Probable XI –
Rajasthan Royals –
Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Manan Vohra/Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Virat Kohli
2. Ab De Villiers(C)
3. Devdutt Padikkal
4. Steven Smith(VC)
5. Riyan Parag
6. Chris Morris
7. Ben Stokes
8. Navdeep Saini
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Shreyas Gopal
11. Jofra Archer
– Ab De Villiers has the best batting average of above 40 in H2H matches so he can be a good captain puch in SL.
-Virat Kohli has been decent against the opponent with an average of 25 & performing well in this season too.
-Yuzvendra Chahal & Shreyas Gopal have been phenomenal with the bowl as they have taken wickets at an average of 12 & 6.8 respectively.
-Ben Stokes doesn’t have very promising numbers against the opponent but since he’s opening the innings so can’t leave him especially in the SL combo.
-Steven Smith is the most consistent batsmen emerged out from H2H matches & also failing from last couple of matches so expecting him to play good cricket today.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Jos Buttler(VC)
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Devdutt Padikkal
5. Steven Smith
6. Riyan Parag
7. Chris Morris
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Isuru Udana
10. Jofra Archer
11. Shreyas Gopal
– Buttler can play a good knock especially while batting first as he has been good in T20s at that time.
-Isuru Udana & Archer both are bowling in death overs so they might get couple of wickets.
– Riyan Parag is a credit saver punt as he can play a decent knock if top order fails.
-Devdutt Padikal is scoring 20-30 runs consistently which makes him good credit saver pick.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Virat Kohli
3. Devdutt Padikkal
4. Steven Smith(C)
5. Chris Morris
6. Ben Stokes
7. Washington Sundar
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Isuru Udana
10. Shreyas Gopal(VC)
11. Jofra Archer
– Steven Smith haven’t been troubled by any of the bowler currently in the XI of RCB so he might play a top knock in this match.
-Dropped Ab De Villiers as he has given his wickets four times in just 31 balls to Shreyas Gopal.
-Virat has also struggled much against Gopal but he plays spin much better so might surpass him.
-Yuzvendra Chahal & Shreyas Gopal both are good VC pick in GL combinations.