IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction, Eliminator Match, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:   RR vs RCB Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   22 May, 07:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:   Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad, India  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 31
RR Won: 13
RCB Won: 15
No Result/Tie: 03

Recent Form: 
RR 
N,   L,  L,  L,  L
❌❌❌❌❌

RCB 
W, W, W, W, W
✅✅✅✅✅

Info: 

• Skipper Sanju Samson has scored over 500 runs for Rajasthan Royals in this year’s IPL and the right-hander is our pick for their highest run scorer against RCB. Yuzvendra Chahal has 17 wickets across this campaign and we are backing the spinner to be Rajasthan Royals’ top wicket taker in this Eliminator.
• Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten century the last time these two sides went head to head and he is our tip for RCB’s highest run scorer against Rajasthan Royals. Yash Dayal is RCB’s leading wicket taker in the tournament and the left-arm pacer is well worth backing as their top wicket taker on Wednesday.
• After striking another seven boundaries in his last innings, we recommend selecting Virat Kohli to hit the most boundaries in this fixture..

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: In India, RR vs RCB match will be available on Star Network. The match will also be available on Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa) and Willow TV (USA)

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: RR vs RCB fixture will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema in India. In Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, the matches can be watched live on Yupp TV. Other channels where the match will be streamed live are Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Just under 55% of the 33 IPL matches to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium have been won by the team fielding first so we predict that both sides will approach this game hoping to win the toss and choosing to bowl first.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

According to the forecast, the temperature could well be over 40 degrees at the start of this game on Wednesday. And it will not cool down all that much across the match with the temperature expected to still be over 37 degrees by midnight.

Pitch Report:

This pitch has helped to produce some big scores across this high-scoring IPL campaign and we could be in for two more high totals in this game. There is usually more assistance for the quick bowlers than for the spinners but overall the pace and bounce are extremely reliable at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Whoever bats first will be looking to pass 210.

Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad, India  

Total matches: 10

Matches won batting first: 06

Matches won bowling first: 04

Average 1st Inns scores: 160

Average 2nd Inns scores: 137

Highest total recorded:

234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ

Lowest total recorded:

66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND

Highest score chased:

166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG

Lowest score defended:

107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW

Team NEWS: 

RR Team News: 

After their long run of defeats, Rajasthan Royals did not even get onto the pitch against KKR on Sunday with even the shortened seven over aside game rained off after the toss. Player availability is the same as ahead of that match with Jos Buttler the main absentee due to returning home to the UK..

RCB Team News: 

There is no doubt that there is a buzz in the RCB camp after their remarkable run of form and after they knocked out the defending champions in their last game. With no injuries, it is only Will Jacks, who has returned to the UK, who is unavailable for this match.

Predicted Playing11: 

Rajasthan 

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal

2. T Kohler Cadmore

3. Sanju Samson(WK)(C)

4. Riyan Parag

5. Dhruv Jurel(WK)

6. Ravichandran Ashwin

7. Rovman Powell

8. Trent Boult

9. Sandeep Sharma

10. Avesh Khan

11. Nandre Burger

Bangalore 

1. Faf du Plessis(C)

2. Virat Kohli

3. Rajat Patidar

4. Glenn Maxwell

5. Cameron Green

6. Dinesh Karthik(WK

7. Mahipal Lomror

8. Mohammed Siraj

9. Yash Dayal

10. Karn Sharma

11. Lockie Ferguson

Players Matchups: 

Y Jaiswal against Y Dayal
12 balls 11 runs 02 Dismissal

Y Jaiswal against M Siraj
27 balls 34 runs 01 Dismissal

R Powell against G Maxwell 
04 balls 13 runs 01 Dismissal

R Powell against L Ferguson
10 balls 16 runs 01 Dismissal

R Ashwin against M Siraj
10 balls 18 runs 01 Dismissal

S Hetmyer against L Ferguson
25 balls 26 runs 01 Dismissal

S Hetmyer against M Siraj
26 balls 40 runs 01 Dismissal

S Hetmyer against A Joseph
38 balls 59 runs 01 Dismissal

R Parag against L Ferguson
08 balls 10 runs 01 Dismissal

R Parag against Y Dayal
10 balls 09 runs 01 Dismissal

S Samson against M Siraj
20 ball 17 runs 01 Dismissal

S Samson against A Joseph
23 ball 34 runs 00 Dismissal

F du Plessis against T Boult
88 balls 105 runs 03 Dismissal

F du Plessis against Y Chahal
30 ball 29 runs 02 Dismissal

F du Plessis against A Khan
36 balls 48 runs 01 Dismissal

F du Plessis against K Maharaj
37 balls 49 runs 01 Dismissal

F du Plessis against S Sharma
42 ball 58 runs 01 Dismissal

G Maxwell against S Sharma
13 balls 24 runs 02 Dismissal

G Maxwell against T Boult
34 balls 37 runs 02 Dismissal

G Maxwell against R Ashwin
34 ball 57 runs 01 Dismissal 

                                                                                                                        
G Maxwell against Y Chahal
42 balls 84  runs 01 Dismissal

R Patidar against R Ashwin
16 balls 17 runs 02 Dismissal

V Kohli against A Khan
38 balls 62 runs 02 Dismissal

V Kohli against S Sharma
25 balls 25 runs 01 Dismissal

V Kohli against R Ashwin
28 balls 24 runs 01 Dismissal

V Kohli against T Boult
32 balls 41 runs 01 Dismissal

C Green against R Ashwin
11 balls 13 runs 01 Dismissal

M Lomror against Y Chahal
23 balls 24 runs 03 Dismissal

M Lomror against R Ashwin
17 balls 19 runs 01 Dismissal

D Karthik against Y Chahal
24 balls 18 runs 03 Dismissal

D Karthik against K Maharaj
20 balls 34 runs 01 Dismissal

D Karthik against A Khan
21 balls 30 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

RR Team Info – 

• Rajasthan Royals must be disappointed with the way things went for them in the last few matches, they could not win any of their last 5 matches and as a result they could not finish at the top 2 stage.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler Cadmore will probably open the inning.
• Sanju Samson will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel will handle the middle-order batting.
• Riyan Parag is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Sanju Samson will lead the Rajasthan Royals as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
• Dhruv Jurel will do the Wicket Keeping for Rajasthan Royals.
• Riyan Parag and Ravichandran Ashwin will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Riyan Parag is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Trent Boult and Avesh Khan will lead the pace attack of his team.

