RCB VS RR IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are face to face in the 42nd match of IPL season 18. RR captain Ryan Parag won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, has done much well compared to the last few seasons so far this season. Currently, he is in fourth place in the points table with 10 points by winning 5 out of 8 matches, while RR has won only two out of the 8 matches played so far and is in eighth position with 4 points.
Let us know that this match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will be played at Bangalore’s Home Ground M. Chinnaswamy Stadium from 7:30 pm today. Before the match starts, let us take a look at the stadium’s pitch report, RCB vs RR’s head-to-head figures and other necessary updates related to the match.
Significantly, a match has been played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore this season. Where RCB lost RR by 9 wickets on their homeground. In such a situation, Rajasthan would like to avenge its previous defeat this evening.
RCB’s home ground becomes headache
RCB is showing good sports on other grounds of the country this season, but his home ground is not even open in Chinnaswamy Stadium. This is directly affecting the position of the team. The batsmen are seen in confusion about the speed and nature of the pitch, neither are they thinking of playing carefully, nor are they able to show full aggression.
RCB’s batting did not meet expectations at home. So far, his scores here have been as follows: 169 for eight wickets, 163 for seven wickets and only 95 runs for nine (in 14 overs). At the same time, on the rest of the grounds, the team scored 9 to 10 runs per over, while on the domestic pitch, this rate has come down to 7-8 runs per over. Neither the batsmen are feeling comfortable on the slow pitch nor the bowlers are getting their special benefit.
Virat Kohli, the main basis of the team’s batting, is in the best form this season and has scored at an average of 64. But Phil Soul, Devdutt Padikkal and captain Rajat Patidar are still expected to be more responsible. The bowling department will also have to catch its rhythm, especially when domestic conditions are considered in their favor.
Rajasthan Royals captain Samson will not be in the fray
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are also struggling with challenges. Captain Sanju Samson will be out of this match due to injury and will lead the Ryan Parag team in his place.
So far, Royals have only four points and are at the eighth position in the points table. The team’s batting has been fine. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Parag, Shimron Hetmyer and Nitish Rana have impressed with their game. The beginning of young Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also been very positive. But the bowling of the team has been weak till now.
Vanindu Hasranga has taken nine wickets in six matches, out of which he took four wickets in only one match. They could not prove to be effective in the rest of the matches. The performance of Jofra Archer, Mahish Pratisa and Sandeep Sharma has also been average, and the team now needs a better game from them.
RCB vs RR Head to Head
In the history of IPL, 33 matches have been played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore so far, in which the RCB team has won 16 matches while RR has won 14 times. 3 matches have been inconclusive. Talking about the last 5 matches, 3 matches have been won by RCB while the result of 2 matches has gone in favor of Rajasthan.
Pitch report of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
In T20 matches, the pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered very favorable for batsmen. This ground is known as a high scoring ground due to its small boundary. In such a situation, it is very challenging for the bowlers of any team to perform affordable here. The average score of the first innings during the IPL matches at this stadium is 167 runs. Spin bowlers get good help here.
IPL data at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
So far 98 IPL matches have been played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The teams who bat first here have won 41 and later batting teams have won 53 matches (Benatija – 4). The highest score SRH (287/3 vs. RCB, 2024) is recorded here. Similarly, the minimum score RCB (82 vs. KKR, 2008) is recorded on this ground. The highest individual innings here was played by Chris Gayle (175* Run Vs Pune Warriors 2013).
RCB and RR performance at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
RCB has played 94 matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the history of IPL, out of which it won 43 and lost 46 matches. Similarly, 1 match has been tied and no result has been found in 4 matches. In this version, RCB has not won a single match at its home ground. RR has played 32 matches on this ground. He won 14 matches and lost 16. There is no result in 3 matches.
Playing of both RCB and RR teams 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal
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Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Ryan Parag (Captain), Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Fazrak Farooqui, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
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