RCB faces RR in the IPL qualifier 2 for a place in the final

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals face off against each other in the Qualifier 2 to book a place in the final of the IPL 2022.

Rajasthan Royals had a pretty good performance in this season’s IPL. They have accumulated a total of 18 points winning 9 matches and losing 5. The Royals lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1. Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson showed a brilliant display of batting to give Rajasthan the edge. But, still lost the match by 7 wickets.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore had a mixed season. They have won 8 matches and lost 6 too. They had a last-match entry into the playoffs. In the eliminators, they squared off against Lucknow Super Giants, and Rajat Patidar’s spectacular century gave them the upper hand in the match. RCB had a close win by 14 runs. Josh Hazlewood also took 3 wickets in that match.

Match Details:

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.

Date & Time: Friday, 27th May 2022 at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report:

The red soil in the pitch tends to get dried up soon and will give be a benefit for the spinners. As per past matches are concerned, spinners are very much effective on this pitch. The venue is a low-scoring one. The batsman has to keep in mind the long boundaries as it will be challenged against the spinners.

IPL Head-to-Head:

Total no. of matches played: 27

Rajasthan Royals won: 11

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 13

No result: 3

Probable Line-ups:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj

Rajasthan Royals: JosYashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy

IPL Match Prediction:

Royal Challengers Bangalore have been performing in a mixed tone in this tournament. Players like Virat Kohli, Faf Du Plessis, and other star players have found difficulty in finding consistency. On the other hand, Rajasthan’s player has been very consistent and looks like the better side in this season’s IPL. Given, the current form of Jos Buttler and star spinner Y Chahal, RR will be the favorite to win this game.