RCB Team Info – 

• RCB have done no less than a miracle after securing 6 out of their 6 victories in the last matches.
• Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli will probably open the inning.
• Virat Kohli is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Rajat Patidar will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green will handle the middle-order batting.
• Faf du Plessis will lead the RCB as a Captain. He was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Dinesh Karthik will do the Wicket Keeping for RCB.
• Glenn Maxwell and Karn Sharma will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Yash Dayal and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack of his team.

Winning Chances: 

Rajasthan Royals do not look as strong a batting side without Jos Buttler and they will need to produce their best batting effort in this game to give a very confident RCB something to worry about. Three weeks ago this fixture would have been an easy win for Rajasthan Royals but the sides are in completely different frames of mind now. We are backing RCB to record their seventh successive win and to progress to the Qualifier 2.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru to beat Rajasthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru a 58% chance to win this match 

Rajasthan Royals a 42% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

Rajasthan Royals 

Sanju Samson 

the 29 year old has a huge amount of experience in the IPL and comes into this Eliminator averaging 56 this season and after hitting 47 fours in total.

Yashasvi Jaiswal 

the left-handed Indian international has made only one score of 50+ from his last five innings but he has the ability to take the game away from RCB if he stays at the crease for long.

Yuzvendra Chahal 

the spinner is the only player in the history of the IPL to have picked up over 200 wickets and he has taken between 12 and 27 wickets each season from 2014 onwards.

Avesh Khan 

the right-arm fast medium bowler took two wickets in three balls in the last game and Rajasthan need a big performance from him if they are to progress in the tournament.

RR Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira 

In Rajasthan Royals’ last match, it was South African all-rounder Donovan Ferreira who came into the side as the impact player in place of Dhruv Jurel. Nandre Burger will be an option for an additional pace bowler with Keshav Maharaj the probable selection if the pitch is spinning.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

Virat Kohli 

the leading run scorer in IPL 2024 made 47 runs from 29 balls in Saturday’s victory and he is averaging 64.36 from 14 innings this season.

Faf du Plessis 

the South African skipper is full of confidence ahead of this Eliminator after scoring 54 runs from 39 balls at the top of the order against CSK.

Glenn Maxwell 

the all-rounder came back into the team on Saturday and took a wicket first ball before returning the most economical figures for his side.

Yash Dayal 

the left-arm pacer got two big wickets in Daryl Mitchell and MS Dhoni against CSK. Although he was expensive, he was once again RCB’s biggest wicket taking threat.

RCB Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudesai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma 

Slow left-arm spinner Swapnil came into the team for the fielding innings in place of Rajat Patidar in the win over CSK and we expect the same substitution for this game.

Team Forms: 

RR Team Form: 

Rajasthan Royals come into this knockout game with four losses and one abandonment from Match 50 onwards.

RCB Team Form: 

After beating CSK by the sufficient number of runs to qualify for the play-offs on Saturday, RCB have now won six matches in a row.

ipl today match pitch dimensions and pitch report:

Ian Bishop and Matthew Hayden:

There’s a nice wind coming across the ground. That has helped me keep a little cool because the humidity is quite severe. We are here on pitch number 7 – we haven’t used it at all for this IPL 2024. 61 metres and 72 metres square boundaries – tactically, where the offspiner bowls and where the legspinner bowls come into play. Down the ground – 77 metres – a lot of muscle needed. It looks dark compared to some of the other pitches on the square. This surface is extremely hard. It’s black clay, that means it’ll hold together really well. Whatever moisture has been put into the surface, it’s really going to mesh it all together. I expect a bit of bounce for the seamers, not a lot of turn for the spinners. The only defence for the spinners will be they’ve got that huge boundary to hit up against. In terms of runs, it’s a 175-180 type wicket. We know what Sunrisers Hyderabad’s blueprint is – it’s to score massive. If you do win the toss, Sunrisers will have a bat, put a big load of pressure on the Royals and let’s see how they go. The groundsman says there won’t be any dew.

SQUAD: 

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad: 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Sanju Samson(WK)(C), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Rovman Powell, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Singh Rathore(WK), Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Shimron Hetmyer

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Squad: 

Faf du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat(WK), Himanshu Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran, Saurav Chauhan, Alzarri Joseph, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mayank Dagar

Pre-Toss Grand League Team:

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction, Qualifier Match-1, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:   KKR vs SRH Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   21 May, 07:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:   Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad, India  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 26
KKR Won: 10
SRH Won: 16
No Result/Tie: 00

Recent Form: 
KKR 
N,  N, W, W, W
❌❌✅✅✅

SRH 
W,  N, W,  L, W
✅❌✅❌✅

Info: 

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz is yet to bat for KKR this season. He was out of the playing XI as Phil Salt did well, however, he returned to the team after Salt left for UK. Gurbaz also carry match winning skills and we are optimistic about him doing well. Back him as KKR top batter. Varun Chakravarthy has been outstanding, taking 18 wickets this season for KKR. Back him as a top KKR bowler.
• Travis Head has been in ruthless form this season, scoring over 500 runs at a strike rate of over 200. Back him as SRH top batter. Pat Cummins has been the best SRH bowler, taking 15 crucial wickets. Back him as top bowler.
• Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have been outstanding for SRH. If they are together for 3-4 overs, SRH will score a lot of runs in the powerplay. We are backing SRH to have a better opening partnership.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: In India, KKR vs SRH match will be available on Star Network. The match will also be available on Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa) and Willow TV (USA)

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: KKR vs SRH fixture will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema in India. In Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, the matches can be watched live on Yupp TV. Other channels where the match will be streamed live are Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Toss will be crucial as chasing teams will have an advantage at the Narendra Modi Stadium. There could be some dew thus a score of 200 should be easily chased.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

It will be a hot evening and temperature will touch the 40 degree mark. There will be some dew in the evening which will help the chasing team.

