IPL 2025, Match 28: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Preview

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 28th match of the IPL 2025 in Jaipur. The tournament has just got interesting with unexpected results in the past few matches. RR will be desperate for a victory now as they have won just two out of five games. They lost their previous game against Gujarat Titans (GT) by a 58-run margin.

RCB, on the other hand, have been brilliant in the tournament with three wins in five games. All the three wins have come in away games, so their set-up will be confident about playing in Jaipur. The Bengaluru-based franchise will be looking to get back to the winning ways after this game, having lost to Delhi Capitals on April 10.

Both teams will be looking forward to the clash. RR eliminated RCB from the playoffs last season, so the latter has a chance of taking the revenge in this game. Moreover, the battle between the Royals is always exciting to watch for the quality of cricket that these teams provide.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, will be a bowling-friendly pitch. The batters have always struggled in the pitch to score runs. Interestingly, only three scores have gone above the 200-run mark. So, the bowlers will be happy to play in the stadium. Also, the team that wins the toss should look to field first, as 64.91% of teams won while chasing.

Head-to-Head Record

Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played 32 matches against each other, with the former winning 14 and the latter 15. It will be an interesting game to look forward to, considering the kind of form both teams are in. RR are back to their winning ways, while RCB have lost most of their games at home.

Predicted Playing 11s

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma

Impact Player: Tushar Deshpande

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Impact Player: Suyash Sharma