Rajasthan Royals meet Royal Challengers Bangalore (RR vs BLR) in the 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host this ‘Royal Rumble.’
Rajasthan Royals started their IPL 2022 campaign with a massive win over SRH. Further, they backed it up with another win over Mumbai Indians. Jos Buttler smashed a brilliant century to take them to 193/8. Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up a couple of wickets each as they then restricted Mumbai to 170/8, winning by 23 runs.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore bounced back to win a thriller against KKR to register their first win in IPL 2022. Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel starred with the ball as they bowled Kolkata our for 128. However, the chase got tricky as they were reduced to 17/3. Although, useful knocks from Willey, Rutherford, Shahbaz and Karthik eventually took them home with three wickets to spare.
Match Details
Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 Match 13
Date and Time: April 05, Tuesday, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
RR vs BLR Predicted Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c&wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, David Willey, Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep/ Siddharth Kaul
Pitch Report
The wicket at this venue is expected to be flat and batting friendly. Bowlers will find it hard and thus, need to be accurate with their lines and lengths. It is one of the best batting surfaces. Defending will not be easy and therefore, chasing is a good option on this track.
RR vs BLR Match Prediction
Rajasthan Royals are in brilliant form, winning both their games so far. The side is equally well-balanced with both bat and ball. It will be a tough challenge for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Therefore, Rajasthan seem to have an edge and go in with a stronger chance to win this game.
RR vs BLR Dream11 Fantasy Suggestions
Fantasy Team #1: Jos Buttler, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Harshal Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini
Captain: Jos Buttler, Vice-captain: Wanindu Hasaranga
Fantasy Team #2: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Faf du Plessis, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Harshal Patel, Prasidh Kridhna
Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga, Vice-captain: Faf du Plessis