Pitch Report:

The surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium will be great for batting; however, spinners could play a big role as there could be some turn on offer for the spinners given the excessive heat the pitch has been under for the last few days.

Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad, India  

Total matches: 10

Matches won batting first: 06

Matches won bowling first: 04

Average 1st Inns scores: 160

Average 2nd Inns scores: 137

Highest total recorded:

234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ

Lowest total recorded:

66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND

Highest score chased:

166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG

Lowest score defended:

107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW

Team NEWS: 

KKR Team News: 

KKR are unlikely to make any changes to the playing XI they selected against Rajasthan Royals. Even though the match could not start due to rain, it gave us a clear idea about the playing XI the team step on the park in Qualifier 1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz will replace Phil Salt in the team.

SRH Team News: 

SRH have been unstoppable as a team and the combination has yielded outstanding results for the Pat Cummins-led side. SRH are likely to field an unchanged XI in the Qualifier 1.

Predicted Playing11: 

 Kolkata 

1.R Gurbaz(WK)

2. Sunil Narine

3. Venkatesh Iyer

4. Shreyas Iyer(C)

5. Andre Russell

6. A Sudhakar Roy

7. Rinku Singh

8. Ramandeep Singh

9. Harshit Rana

10. Mitchell Starc

11. Va Chakravarthy

Hyderabad 

1.Abhishek Sharma

2. Travis Head

3. Rahul Tripathi

4. N Kumar Reddy

5. H Klaasen(WK)

6. Shahbaz Ahmed

7. Abdul Samad

8. Sanvir Singh

9. Pat Cummins(C)

10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

11. V Viyaskanth/T Natarajan

Players Matchups: 

R Gurbaz against B Kumar
04 balls 00 runs 02 Dismissal

R Gurbaz against F Farooqi
10 balls 19 runs 01 Dismissal

S Narine against M Janasen 
04 balls 01 runs 02 Dismissal

S Narine against J Unadkat
09 balls 12 runs 02 Dismissal

S Iyer against U Malik
15 balls 16 runs 02 Dismissal

S Iyer against M Janasen
13 balls 17 runs 01 Dismissal

A Russell against M Markande
17 balls 26 runs 02 Dismissal

A Russell against T Natrajan
26 balls 43 runs 01 Dismissal

A Russell against B Kumar
24 balls 62 runs 00 Dismissal

M Pandey against J Unadkat
24 balls 18 runs 02 Dismissal

V Iyer against M Janasen
18 ball 14 runs 03 Dismissal

V Iyer against T Natrajan
07 ball 14 runs 02 Dismissal

R Singh against T Natrajan
24 balls 39 runs 03 Dismissal

R Singh against M Markande
37 ball 63 runs 00 Dismissal

N Rana against T Natrajan
48 balls 77 runs 03 Dismissal

N Rana against U Malik
25 balls 44 runs 01 Dismissal

A Sharma against A Russell
18 ball 35 runs 03 Dismissal

A Sharma against S Narine
28 balls 28 runs 01 Dismissal

M Agarwal against H Rana
26 balls 33 runs 02 Dismissal

M Agarwal against S Narine
16 ball 21 runs 01 Dismissal 

                                                                                                                        
A Markram against V Chakaravarthy
39 balls 68  runs 02 Dismissal

A Markram against A Russell
22 balls 39 runs 01 Dismissal

A Markram against S Narine
21 balls 42 runs 01 Dismissal

H Klassen against H Rana
06 balls 15 runs 01 Dismissal

A Samad against V Chakaravarthy
22 balls 32 runs 01 Dismissal

G Phillips against S Narine
26 balls 24 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

KKR Team Info – 

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine will probably open the inning.
• Sunil Narine is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Venkatesh Iyer will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell will handle the middle-order batting.
• Shreyas Iyer will lead the KKR as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for KKR.
• Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Sunil Narine is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Harshit Rana and Mitchell Starc will lead the pace attack of his team.

SRH Team Info – 

• Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head will probably open the inning.
• Abhishek Sharma was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Travis Head is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Rahul Tripathi will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen will handle the middle-order batting.
• Pat Cummins will lead the Sunrisers Hyderabad as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
• Heinrich Klaasen will do the Wicket Keeping for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
• Shahbaz Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
• Pat Cummins and T Natarajan will lead the pace attack of his team

Winning Chances: 

KKR are favourites for us. There is very little to choose between teams in terms of quality, however, we feel that KKR have a better bowling attack. The presence of Narine and Chakravarthy might well be the difference between win and loss for KKR. The spinners have been in great form and we doubt if SRH can dictate terms against Narine and Chakravarthy at Narendra Modi Stadium pitch which has become helpful for spinners. We are backing KKR to win.

Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kolkata Knight Riders a 71% chance to win this match 

Sunrisers Hyderabad a 29% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

Kolkata Knight Riders 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 

Gurbaz hasn’t played a game for KKR this season as Phil Salt performed admirably well. However, Gurbaz himself is a destructive batter and can be a match winner for KKR. We are expecting an impactful innings from Gurbaz straightaway.

Sunil Narine 

Sunil Narine scored 461 runs took 15 wickets at a remarkable economy of less than seven in IPL 2024 so far. Narine has played a significant role in KKR’s juggernaut this year. He has been outstanding and if he can keep form in the Qualifier 1, KKR should book a berth in final without much trouble.

Andre Russell 

Andre Russell has also contributed heavily when given an opportunity, both with the bat and ball. Russell has scored 222 runs and took 15 wickets in IPL 2024. While we all were aware of Russell’s potential with the bat, his bowling has impressed more in this season as he has bowled in tough situations and got crucial wickets.

Varun Chakravarthy 

Varun Chakravarthy is the leading wicket-taker for KKR this season, taking 18 wickets. Chakravarthy can be a big player for KKR in Qualifier 1 as the conditions may favour spinners and SRH batters could get into trouble given their intent to take the attack to the opposition.

KKR Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Angkrish Raghuwanshi, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Ankul Roy, Vaibhav Arora 

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is a likely impact player choice if KKR need a batter while Vaibhav Arora will be used as bowling Impact player.

