Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 60th Match
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 60th Match - May 14
The 60th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the 14th of May, 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Top Tournament Stats - IPL 2023
Rajasthan Royals Form Guide:
Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals is Yashasvi Jaiswal with 575 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals is Yuzvendra Chahal with 21 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have shown their mettle and class by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous outing with a big margin of 9 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 149 for 8 in 20 overs. Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz lost their wicket early on in the innings. Venkatesh Iyer played superbly and smashed 57 runs off 42 deliveries. The rest of the middle order failed terribly and they couldn't find gaps in the last 4 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 4 wickets and dented the chances of KKR getting to a competitive total. KKR were eventually restricted to 149 for 8 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal took his team off to a flier and smashed 26 runs in the first over itself. He went on to make the fastest IPL fifty (13 balls). Sanju Samson supported him well and scored 48 off 29 balls. Jaiswal stayed not out at 98 in 47 balls to win the match for his team in the 14th over with 9 wickets in hand.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Form Guide:
Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at the 6th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Faf du Plessis with 576 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Mohammed Siraj with 15 scalps under his belt.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have lost the momentum in the tournament by losing to Mumbai Indians with a margin of 6 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they posted a total of 199 for 6 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat were dismissed early on in the innings. Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell then smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground to score 65 and 68 runs respectively. The middle order again failed to capitalise on the start RCB got and they were reduced to a total of 199 for 6 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Rohit Sharma lost his wicket in the powerplay overs. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav then took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. Kishan smashed 42 in 21 balls while SKY played a match winning innings of 83 in 35 balls to seal the match in favor of Mumbai Indians. Nehal Wadhera provided the winning blow as he finished with 52 runs to his name in 34 balls. Mumbai Indians chased the total down in the 17th over with 6 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Will Jacks, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, K.C Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joe Root, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Jason Holder
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Rajasthan Royals
Who will win?- Rajasthan Royals
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals), Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals), Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Most Sixes – Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals), Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Player of the Match- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
Team Scores Batting first - Rajasthan Royals 190+, Royal Challengers Bangalore 180+
Match Handicap: Rajasthan Royals
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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