Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Qualifier 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, May 27.
The equation is pretty simple for both Rajasthan and Bangalore. They will only look for a win in order to go into the finals. The winner of this contest will meet Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL 2022 final, scheduled to take place on Sunday (May 29).
Pitch report:
It would be the first game of the tournament at this venue. Generally, the pitch at this ground offers good support for the batters. Spinners are also expected to play a key role during the middle overs.
Head-to-head record:
Played: 24 | RR won: 11 | RCB won: 13 | No result: 0
Probable XIs:
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- RR wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- RCB total: 175-185
Case 2:
- RCB wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 45-50
- RR total: 170-185
Team batting second to win the contest.
