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by Devesh Jaganath | in Indian Premier League Predictions
Sunday’s early match in the Indian Premier League will see the Rajasthan Royals taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. RR are seventh in the standings, while RCB are third. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The Rajasthan Royals have been in mixed form this season and enter this match off the back of a 58-run loss to the Gujarat Titans on the road on Wednesday afternoon.
The major issue for the Royals over the first five games has been a lack of consistency, with very few players managing to catch the eye outside of Sanju Samson, who is 10th in the leading run-scorer list.
These sides have played each other 32 times in the past and RR have won 14, while RCB have won 15. Three games ended in a no result.
Meanwhile, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were handed their second loss of the competition on Thursday, when they were beaten by the surging Delhi Capitals by six wickets.
RCB’s batting lineup struggled to put together any real significant partnerships, while stellar bowling performance from Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam kept them at bay.
Virat Kohli scored 22 off 14 balls in the last match and is now seventh in the orange cap standings, while Josh Hazlewood is 10th in the race for the purple cap with eight wickets.
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Rajasthan Royals - Royal Challengers Bengaluru Key Points
- RCB have won three of their five games.
- RCB have won five of their last nine matches against this opponent.
- RCB have the third-best net run rate in the competition.
- RR have lost three of their five games.
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Our Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction
Based on their performances over the first five games of the season, it’s difficult to gauge exactly what sort of form the Rajasthan Royals are in, but they were certainly no match for the Titans last time out.
RCB, on the other hand, looked very good in their wins against KKR, CSK and MI, and while they did lose to Delhi, it is worth noting that the Capitals are flying this season. This should be a good matchup, but we feel RCB will come out on top. Our Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru prediction is Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins the match.
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