Sunrisers Hyderabad 

Abhishek Sharma 

Abhishek Sharma scored 66 in 28 balls against PBKS to help the team chase 215. This was not a one-off innings as Sharma has played similarly throughout the IPL, scoring 467 runs at a strike rate of over 200.

Travis Head 

Travis Head and his ability to deliver in crunch games is well known. From World Cup final to WTC final, he has proved his nerves in many must win games for Australia and he would like to repeat the feat for SRH in IPL qualifier as well. Head has scored 533 runs in the tournament.

Pat Cummins 

Cummins has been exceptional as a leader in IPL 2024. He has bowled tremendously well, taking 15 wickets in the tournament. He has used himself wisely and picked crucial wickets in the middle overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 

Wickets with the new ball will be key for SRH thus Bhuvneshwar Kumar could be a big impact player for the SRH. If he can remove a couple of early wickets, SRH could be on top.

SRH Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Travis Head, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Washinton Sundar, T Natarajan 

If SRH are chasing, Head will be the impact player while if they are batting first, T Natarajan will be the impact player.

Team Forms: 

KKR Team Form: 

KKR ended the league stage as table toppers, winning nine games. Their last two games were washed out due to rain.

SRH Team Form: 

SRH had a great run in league stage and finished second after winning eight out of the 14 games. They suffered defeats in just five matches.

SQUAD: 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad: 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(C), Andre Russell, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, Nitish Rana, Dushmantha Chameera, Allah-Mohammad Ghazanfar, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Kona Srikar-Bharat(WK), Manish Pandey, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad: 

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Jaydev Unadkat, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Anmolpreet Singh(WK), Mayank Agarwal, Fazal Haq, Marco Jansen, Upendra Yadav(WK), Aiden Markram, Mayank Markande

Pre-Toss Grand League Team:

IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Dream11 Prediction, Match-70, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:   RR vs KKR Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   19 May, 07:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:   Barsapara Cricket Stadium – Guwahati, India  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 28
RR Won: 14
KKR Won: 14
No Result/Tie: 00

Recent Form: 
RR 
L,   L,  L,  L, W
❌❌❌❌✅

KKR 
N,  W, W, W, W
❌✅✅✅✅

Info: 

• Sanju Samson has been top notch for RR and scored over 500 runs for the first time in IPL season. He can be backed as top batter. Yuzvendra Chahal has been the biggest match winner for RR this year with the ball, taking 17 wickets. Back him as top bowler.
• With No Phil Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz will play for KKR. He is a destructive batter and will be keen to make an immediate impact. Back him as KKR top batter. Varun Chakravarthy has taken 18 wickets this season for KKR. Back him as a top KKR bowler.
• KKR have been given the license to go berserk from ball one. They have the best run rate in the powerplay along with SRH. We feel KKR could score over 90 runs in the powerplay if they don’t lose a wicket early.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: In India, RR vs KKR match will be available on Star Network. The match will also be available on Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa) and Willow TV (USA)

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: RR vs KKR fixture will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema in India. In Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, the matches can be watched live on Yupp TV. Other channels where the match will be streamed live are Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Toss will be key as teams chasing have a big advantage due to small grounds and impact player rule. Captain winning the toss should chase again.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

There is over 50 per cent chance of rain on the match day. The humidity will be 73 per cent while he temperature will be in high 20s.

Pitch Report:

RR could score only 144-9 in their previous game against PBKS at the Barsapara Stadium. There was turn on offer for the spinners. If the wicket plays the same way, it could be hard going for the batters again. A score of 180 should be par.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium – Guwahati, India  

Total matches: 07

Matches won batting first: 03

Matches won bowling first: 03

Average 1st Inns scores: 161

Average 2nd Inns scores: 153

Highest total recorded:

237/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs RSA

Lowest total recorded:

118/10 (20 Ov) by IND vs AUS

Highest score chased:

225/5 (20 Ov) by AUS vs IND

Lowest score defended:

119/6 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs INDW

Team NEWS: 

RR Team News: 

Rajasthan Royals played Tom Kohler-Cadmore in Jos Buttler’s absence but he struggled a lot. RR could get Shimron Hetmyer back in the playing XI, replacing Cadmore. If Hetmyer is not available due to injury, Donovan Ferreria can be used.

KKR Team News: 

KKR will miss the services of Phil Salt who has left for the UK. He should be replaced by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. KKR won’t be keen on making too many changes in the winning combination even though they have secured a top two finish.

Predicted Playing11: 

Rajasthan 

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal

2. T K Cadmore

3. S Samson(WK)(C)

4. Riyan Parag

5. Dhruv Jurel

6. R Ashwin

7. Rovman Powell

8. Trent Boult

9. Sandeep Sharma

10. Avesh Khan

11. Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata 

1.R Gurbaz(WK)

2. Sunil Narine

3. Venkatesh Iyer

4. Shreyas Iyer(C)

5. Nitish Rana

6. Andre Russell

7. Rinku Singh

8. Ramandeep Singh

9. Harshit Rana

10. Mitchell Starc

11. Varun Chakravarthy

Players Matchups: 

