RR vs RCB: IPL 2023 Records & Stats at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will fly to Jaipur to face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match No. 60 of the IPL 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on 14^th May 2023. Royal Challengers Bangalore will be coming into the contest after getting hammered at the hands of Mumbai Indians, despite setting a massive 200 target, while Rajasthan Royals will be heading into the game after Yashasvi Jaiswal’s heroics against Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous game. RCB are placed in sixth position with five wins, and RR are placed in fourth position with six wins.

For RCB, Faf du Plessis leads the batting chart with 576 runs in 11 games at an average of 57.60, and he currently holds the Orange Cap, while Virat Kohli has managed to aggregate 420 runs in 11 games. In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj leads the pack with 15 wickets in 11 matches, while Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga have managed to pick 12 and 9 wickets, respectively. RCB will need their entire team to step up so as to stay alive in the tournament.

For RR, Yashasvi Jaiswal has aggregated 575 runs in 12 matches at an average of 52.27, while Jos Buttler has managed to score 392 runs, and Sanju Samson has scored 356 runs. In the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 21 wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Trent Boult have picked 14 and 12 wickets, respectively. RR would look to continue their winning run.

Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch report:

The surface at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is likely to be on the slower side; therefore, spinners could make use of the conditions to their advantage. Any score in the region of 160-180 will be competitive, and either skipper winning the toss may elect to field first.

RR vs RCB Head-to-Head Records:

In as many as 28 games played between the two teams, RCB have won 14 games, and RR have won 12 games. Two games haven’t yielded results.

IPL Records and Stats at Sawai Mansingh Stadium:

Pace bowlers have enjoyed bowling at this venue, with a bowling average of 29.8 compared to spinners, who average 31.4. Pacers have struck at 23.6, while spinners have a strike rate of 25.4. Teams batting second have the upper hand with 34 wins to 17 wins over teams batting first. The average first innings score at this venue is 158.

Strategy and Match-ups:

Sandeep Sharma has dismissed Virat Kohli seven times in IPL in just 58 balls and has given away only 78 runs, Samson will probably use Sandeep Sharma for three overs in Powerplay to counter Virat Kohli. Trent Boult has dismissed Faf du Plessis thrice in 89 balls and has given 94 runs. Another interesting matchup is between Sanju Samson and Wanindu Hasaranga, Samson has been dismissed thrice against Hasaranga in just 32 balls and has scored 38 runs; du Plessis will ploy  Hasaranga once Samson comes in.

RR vs RCB Highest and Lowest Total Records:

RCB’s highest total against RR is 200, whereas their lowest total is 62

RR’s Highest total against RCB is 217, whereas their lowest total is 41

Players to watch out for :

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): 

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell

Rajasthan Royals (RR):

Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal

RCB vs RR Full Squads:

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Full Squad: 

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyashak. 

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Full Squad:

Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root.