Adapting to a single home venue has been tough for some teams, but the Rajasthan Royals (RR) have a double challenge ahead. After starting their campaign in Guwahati, they are set to return to the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur nearly three weeks into IPL 2025, looking to recover from an uneven start.
They’ll be facing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) today (April 13) afternoon, who are in remarkable form on the road. RCB achieved notable away victories: defeating the Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede for the first time in a decade, beating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk after 17 years, and overcoming the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), at Eden Gardens.
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On the road, RCB boast of impressive numbers: averaging 39.6 runs per wicket and scoring at a rate of 10.5 runs per over. In contrast, their home average drops significantly to 22.1 and 8.3, respectively. Their bowling has also been effective away, with an average of 21.2 compared to a higher 56.4 at home.
Although they had some time to adjust during previous travels this season, they face a quick turnaround now, having played just two nights ago against the Delhi Capitals (DC).
RR vs RCB: Sawai Mansingh Stadium pitch report
The challenge for the curators at Sawai Mansingh Stadium would be to ensure the surface isn’t too dry under the searing Jaipur heat, especially for a day game.
RR vs RCB: Playing XI team prediction
Rajasthan Royals predicted lineup: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga/ Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted lineup: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone/ Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
RR vs RCB: Squads
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh
RR vs RCB: Head-to-head
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals have a close head-to-head record. In the 32 IPL matches between them, RCB have won 15 and RR have won 14 with three ending without an outcome.
In IPL 2024, RR did a double over RCB. The reverse was true in IPL 2023 where RCB triumphed in both their games. Go back to IPL 2022 and there was a third clash between these two, in the playoffs, where RR had come out top.
RR vs RCB: Jaipur weather report
The temperature in Jaipur is expected to be unforgiving for the players in the day game (3:30pm IST start). The mercury is expected to reach as high as 37-38 degrees Celsius with no rain to offer respite.
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