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It's big game time! It is the battle of the Royals. The two teams are going through completely different kind of phases. While RCB are winning everything at the moment, RR has not won a match for about one month. The Rajasthan Royals take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the eliminator of IPL 2024. This is do or die for both teams, as the losing team will be out of the competition.

We can expect some high-intensity cricket from both sides. Virat Kohli is in great form, and he will be looking to lead his team to victory. Someone who has uplifted the batting works of RCB this season is Rajat Patidar who has scored 5 half centuries and one score of 41 in last 9 innings. RCB will hope for another show from him in the eliminator.

Rajasthan have been scratchy in later part of the season and they will play this match on the back of 4 straight defeats but they won't go down without a fight. They have some talented players who can turn the game around in an instant although they will miss the service of their swashbuckling batsman Jos Buttler who has left the franchise in order to fulfill his national duties.

It's going to be a battle of nerves, skill, and strategy. Both teams will need to bring their A-game if they want to come out on top. The pressure will be immense, but that's what makes these matches so exciting.

Probable Playing XIs-

Royal Challengers Bengaluru-

Virat Kohli, Faf Du Plessis ©, Rajat Patidar, Glen Maxwell, Cameroon Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Mohammad Siraj, Lockie Ferguson (Imp players- Swapnil Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak)

Rajasthan Royals-

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler- Cadmore, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravi Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal (Imp Players- Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira)

Stats Corner and Interesting Facts-

1. Virat Kohli needs 29 runs to complete 8000 IPL runs.
2. Dinesh Karthik needs 169 runs to complete 5000 runs in IPL.
3. Lockie Ferguson is 5 wickets away from 50 IPL wickets.
4. Yash Dayal has taken the most wickets for RCB this season so far.
5. In the last 10 meetings between the two teams, RCB have come on top 7 times.
6. In the last six innings against Royals, Virat Kohli’s highest score is just 25.
7. In the last 11 innings against RCB, Sanju Samson’s highest score is just 28.

Pitch and Weather Report-

It is expected to be a batting paradise as has been the case throughout the season. Winning the toss and opting to bat should be the go to way for Faf Du Plessis and Sanju Samson.

It can be a cloudy day at Ahmedabad but not much chances of rain interruptions. Temperature during the match will be around 40 that will cause problems for players for sure.

Match details-

Date & Time-  7:30 PM IST, 22 May 2024

Venue-  Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Live Broadcast-  Star Sports Network

Live Streaming- Jio Cinema App

Dream XI Team-