB –
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Washington Sunder, Mohammad Siraj/Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzi Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 22
RCB Won : 09
RR Won : 10
Team Blueprint –
WK –
AB De Villiers ( 2 down + wk, best T20 striker in world cricket, 77*(33b) last 2nd game against KKR, batted very low last game )
Jos Buttler ( Opener, international opener, 311 runs in 8 games IPL 2019 including 3 50+ scores, 70(44b) against MI, 22 of just 9 last game )
Sanju Samson ( 2 down, SR of 214 this IPL, 74(32b), 85(42b) in 1st 2 games ,failed completely in next games )
Parthiv Patel( Opener, known for his fiery starts, SR of 170 in powerplay)
Josh Philippe( 3 down, very attacking Aussie Batsman, 487 runs in BBL 2019 with SR of 130, will not play)
BAT –
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, highest IPL runs , 72*,43,90*,33*,48 in last 5 games, Must have)
Steve Smith ( 1 down, very consistent, 4000+ t20 runs, 2 50s in 1st 2 games, failed in all other games )
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very aggressive Batsman, 125 in 3 t20s against Aus recently, 47(37) last 2nd game, Must have especially in this game after too many failures)
D Padikal( Opener, loads of domestic records on his name, 211 runs in 6 games this IPL, 18 runs last game, Must have)
David Miller( 2 down, 6000+ T20 runs including 3 100s , ignored by lot today, will not play unless there is any injury concerns)
Riyan Parag ( 3 down, young talent , can also bowl, 42*(26b) last 2nd game, good choice in case of top order failure)
Y Jaiswal ( Opener, young takent, highest scorer in u19 WC, 400 runs at average of 133, was dropped again last game )
ALL –
Chris Morris( Right Arm fast + late hitting, death overs expert, 22 Wicket in BBL 2019, 5 Wickets in last 3 games, 25*(8b) last game, Must have)
Ben Stokes( Open + Medium pacer, best Allrounder in world cricket, 681 runs + 26 Wickets in IPL, 41 last game, Must have )
R Tewatia ( Leggie, bowls with really good variations, 53(31b) with 7 sixes against KXIP game, 45*(32b) last 2nd game, must at 8.5cr)
Moeen Ali ( Middle order+ off spin, very attacking Batsman, can be promoted, 6w + 220R for last season, 1w last game Played, Must have if plays )
Shivam Dube( Lower order + part time pace, can hit the ball really big, bowls sometimes, 4w this season, 23 runa last game, can be promoted)
Washington Sunder ( 2/3 down +Off spin, very economical, bowls most overs in powerplay, bowling very economical, 2 Wickets last 2nd game)
S Ahmed( Bowling All, slow left arm, excellent domestic season, 36R + 3W in practice game, can be a excellent pick even in SL )
BOWL –
Jofra Archer ( Right Arm fast, one of best bowlers in world cricket, 9 Wickets against aus recently in 6 games, 2w last game against DC, Must have will bowl in death )
Yuzi Chahal( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB,12 Wickets in 8 games, Must have)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, bowls his 2-3 overs in powerplay, 20 Wickets in 2018 for RCB, very expensive last game + wicketless, will not play)
Dale Steyn( Right arm fast, very experienced, 256 T20 Wickets, could be benched again)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, emerging talent, bowls close to 150ks, Just 17 runs + 1w last game against KKR )
Tom Curran ( Right Arm fast + hard hitter of ball, 153w + 900 runs in 123 t20 games, will not play)
Shreyas Gopal ( Leggie, best bowler of RR, 20 Wickets in 14 games last IPL, not in good form, must against RCB)
Isuru Udana( Left arm Medium + late hitting, dark horse for RCB, experienced, 148 t20 Wickets, wicketless but was economical)
Jaydev Unadkat ( Left arm fast, known for his variations in death, experienced, 81 IPL Wickets, 2w last game)
C/VC Options –
RR –
Jos Buttler
Ben Stokes
Steven Smith
Sanju Samson
RCB –
AB De Villiers
Virat Kohli
Aaron Finch
Devdutt Padikkal