S Hetmyer against V Chakaravarthy
07 balls 06 runs 02 Dismissal

S Hetmyer against A Russell
29 balls 57 runs 02 Dismissal

S Samson against S Narine 
37 balls 27 runs 00 Dismissal

S Samson against V Chakaravarthy
23 balls 39 runs 00 Dismissal

R Parag against H Rana
08 balls 16 runs 01 Dismissal

Y Jaiswal against H Rana
07 balls 19 runs 00 Dismissal

Y Jaiswal against D Chameera
10 balls 22 runs 00 Dismissal

Y Jaiswal against N Rana
06 balls 26 runs 00 Dismissal

TK Cadmore against D Chameera
14 balls 18 runs 01 Dismissal

R Powell against S Narine
47 balls 35 runs 05 Dismissal

R Powell against A Russell
12 ball 22 runs 00 Dismissal

N Rana against Y Chahal
44 ball 53 runs 04 Dismissal

N Rana against R Ashwin
43 balls 74 runs 00 Dismissal

A Russell against A Khan
16 ball 22 runs 02 Dismissal

A Russell against T Boult
13 balls 26 runs 01 Dismissal

V Iyer against Y Chahal
19 balls 34 runs 02 Dismissal

V Iyer against T Boult
20 ball 23 runs 01 Dismissal

M Pandey against Y Chahal
25 balls 19 runs 02 Dismissal

M Pandey against T Boult
15 balls 21 runs 01 Dismissal

S Iyer against Y Chahal
30 ball 31 runs 02 Dismissal 

                                                                                                                 
S Iyer against T Boult
48 balls 54 runs 01 Dismissal

A Raghuvanshi against Y Chahal
16 balls 24 runs 01 Dismissal

R Singh against Y Chahal
12 balls 14 runs 01 Dismissal

S Narine against R Ashwin
29 balls 66 runs 01 Dismissal

S Narine against A Khan
16 balls 24 runs 00 Dismissal

S Rutherford against T Boult
07 balls 16 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

RR Team Info – 

• Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler Cadmore will probably open the inning.
• Sanju Samson will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel will handle the middle-order batting.
• Riyan Parag is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Sanju Samson will lead the Rajasthan Royals as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
• Sanju Samson will do the Wicket Keeping for Rajasthan Royals.
• Riyan Parag and Yuzvendra Chahal will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Riyan Parag is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Trent Boult and Avesh Khan will lead the pace attack of his team.

KKR Team Info – 

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine will probably open the inning.
• Sunil Narine is having topmost fantasy points in this series. He has been brutal with the bat and bowl both.
• Venkatesh Iyer will bat at the one-down position.
• Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana will handle the middle-order batting.
• Shreyas Iyer will lead the KKR as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for KKR.
• Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Sunil Narine is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Harshit Rana and Mitchell Starc will lead the pace attack of his team.

Winning Chances: 

Rajasthan Royals have lost the last four games on the trot and it does come as a surprise because they have a very strong team at disposal. The Royals have already played a game in Guwahati and their familiarity with the conditions should be a big boost for RR ahead of the game against KKR. The match is between two equal teams and there is very little to choose in terms of better team on paper. We are backing RR to win the game.

Rajasthan Royals to beat Kolkata Knight Riders

Rajasthan Royals a 36% chance to win this match 

Kolkata Knight Riders a 64% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

Rajasthan Royals 

Sanju Samson 

Sanju Samson has been outstanding for RR in IPL 2024 season. He has delivered his best performance in IPL in terms of runs this year, with 504 runs in 13 games. Samson would love to make it a special IPL by winning the title and for that he needs to keep form and continue scoring runs for the team.

Riyan Parag 

Parag has been equally outstanding. He is the leading run scorer for Rajasthan Royals this season, with 531 runs to his name. Coming in at tough situations, Parag has scored crucial runs for the team and bailed them out of trouble and put the team on brink of a win.

Trent Boult 

Boult has not taken many wickets this season but his experience and skills will be vital for RR. Also, he has done well with the new ball and if he can knock out a few top order batters for KKR, RR will be on top in the match.

Yuzvendra Chahal 

Yuzvendra Chahal will be vital for RR. He has enjoyed a great run with the ball this year, taking 17 wickets. Every time Samson has needed a wicket, he has turned to Chahal and he has not disappointed.

RR Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Kuldeep Sen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore 

RR could use Cadmore as an impact player if they want to give him another shot but that is unlikely. They will mostly use a bowler, probably Keshav Maharaj as impact player in next game.

Kolkata Knight Riders 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 

Gurbaz was kept out of the playing XI as Phil Salt performed well for the side. However, with Salt gone, Gurbaz has a chance to prove his mettle. He is also an equally destructive batter and can decimate a bowling attack.

Sunil Narine 

Sunil Narine has played a massive role in KKR’s juggernaut this season. He has scored 461 runs in the tournament and took 15 wickets at a remarkable economy of less than seven.

Andre Russell 

Andre Russell has also been significant to KKR’s outstanding run this season. Russell has delivered exceptional show with the bat as well as the ball, scoring 222 runs and taking 15 wickets.

Varun Chakravarthy 

Varun Chakravarthy is the highest wicket-taker for KKR this season. He has spun the web around opposition teams and accounted for 18 wickets at an economy of 8.3.

KKR Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Angkrish Raghuwanshi, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Ankul Roy, Vaibhav Arora 

Angkrish Raghuvanshi can be used if KKR need a better else Vaibhav Arora should be a good option as bowling Impact player.

Team Forms: 

RR Team Form: 

RR played excellent cricket throughout the season but lost a few close game recently. The team is winless in last four games.

KKR Team Form: 

KKR were outstanding in the league stage and won nine out of the 13 games. They will end the league stage as table toppers for the first time in history.

SQUAD: 

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad: 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Sanju Samson(WK)(C), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rovman Powell, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Singh Rathore(WK), Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Shimron Hetmyer

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad: 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(C), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Dushmantha Chameera, Allah-Mohammad Ghazanfar, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Kona Srikar-Bharat(WK), Manish Pandey, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford

Pre-Toss Grand League Team:

IPL 2024, SRH vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Match-69, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match: SRH vs PBKS Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   19 May, 03:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:   Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium – Hyderabad, India  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 22
SRH Won: 15
PBKS Won: 07
No Result/Tie: 00

Recent Form: 
SRH 
A,  W,  L, W,  L
❌✅❌✅❌

PBKS 
W,  L,  L, W, W
✅❌❌✅✅

Info: 

• Travis Head has been one of the standout batters in this year’s competition and his attacking approach at the top of the order has caught the eye. He is our pick for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s highest run scorer against Punjab Kings. Pat Cummins has impressed with his variations and ability to bowl the right length at the right time. The skipper is a strong choice for Sunrisers’ top wicket taker in this match.
• Rilee Rossouw looked in good touch in his last innings with 22 runs from 13 balls against Rajasthan Royals and he will be expected to step up with Jonny Bairstow having left for home. Rossouw is our tip for Punjab Kings’ highest run scorer in this game. Harshal Patel currently has the Purple Cap and we are backing the pace bowler to be Punjab Kings’ top wicket taker against Sunrisers.
• The opening partnership of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma has been one of Sunrisers’ strengths in this campaign. We recommend backing them to be the highest opening partnership in this match.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: In India, SRH vs PBKS match will be available on Star Network. The match will also be available on Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa) and Willow TV (USA)

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: SRH vs PBKS fixture will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema in India. In Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, the matches can be watched live on Yupp TV. Other channels where the match will be streamed live are Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Both teams have had success when chasing this season although Sunrisers have also won twice when batting first at this venue. We predict that both sides will want to bat first ahead of the toss in this clash.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

According to the weather forecast, there will be cloud cover throughout Sunday afternoon in Hyderabad. There will be a slight chance of rain but overall there should be enough dry time to get a match completed.

