RCB vs. RR Prediction (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Rajasthan Royals)

Rajasthan Royals were beaten badly by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 30^th match of the IPL 2014 whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore tasted another defeat from the mighty Kings XI Punjab in their last game. RR holds the third position on the table with 10 points from eight games while RCB managed just six points after playing eight matches. RR triumphed against RCB in the 14^th match of the IPL 2014 and will try to maintain their superiority while the latter will fight hard for the revenge.

Players to watch

AB de Villiers leads the RCB batting and posted his second fifty of the event vs. KXIP. Parthiv Patel is another batsman among runs while Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli should concentrate on their batting. Their bowling revolves around Varun Aaron, Mitchell Starc and Yuzvendra Chachal and the trio is trying hard to get their rhythm back.

The entire batting line up of RR collapsed vs.SRH but still Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Sanju Samson and Karun Nair are their main batsmen. Pravin Tambe is the third best bowler of the event with 13 wickets whereas Rajat Bhatia and James Faulkner are assisting him nicely.

Time & Venue

Sunday, May 11, 2014 @ 14:30 GMT, 20:00 local at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Weather

A hot evening with temperatures around 21-34ᵒC

Toss

The winner to field first

The Pitch

A smooth track for batting

Teams

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli (C), Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Sachin Rana, Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel, Harshal Patel, Mitchell Starc, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chachal.

Rajasthan Royals – Shane Watson (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, James Faulkner,  Rajat Bhatia, Kane Richardson, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe.

Prediction

RCB will bounce back by winning the game.