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by Sridhar | in Indian Premier League Predictions
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s search for a first home win of the IPL 2025 season sees them host a struggling Rajasthan Royals team on Thursday in fixture #42 of the season. This match will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and comes with our prediction of an RCB win.
RCB have ten points (W5, L3) and are third in the standings after Monday’s match, while RR have four points (W2, L6) and are eighth in the standings.
The Royal Challengers thumped Punjab Kings by seven wickets last Sunday to bounce back from a five-wicket defeat to the same team one match before. Interestingly, Bengaluru haven’t been beaten in consecutive matches this season.
They will be tested here, though, as RCB have lost all three matches they played at this venue in 2025.
The Royals were beaten by Lucknow by two runs in their last game at the weekend. That made it four defeats in a row for the Rajasthan side that’s now struggling to move out from the bottom half of the table.
Regular captain Sanju Samson is injured and is out of this match. That puts the focus on the Royals, who lost to RCB in Jaipur by nine wickets on April 13. Phil Salt (65) and Virat Kohli (62) led the way for RCB.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Rajasthan Royals Key Points
- Rajasthan lost three of their last four matches.
- Bengaluru won eight of their last 12 matches against Rajasthan, including the reverse fixture.
- Bengaluru won 11 of their last 15 matches.
- Rajasthan lost three of the four matches captained by Riyan Parag.
- Rajasthan lost five of their last seven matches when Sanju Samson didn’t play.
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Our Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals Prediction
Rajasthan Royals have been blowing hot and cold this season, with only two wins from eight matches. Their troubles are augmented with regular captain Sanju Samson set to miss this clash once again. That puts Riyan Parag in the saddle, something which he did earlier in the season. Will that put the Royals at a disadvantage? Regardless of Rajasthan’s crisis, Bengaluru are on a roll. They haven’t won in this season at this venue, losing all three matches, but this could be their chance. Our Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals prediction is Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins the match.
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