Pitch Report:

Games at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium have been high-scoring this season and we expect nothing different in this match. Whoever bats first will be looking to post a total of 240+ with the ball expected to fly particularly fast to the boundary during the powerplays.

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium – Hyderabad, India  

Total matches: 02

Matches won bowling first: 02

Average 1st Inns scores: 196

Average 2nd Inns scores: 198

Highest total recorded:

209/4 (18.4 Ov) by IND vs WI

Highest score chased:

209/4 (18.4 Ov) by IND vs WI

Team NEWS: 

SRH Team News: 

After not facing or delivering one ball across Thursday’s game, it will be 11 days since Sunrisers last played by the time this match begins on Sunday. With play-off qualification confirmed, there will be a temptation to rest players but we expect Sunrisers to select their best XI as they push for a top two finish.

PBKS Team News: 

There will certainly be two changes for Punjab Kings ahead of this match from their win over Rajasthan Royals with Jonny Bairstow and Sam Curran now back in England ahead of the T20 World Cup. And with Shikhar Dhawan and Kagiso both still injured, the captaincy of the Kings is up for grabs!.

Predicted Playing11: 

Hyderabad 

1.Travis Head

2. Abhishek Sharma

3. Nitish Kumar Reddy

4. Heinrich Klaasen(WK)

5. Abdul Samad

6. Shahbaz Ahmed

7. Sanvir Singh

8. Pat Cummins(C)

9. Jaydev Unadkat

10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

11. V Viyaskanth/T Natarajan

Punjab 

1.Atharva Taide

2. P Singh(WK)

3. Rilee Rossouw

4. Shashank Singh

5. J Sharma(WK)(C)

6. Ashutosh Sharma

7. Rishi Dhawan

8. Harpreet Brar

9. Harshal Patel

10. Nathan Ellis

11. A Singh/R Chahar

Players Matchups: 

H Klaasen against H Patel
30 balls 38 runs 03 Dismissal

H Klaasen against T Curran
13 balls 19 runs 01 Dismissal

M Agarwal against R Chahar 
05 balls 02 runs 02 Dismissal

A Sharma against R Chahar
10 balls 07 runs 02 Dismissal

A Sharma against A Singh
20 balls 29 runs 00 Dismissal

G Phillips against S Curran
22 balls 34 runs 02 Dismissal

G Phillips against H Patel
13 balls 26 runs 01 Dismissal

R Tripathi against R Chahar
31 balls 55 runs 02 Dismissal

R Tripathi against H Patel
19 balls 21 runs 01 Dismissal

R Tripathi against H Brar
21 balls 27 runs 01 Dismissal

R Tripathi against S Curran
28 ball 41 runs 00 Dismissal

N K Reddy against H Brar
16 ball 38 runs 00 Dismissal

A Samad against H Patel
09 balls 21 runs 00 Dismissal

A Markram against H Patel
16 ball 15 runs 01 Dismissal

A Markram against A Singh
24 balls 24 runs 01 Dismissal

A Markram against A Singh
49 balls 62 runs 01 Dismissal

T Head against A Singh
17 ball 28 runs 01 Dismissal

J Bairstow against P Cummins
28 balls 20 runs 04Dismissal

J Bairstow against S Ahmed
07 balls 03 runs 02 Dismissal

J Bairstow against W Sundar
37 ball 54 runs 01 Dismissal 

                                                                                                                        
P Singh against B Kumar
08 balls 07 runs 03 Dismissal

S Raza against V Viyaskanth
08 balls  03 runs 02 Dismissal

S Raza against F Farooqi
28 balls 25 runs 01 Dismissal

S Dhawan against P Cummins
20 balls 18 runs 02 Dismissal

S Dhawan against B Kumar
56 balls 62 runs 02 Dismissal

S Dhawan against T Natarajan
34 balls 53 runs 00 Dismissal

S Curran against T Natarajan
12 balls 16  runs 01 Dismissal

R Rossouw against M Janasen
21 balls 19 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

SRH Team Info – 

• Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma will probably open the inning.
• Nitish Kumar Reddy will bat at the one-down position. /li>
• Heinrich Klaasen and Abdul Samad will handle the middle-order batting.
• Pat Cummins will lead the Sunrisers Hyderabad as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
• Heinrich Klaasen will do the Wicket Keeping for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
• Shahbaz Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
• Pat Cummins and T Natarajan will lead the pace attack of his team.

PBKS Team Info – 

• Atharva Taide and Prabhsimran Singh will probably open the inning.
• Rilee Rossouw will bat at the one-down position.
• Shashank Singh and Jitesh Sharma will handle the middle-order batting.
• Jitesh Sharma will lead the Punjab Kings as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
• Jitesh Sharma will do the Wicket Keeping for Punjab Kings.
• Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Rahul Chahar was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.
• Harshal Patel is having topmost fantasy points in this series.

Winning Chances: 

After seeing their last game abandoned without a ball being bowled, we expect Sunrisers Hyderabad to come out all guns blazing in this match, particularly as there is a top two place potentially up for grabs. Punjab Kings secured a very good win against Rajasthan Royals in their last clash but we do not think their XI will be competitive enough in this match. Our prediction is for Sunrisers Hyderabad to win.

Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Punjab Kings

Sunrisers Hyderabad a 69% chance to win this match 

Punjab Kings a 31% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

Sunrisers Hyderabad 

Travis Head 

the 30 year old left-hander was not in the side for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opening game of the season but he has since become one of the stars of the tournament.

