This team had defeated Chennai in the first match and then faced defeat against RCB. At number two is the team of Kolkata, which has 4 points in its account but has earned these points after playing three matches. Rajasthan defeated Hyderabad in the first match and Mumbai in the second match. Rajasthan team still remains on top with 2 wins in 2 matches. The points table has changed after this match. In the only match played on Sunday, Chennai's team got a crushing defeat against Punjab. This time the match is between 10 teams so the number of matches is also more. In the 15th season of the Indian Premier League, now all the teams except Hyderabad have played 2 or more matches. Trent Boult, Prashant Krishna and Navdeep Saini have done well so far while spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Singh Chahal's eight overs will be crucial.įaf du Plessis (Captain), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Muhammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomrar, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudesai, Chama Milind, Anishwar Gautam, Karan Sharma, David Willey, Rajat Patidar, Siddharth Kaul. These five batsmen of Rajasthan can create trouble for RCB bowlersIn bowling, Rajasthan would like to avoid tinkering with their combination. West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer scored runs in the first two matches.
Samson would like to leave no stone unturned to lead from the front by maintaining consistency in his performance. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson was unable to convert a good start against Mumbai into a big score after scoring a half-century in the first match. He, however, will need support from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and No. Rajasthan opener Jos Buttler has been in terrific form and can tear down any attack like he did during his century against Mumbai on Saturday. Kohli will also have to play a big innings, while Maxwell will not play in this match. Opener Anuj Rawat has not been able to show consistency, while du Plessis will need to score a big score again. Death overs specialist Harshal Patel will have to do his best if RCB is to curb Rajasthan's batsmen.įor RCB, batting is more of a concern than bowling. Apart from them, David Willey, Akash Deep and Muhammad Siraj will also have to perform as well as in the previous match. RCB's bowling is led by Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. The Wankhede Stadium pitch is helping the fast bowlers initially and both the teams would like to take advantage of it. This team is at number seven with two points. So RCB has won one of the two matches and lost in one. Rajasthan team has won both its first matches and this team is at number one with four points. In this match, Sanju Samson's team will win the field with the intention of completing the hat-trick. The 13th league match of the 15th season of IPL will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.