Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RR v RCB) Prediction & Betting Tips

Rajasthan Royals is the top team of the Indian Premier League even after losing their previous game against Kings XI Punjab in the one-over eliminator. The first scored 6-191 runs in the allotted 20 overs and the latter responded with 191 while losing six wickets and the match concluded as mentioned above. Royal Challengers Bangalore have lost three out of their four games and are placed at the 8^th position with just two points. They lost their third match of the tournament against Chennai Super Kings by a margin of 27 runs and are finding it difficult to get their rhythm back. RR will try to maintain their supremacy on the table whereas RCB will be fighting hard for upgrading their position.

Players to watch

Ajinkya Rahane along with Shane Watson were the prominent batsmen of RR vs. KXIP with 74 and 45 as Karun Nair contributed 25 runs. Steven Smith and Deepak Hooda are batting well whereas James Faulkner is there to assist his team as an all-rounder. Chris Morris, Pravin Tambe, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson and Rahul Tewatia are looking after their strong bowling.

Virat Kohli chipped in with his maiden fifty of the event for RCB against CSK but that was not enough to win the game. Manvinder Bisla, Rilee Rossouw, Dinesh Karthik, AB de Villiers must score consistently that can enable their team to post hefty runs on board. Their bowling revolves around Yuzvendra Chachal, Mitchell Starc, Harshal Patel, David Wiese and Iqbal Abdulla.

Time & Venue

Friday, April 24, 2015 @ 14:30 GMT, 20:00 local at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.

Weather

A typical summer day with the temperatures around 25-43ᵒC.

Toss

Both skippers will opt to chase after winning the toss.

The Pitch

The surface produced quite a few runs in the last match between RR and KXIP.

Teams

Rajasthan Royals – Steven Smith (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Stuart Binny, Deepak Hooda, James Faulkner, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Pravin Tambe.

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli (C), Manvinder Bisla, Rilee Rossouw, Dinesh Karthik, Sarfaraz Khan, AB de Villiers, David Wiese, Mitchell Starc, Harshal Patel, Iqbal Abdulla, Yuzvendra Chachal.

Prediction

Rajasthan Royals will be the most possible winners in the coming match.