Abhishek Sharma 

the young all-rounder has eclipsed Heinrich Klaasen in the Sunrisers batting line-up in IPL 2024. He will take the attack to Punjab Kings from the opening delivery of his innings.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 

the 34 year old right arm fast medium opening bowler has added another 11 wickets to his IPL tally this season and he has taken six of them across the last three matches.

Pat Cummins 

the Australian had shows signs of fatigue after conceding 47+ runs in three of his last five matches but he will certainly have benefited from the rest before this game.

SRH Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar 

Glenn Phillips could be an option to come into the team in either innings as an impact player all-rounder but we expect T Natarajan to be introduced in the fielding innings in place of Abhishek Sharma.

Punjab Kings 

Rilee Rossouw 

the South African has not been at his best throughout this tournament but once he gets going he is capable of winning a match single-handedly.

Jitesh Sharma 

the wicket-keeper batter has not been able to follow-up his impressive season from last year but he could get an opportunity further up the order in this match.

Harshal Patel 

the right-arm fast medium India international has been written off on many occasions but he keeps coming back and comes into this game with 77 wickets across the last four IPLs.

Arshdeep Singh 

the left-arm swing bowler will be off to the T20 World Cup for India later this month and took 4/29 in the last head to head against Sunrisers.

PBKS Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Atharva Taide, Vidwath Kaverappa, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harpreet Bhatia, Shashank Singh 

We expect to see Arshdeep Singh used only during the fielding innings with all-rounder Atharva Taide likely to be the player to come in during the batting innings.

Team Forms: 

SRH Team Form: 

After Thursday’s abandonment, Sunrisers Hyderabad have now lost just one of their last four games.

PBKS Team Form: 

Punjab Kings had lost two in a row before their win over Rajasthan but have now won three of their last five.

SQUAD: 

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad: 

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(C), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Upendra Yadav(WK), Umran Malik, Aiden Markram, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Anmolpreet Singh(WK), Mayank Agarwal, Fazal Haq, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad: 

Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh(WK), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(WK)(C), Ashutosh Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Sikandar Raza, Vishwapratap Singh, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary

Pre-Toss Grand League Team:

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Dream11 Prediction, Match-68, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:   RCB vs CSK Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   18 May, 07:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:   M Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bengaluru  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 33
RCB Won: 10
CSKWon: 22
No Result/Tie: 01

Recent Form: 
RCB 
W, W, W, W, W
✅✅✅✅✅

CSK 
W,  L, W,  L, W
✅❌✅❌✅

Info: 

• Virat Kohli has been top notch with over 660 runs for RCB so far in 13 games. Back him as top batter for RCB. Mohammed Siraj has shown great form in last few games and the conditions will be favourable for him. He is a top choice for RCB best bowler.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad has also scored nearly 600 runs in the tournament and will be CSK’s best bet for leading run scorer. With 16 wickets, Tushar Deshpande has done well for CSK. In overcast conditions, Deshpande can pose serious challenge thus he is our pick for top wicket-taker for CSK.
• Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad have scored hundreds in the tournament while several other players from both teams have got close. There is a good possibility that a century can be scored in the match.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: In India, RCB vs CSK match will be available on Star Network. The match will also be available on Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa) and Willow TV (USA)

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: RCB vs CSK fixture will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema in India. In Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, the matches can be watched live on Yupp TV. Other channels where the match will be streamed live are Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Chinnaswamy Stadium is not an easy ground to defend. Also, with rain around, captains will prefer to bowl.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

The weather is not very promising as there is over 80 per cent chance of rain on the match day. The IMD has issued an Orange Alert for Bengaluru on May 18.

Pitch Report:

The wicket at the Chinnaswamy Stadium will be good for batting, however, there is some rain around and the overcast conditions can help the fast bowlers get some swing and movement, making it a bit more challenging for the batters.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bengaluru, India  

Total matches: 18

Matches won batting first: 07

Matches won bowling first: 09

Average 1st Inns scores: 141

Average 2nd Inns scores: 136

Highest total recorded:

212/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs AFG

Lowest total recorded:

99/10 (19.3 Ov) by RSAW vs NZW

Highest score chased:

194/3 (19.4 Ov) by AUS vs IND

Lowest score defended:

114/7 (20 Ov) by SLW vs RSAW

Team NEWS: 

RCB Team News: 

Will Jacks has returned to the UK along with Reece Topley thus RCB will have to make a forced change to the playing XI. Glenn Maxwell is likely to replace Jacks in the playing XI..

CSK Team News: 

There is a massive doubt about Moeen Ali’s availability as he is part of the England squad for Pakistan series and is expected to leave for England this week. If Ali misses out, CSK could bring Mitchell Santner in the playing XI.

Predicted Playing11: 

Bangalore 

1. Faf du Plessis(C)

2. Virat Kohli

3. Glenn Maxwell

4. Rajat Patidar

5. Cameron Green

6. Mahipal Lomror

7. Dinesh Karthik(WK)

8. Swapnil Singh

9. Yash Dayal

10. Karn Sharma

11. M Siraj/L Ferguson

Chennai 

1. Rachin Ravindra

2. Ruturaj Gaikwad(C)

3. Daryl Mitchell

4. Shivam Dube

5. Ravindra Jadeja

6. Sameer Rizvi

7. MS Dhoni(WK)

8. Shardul Thakur

9. Tushar Deshpande

10. Simarjeet- Singh

11. Maheesh Theekshana

Players Matchups: 

