Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals - 32nd Match - April 23rd

The 32nd match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals on the 23rd of April, 2023 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

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Rajasthan Royals Form Guide:

Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 1st on points table.

The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals is Jos Buttler with 244 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals is Yuzvendra Chahal with 11 scalps under his belt.

Rajasthan Royals have lost their previous match at home against Lucknow Super Giants by 10 runs.

Lucknow Super Giants batted first and they could post a modest total of 154 for 7 in 20 overs. The start was ideal with KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers smashing the bowlers for fun. Rahul made 39 off 32 while Mayers scored 51 off 42 balls. After their dismissals, the run rate really suffered and as a result, Lucknow Super Giants had to settle for an under par total of 154 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler started off very well. They scored 44 and 40 runs respectively. While these two were batting, it looked like Rajasthan Royals will chase down the target with ease. Once they got dismissed, the middle order crashed like a pack of cards and Rajasthan Royals eventually fell 10 runs short.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Form Guide:

Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at the 5th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Faf du Plessis with 343 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Mohammed Siraj with 11 scalps under his belt.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won their previous match against Punjab Kings by 24 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they posted a total of 174 for 4 in 20 overs. They got off to an ideal start with the opening pair of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis stitching a first wicket partnership of 137 runs. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession which led to a halt in flow of runs. Royal Challengers Bangalore couldn't really accelerate in the last few overs and had to settle down for a total of 174 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Punjab Kings lost 4 wickets for just 43 runs and looked to be in big trouble. Prabhsimran Singh was the impact substitute. He smashed 46 off 30 balls and sparked hopes for a successful chase. Jitesh Sharma also played well and scored 41 off 27 balls but he failed to take his team over the line as Punjab Kings were bowled out for 150, losing the match by 24 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

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

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

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Rajasthan Royals

Who will win?- Rajasthan Royals

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals), Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Most Sixes – Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Player of the Match- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)

Team Scores Batting first – Rajasthan Royals 190+, Royal Challengers Bangalore 175+

Match Handicap: Rajasthan Royals

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