Close competition between Rajasthan and Bangalore, know who has the upper hand?

• Match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals
  
• This match will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
  
• Both the teams have clashed 30 times so far in IPL
  

In the 19th match of IPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Rajasthan Royals on Friday. This match will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. If we look at the performance of both the teams in the league so far, Rajasthan Royals have won all 3 matches and the team is at second position in the points table. On the other hand, RCB has won just 1 out of 4 matches and lost 3.

head to head record

If we look at the head-to-head statistics between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals, we are seeing a tough competition between the two teams. Both the teams have clashed 30 times so far in the IPL. Meanwhile, RCB has won 15 matches, while RR has won 12 matches. 3 matches have also been inconclusive. In such a situation, if Bengaluru has to improve its performance this season, then Rajasthan will have to defeat it at home at any cost.

status of last 5 matches

Talking about the last 5 matches, RCB has won 3 and RR has won 2 matches. In the match between RR and RCB, Rajasthan won 5 matches by batting first and 7 matches by chasing the target. Apart from this, Royal Challengers Bangalore has won 5 matches while batting first and 10 matches while chasing the target. Both the teams have clashed 8 times on the ground of Jaipur. During this period, RR and RCB have won 4-4 matches. Rajasthan has played 54 matches at its home ground Sawai Mansingh Stadium and won 35 of them. RR has also faced defeat in the 19th.

pitch report

The pitch of Sawai Man Singh Stadium helps the batsmen. However, the range here is very long. The Jaipur pitch has added bounce and seam movement early on with the new ball. However, as the game progresses the batsmen will start getting help. The ball will come well onto the bat, while fast bowlers will rely on variation to be successful in this situation. Here the spinners get a little turn, which can trouble the batsmen. Teams chasing the target have been more successful in Jaipur. The team winning the toss on this ground can decide to bowl first.

Probable playing-11 of both the teams

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (wicketkeeper), Mayank Dagar, Rhys Topley, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.

Impact Player: Mahipal Lomror

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma.

Impact Player: andre berger