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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Rajasthan Royals won the toss and choose to bowl first
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs
From Crown to Crisis: RR Faces RCB’s Royal Challenge!
We predict that Royal Challengers Bangalore will defeat Rajasthan Royals.
Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 34.2°C|Sunny |
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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to face the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 42 of IPL 2025 on April 24 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB has three wins in the last five games and is currently in third place with 10 points. In contrast, RR has lost four out of the last five games and has four points in eight games.
In their most recent outing on April 20, 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) showcased a dominant performance against Punjab Kings (PBKS). After opting to field first, RCB's bowlers restricted PBKS to a modest total of 157/6, with notable contributions from Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya, who claimed two wickets each. RCB's innings was anchored by a commanding 103-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. RCB won the game by 7 wickets.
In their most recent match on April 19, 2025, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) endured a narrow 2-run defeat against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). This loss marked RR's fourth consecutive defeat, highlighting their struggles in closing out matches despite strong individual performances. Yashaswi Jaiswal scored 74 runs in the game while Hasaranga picked up two wickets.
In their earlier encounter this season on April 13, 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) delivered a commanding performance against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Opting to bowl first, RCB restricted RR to 173/4, with Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scoring for the Royals with a fluent 75 off 47 balls. RCB's opening pair of Phil Salt and Virat Kohli set the tone with a 92-run partnership to help their side win the game by 9 wickets.
95/9 in 14.0 6.79
98/5 in 12.1 8.05
163/7 in 20.0 8.15
169/4 in 17.5 9.48
169/8 in 20.0 8.45
170/2 in 17.5 9.53
182/9 in 20.0 9.1
176/6 in 20.0 8.8
189/4 in 19.1
183/3 in 20.0
59/10 in 10.3
IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 112 runs
171/5 in 20.0
189/9 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 runs
182/6 in 20.0
RCB's top order has been instrumental in setting strong foundations this season. Virat Kohli leads the team's run-scoring with 322 runs at an average of 64. He has 4 half-centuries. He will be the batter to watch out for. Phil Salt complements Kohli with his aggressive approach, amassing 213 runs at a strike rate of 178, the highest among RCB's top-order batters. Salt's aggressive 65 off 33 balls, featuring five fours and six sixes, earned him the Player of the Match award in RCB’s last game against RR. Devdutt Paddikal will come at number three. Paddikal scored 61 off 35 balls in RCB’s last win over PBKS.
Rajat Patidar will come in the middle with Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, and Liam Livingstone. Patidar has 221 runs in 7 innings at a strike rate of 151. Tim David has played an impactful role for RCB this season. In 5 innings, he has 142 runs at a strike rate of 194.52. He has been out only once in these innings. Sharma and Livingstone have a collective strike rate of 133. Sharma has taken 9 catches behind the stumps while Livingstone has 2 wickets with the ball too.
Josh Hazelwood will lead the bowling attack with Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Yash Dayal. Hazelwood is their leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets in 8 games. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Pandya has claimed 10 wickets at an economy of 9. Both Bhuvi and Dayal have provided strong to Hazelwood, clinching 15 wickets together.
Key Players: Virat Kohli, Josh Hazelwood, Phil Salt.
Padikkal has scored 61, 40* & 1 in his last three outings. The left hander is consistently racking up runs at number 3 for RCB and so far played some match winning knocks alongside Virat Kohli. The last time Padikkal played against the Royals he remained unbeaten on 40 runs. Given his current form we back him to score over 24 runs.
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Romario Shepherd, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Hazlewood, Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Timothy David
Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be without their captain and key batter, Sanju Samson, who recovering from an abdominal injury sustained during RR's Super Over defeat to Delhi Capitals. This will be a major blow for RR as Samson is currently their second leading run-scorer with 223 runs at an economy of 143.58. Vaibhav Suryavanshi will continue to open with Yashaswi Jaiswal in his absence. 14-year-old Suryavanshi made a debut with a quickfire 34 off 20 balls, including three sixes, and shared an 85-run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the last game. Jaiswal will be the batter to watch out for. He has 307 runs with a strike rate of 140 and has scored 4 half-centuries.
Nitish Rana will come at number three. Rana has a strike rate of 177. But he has failed to convert his fire into a big innings. Riyan Parag will be leading the RR side against RCB. Parag has 212 runs at a strike rate of 148.25. He will come in the middle with Shimron Heytmyer, Dhruv Jurel & Shubham Dubey. Jurel has 191 runs with a strike rate of 154. Meanwhile, Dubey, in limited appearances, has shown promise as a finisher—his 34* off 11 balls against SRH being a highlight—yet he lacks the exposure and consistency to be a dependable threat just yet.
Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers are bleeding runs this season. Wanindu Hasaranga will lead the attack with Jofra Archer. Hasaranga has 9 wickets in 6 games at an economy of 9.40. Archer has recovered from being the most expensive bowler in the history of the IPL (76 runs in 4 overs against SRH) to taking 8 wickets in 8 games. Tushar Deshpande and Mahesh Theeksana have clinched just three wickets each in the last four games. With just 7 bowlers tried so far, RR will have a tough challenge facing RCB.
Key Players: Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyaan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga.
Jaiswal has scored 74, 51 & 75 in the last three matches. After a slow start to his campaign the left hander has turned things around and so far has accumulated 307 runs in 8 matches. The last time he played against RCB earlier the season he scored a scintillating half century (75 runs in 47 balls). With his team in desperate need of a win, we back Jaiswal fo step up and play a match winning knock.
The young 14-yead old Prodigy has an everlasting impact on his debut, where he scored 34 runs in 20 balls. Expect him to come hard at the RCB bowlers in the powerplay and we back him to score over 17 runs in today's match.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande.
Shubham Dubey, Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wanidu Hasaranga, Sandeep Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shimron Hetmyer
The weather at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is expected to be sunny on match day, with temperatures ranging between 22 and 34 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 8-15 km/h. It is a batting-friendly pitch. With its short boundaries and high altitude, the Chinnaswamy Stadium is a paradise for batters in limited-overs cricket, where towering totals are often posted—and chased—without breaking a sweat.
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Average TurnThe game will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 24th April, from 7:30 p.m. onwards. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. The stadium regularly hosts IPL fixtures and serves as the fortress for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where they play all their home games backed by a sea of ionate, vocal ers who create one of the most electric atmospheres in the league.
We back the home team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to win the coin toss in match 42 of Tata IPL 2025.
In 18 T20I games hosted here, results have favored the teams chasing the target on 9 occasions. In this IPL season, three games have been played at this venue. The results have favored the team chasing the target on all three occasions. The team winning the toss should bowl first.
RR has lost the plot on qualifying for the knockouts. With four losses in the last five games, they are low on hopes. Jaiswal will be the solo rider for RR in the absence of Sanju Samson. None of the RR Bowlers have an economy below 9. This will help RCB to exploit the shortcomings of the other Royals. Except for Livingstone, each RCB batter has a strike rate of above 140.
The only weak link for RCB is that they have lost all three games at their home ground. All of them while chasing. Even in the last year, they had a 50-50 percent win-loss ratio. Perhaps this will be the table-turning game for RCB.
We predict that Royal Challengers Bangalore will defeat Rajasthan Royals.
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