G Maxwell against M Theekshana
36 balls 69 runs 03 Dismissal

G Maxwell against R Jadeja
21 balls 35 runs 02 Dismissal

G Maxwell against M Santner 
23 balls 35 runs 02 Dismissal

V Kohli against R Jadeja
42 balls 40 runs 00 Dismissal

V Kohli against S Thakur
21 balls 38 runs 00 Dismissal

V Kohli against D Chahar
25 balls 34 runs 00 Dismissal

A Rawat against T Deshpande
09 balls 20 runs 00 Dismissal

F du Plessis against M Theekshana
15 balls 16 runs 01 Dismissal

F du Plessis against M Choudhary
14 balls 30 runs 00 Dismissal

F du Plessis against T Deshpande
14 balls 30 runs 00 Dismissal

D Karthik against T Deshpande
16 ball 24 runs 01 Dismissal

D Karthik against R Jadeja
22 ball 30 runs 01 Dismissal

D Karthik against M Theekshana
21 balls 40 runs 00 Dismissal

R Jadeja against A Joseph
19 ball 15 runs 02 Dismissal

R Jadeja against G Maxwell
05 balls 13 runs 01 Dismissal

R Gaikwad against Y Dayal
32 balls 52 runs 02 Dismissal

R Gaikwad against A Joseph
25 ball 47 runs 01 Dismissal

R Gaikwad against M Siraj
47 balls 63 runs 01 Dismissal

R Gaikwad against L Ferguson
29 balls 56 runs 00 Dismissal

R Ravindra against M Siraj
08 ball 16 runs 01 Dismissal 

                                                                                                                        
A Rahane against C Green
05 balls 14 runs 01 Dismissal

S Dube against G Maxwell
21 balls 22 runs 01 Dismissal

S Dube against A Joseph
28 balls 32 runs 01 Dismissal

S Dube against M Siraj
18 balls 27 runs 00 Dismissal

MS Dhoni against T Curran
12 balls 35 runs 00 Dismissal

M Santner against M Siraj
08 balls 02 runs 02 Dismissal

M Santner against G Maxwell
09 balls 11 runs 02 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

RCB Team Info – 

• Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli will probably open the inning.
• Virat Kohli is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Glenn Maxwell will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green will handle the middle-order batting.
• Faf du Plessis will lead the RCB as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Dinesh Karthik will do the Wicket Keeping for RCB.
• Karn Sharma and Glenn Maxwell will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Yash Dayal and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack of his team.
• Yash Dayal was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.

CSK Team Info – 

• Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad will probably open the inning.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Daryl Mitchell will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja will handle the middle-order batting.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the Chennai Super Kings as a Captain. He is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• MS Dhoni will do the Wicket Keeping for Chennai Super Kings.
• Ravindra Jadeja and Rachin Ravindra will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Tushar Deshpande and Shardul Thakur will lead the pace attack of his team.

Winning Chances: 

RCB are favourites to win. RCB have a big home advantage by their side. Also, the form of Virat Kohli makes a lot of difference to the strength of team. Kohli single handed has kept the team in hunt for playoffs. More so, RCB have hit a purple patch where they have won five games on the trot. CSK have blown hot and cold throughout the season and we feel they could struggle against RCB. We are backing RCB to win.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru to beat Chennai Super Kings

Royal Challengers Bengaluru a 72% chance to win this match 

Chennai Super Kings a 28% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

Virat Kohli 

Virat Kohli has been in sublime form. He has single handedly kept RCB in hunt for the playoffs. Kohli is the leading run scorer of the tournament, with 661 runs to his name in 13 matches.

Rajat Patidar 

Rajat Patidar had a slow start to the campaign but he picked up great form at the backend of the tournament. Patidar has scored 320 runs in the tournament, including five fifties at a strike rate of 180. Most of Patidar’s blazing knocks have come in the past few matches for the team..

Glenn Maxwell 

Glenn Maxwell was left out of the team due to inconsistent performances but he is a big game player and has a habit of performing well when the chips are down. Maxwell’s ability and experience to deliver in a do or die situation will be a massive plus for RCB.

Mohammed Siraj 

The conditions will be overcast and fast bowlers can get help from the surface. Siraj can be deadly when the ball is moving around. Siraj has also shown good form of late. Overall, he has taken 12 wickets this season.

Cameron Green 

Cameron Green has scored 190 runs and picked 8 wickets in 11 matches and we back him to perform well in this match as he finished with bowling figures of 2/27 in the last match against CSK. He removed Ajinkya Rahane and Daryl Mitchell.

RCB Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, V Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma 

Suyash Prabhudessai or Anuj Rawat could be used as an impact player if RCB require a batter while the team should go with V Vyshak if they need a fast bowler.

Chennai Super Kings 

Ruturaj Gaikwad 

Ruturaj Gaikwad has carried the team’s batting ably this season. The captain has led from the front, scoring 583 runs in 13 games.

Shivam Dube 

Shivam Dube has ran out of gas in the last few games, however, he is a dangerous player and very capable of changing the complexion of the game within a blink of an eye. Dube has scored 389 runs this season.

Ravindra Jadeja 

Ravindra Jadeja adds a lot of value to the side. He is a handy batter down the order and a potent left arm spinner. With 225 runs and eight wickets, Jadeja hasn’t set the stage on fire in IPL 2024, however, there is no doubt about his match winning skills and CSK would hope that he brings out his A game in a must win match.

Tushar Deshpande 

Tushar Deshpande has been impressive for CSK. The conditions should be helpful for pacers and Deshpande could create a lot of problems for the RCB batters. Overall, he has taken 16 wickets in IPL 2024 season.

Simarjeet Singh 

Simarjeet has been impressive with his pace bowling. In 3 matches he has taken 5 wickets at a good strike rate of 13.2. He was not part of the playing 11 in the previous game against RCB but we expect some wickets from him in this match.

CSK Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Chaudhary, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Manda 

CSK are short on batters thus it is very likely that the team will use either Ajinkya Rahane or Sameer Rizvi as impact player. If they need a bowler, Mukesh Chaudhary can be used.

Team Forms: 

RCB Team Form: 

RCB had a poor start to the IPL 2024 and lost seven out of the eight games, however, they bounced back to win the following five games.

CSK Team Form: 

CSK have been inconsistent throughout the season. They have played 13 games, winning seven and losing six matches.

SQUAD: 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad: 

Faf du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Swapnil Singh, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat(WK), Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran, Saurav Chauhan, Alzarri Joseph, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mayank Dagar

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Squad: 

Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(WK), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet- Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Ajinkya Rahane, Devon Conway(WK), Moeen Ali, Aravelly-Avanish Rao(WK), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman, Nishant Sindhu, Richard Gleeson, Shaik Rasheed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Pre-Toss Grand League Team: