RR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will play in the high-octane Eliminator match at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday evening. The team losing this game will pack its bags and head home, while the winner will take on the team winning the Qualifier 1 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. At the time of writing this article, SRH were 45/4 in 6 overs, with Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Shabaz Ahmed all back in the pavilion.
RR vs RCB Pitch & Weather Report
RR vs RCB Eliminator Pitch Report: There are 11 pitches spread across Narendra Modi Stadium, featuring 5 black soil and 5 others a mixture of other soil. But so far so good for the batters, most of the games that have been played at this ground have produced good batting pitches. At times, the teams have crossed the 200-run mark with no or little resistance from the opposing bowlers, like in the last match when Sai Sudarshan and Shubamn Gill scored scored brilliant centuries and took GT to 231/3 against CSK.
With the likes of Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson, Faf du Plessis, Riyan Parag and Glenn Maxwell in action here, it could be another high-scoring games.
RR vs RCB Eliminator Weather Report: The temperature on Wednesday is expected to be one degree hotter than Tuesday, that it is likely to be around 44°C. There’s no or very little chance of rain, while the humidity level is likely to remain below 25%.
RR vs RCB Head To Head Record
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 15 times in 31 head-to-head games against Rajasthan Royals who claimed 13 wins against the Bangalore outfit, while three games ended in no-result.
In the reverse fixture played earlier in the season, Rajasthan claimed a six wickets win over RCB. While batting first, Virat Kohli‘s 72-ball 113-run innings propelled RCB to 183/3 in 20 overs, but Jos Buttler erupted with an even better innings, scoring a 58-ball hundred to guide his team to a win.
Matches played | 31 |
RR Wins | 13 |
RCB Wins | 15 |
No Result | 03 |
RR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Injury and availability News
Rajasthan Royals
- For the unversed, the England players have left IPL to join the national squad ahead of the T20I series against Pakistan.
- So expect, Tom Kohler-Cadmore to open the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, with captain Sanju Samson following in at no-3.
- Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel are likely to bat at no-4 and no-5 respectively, with the latter also playing as an Impact Player in case RR bat in the 2nd innings.
- Shimron Hetmyer is likely to be fit for the important clash and should be named in RR’s Playing XI at the expense of Donovan Ferreira.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- RCB will go into this game unchanged from the last match.
- Glenn Maxwell replaced Will Jacks in RCB’s Playing XI vs CSK and produced good numbers. He will be involved in this game as well.
- If RCB bat in the 2nd innings, Rajat Patidar will play as an Impact Player or it will be Swapnil Singh playing replacing him in the 2nd innings if Virat Kohli’s team bowl in the 2nd innings.
- Expect Glenn Maxwell to bat higher in the batting order.
TOP Picks For RR vs RCB Dream 11 Match
Captain Options:
- Virat Kohli: The Indian superstar is becoming an enigma who keeps surprising the cricket fans all around the world. In fact, he is the Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo of cricket. That’s how high he has taken his game to. The main reason why the 35-year-old RCB batter should be in your Fantasy Cricket Teams is because of his sheer consistency this season, where he has scored a jaw-dropping and a league-high 708 runs in 14 innings, averaging 64.36. One more thing, to all the doubters, that he has now taken his strike-rate to 155.60, which is extraordinary to say the least.
Virat Kohli in IPL 2024: Runs: 708 | 100s: 01 | 50s: 05 | 4s: 59 | 6s: 37. - Sanju Samson: RR captain has been performing at the highest level this season. In 13 innings he has played in IPL 2024, he got 50+ five times, which is an impressive return for him. That’s why he got picked up for Team India’s T20I World Cup Squad. Samson can turn the game on its head with his batting. He should be considered in RR vs RCB Dream11 fantasy cricket teams.
Sanju Samson in IPL 2024: Runs: 504 | 50s: 05 | 4s: 47 | 6s: 23. - Faf du Plessis: Faf du Plessis played perhaps the most important 54 runs in his RCB career. He batted at a time when CSK spinners were turning the ball like a prime Muttiah Muralitharan. That was purely a captains innings. He will be the key batter for RCB in this Eliminator match against RR.
Faf du Plessis vs CSK: Runs: 54 off 39 balls | 4s: 03 | 6s: 03. - Riyan Parag: Irrespective of what happens for RR in the remaining IPL season, nothing can take away the positive that Riyan Parag has brought to the 2008 IPL winners. The 22-year-old is the leading scorer for Rajasthan this season, having made 531 runs in 12 innings. He is ahead of his RR captain Sanju Samson, and the likes of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant, to name a few. That’s truly remarkable.
Riyan Parag in IPL 2024: Runs: 531 | 50s: 04 | 4s: 38 | 6s: 31. - Cameron Green: The Australian is in terrific form with both bat and ball. In the last match he scored 38 runs off 17 balls, and picked up one wicket as well. He can certainly win games on his own.
Cameron Green vs CSK: 38 runs off 17 balls | Wicket: 01.
Vice-Captain Options:
- Dinesh Karthik: If there was an Impact Player award in IPL, then Dinesh Karthik might have won that title easily. His impact for the balls he has faced has been immense. Even against CSK, he scored 14 runs off just 6 balls. That innings made a huge difference in the game. He is truly an X-factor.
Dinesh Karthik in IPL 2024: Runs: 315 | 4s: 26 | 6s: 22. - Rajat Patidar: Along with Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar is the most in-form batter in RCB’s Playing XI at the moment. The 30-year-old played another blinder of an innings in a high-pressure match against CSK, scoring a quick-fire 41 runs off just 23 deliveries. His presence in the middle-overs keep runs flowing for RCB.
Rajat Patidar vs CSK: Runs: 41 off 23 balls | 4s: 02 | 6s: 04. - Trent Boult: Virat Kohli’s record against left-arm bowlers isn’t as good it is against the righthanded bowlers, which means, Boult might have a big say in this game. He can rip through any batting unit in his opening spell.
Trent Boult in IPL 2024: Runs: Innings: 13 | Wickets: 12 | Best: 3/22. - Glenn Maxwell: We know Glenn Maxwell is a pure match winner. But his patch form forced RCB to drop him from their Playing XI. But he was back into the fold in the big match against CSK and produced good numbers, scoring 16 off 5 balls, and a prized wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Glenn Maxwell vs CSK: 16 off 5 balls | Wicket: 01.
Players worth considering in RR vs RCB Eliminator
- Mohammed Siraj: RCB’s star bowler has taken 13 wickets in 13 innings this season. Meanwhile, his current form has been terrific.
- Avesh Khan: He has taken 13 wickets for RR in IPL 2024. He can change the game.
- Yash Dayal: RCB’s leading wicket-taker with 15 scalps in 13 innings. His last over against CSK was a game-changer.
- Sandeep Sharma: He has the knack of picking wickets at the crucial stage in the match. He has picked 10 wickets in 8 matches.
RR vs RCB Predicted Lineups
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma (Impact Player)
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh (Impact Player)
RR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Teams
RR vs RCB Dream 11 Prediction Team 1
- Wicketkeepers: S Samson
- Batsmen: V Kohli (C), R Patidar, Y Jaiswal (VC)
- All-rounders: R Parag, C Green, G Maxwell, R Ashwin
- Bowlers: Y Chahal, A Khan, Y Dayal
RR vs RCB Dream 11 Prediction Team 2
- Wicketkeepers: S Samson
- Batsmen: V Kohli, F du Plessis (C), Y Jaiswal
- All-rounders: R Parag (VC), C Green, G Maxwell
- Bowlers: T Boult, M Siraj, S Sharma, Y Dayal