Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today's IPL Match Between RR And RCB?, IPL 2022, Match 13, RR vs RCB
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Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between RR And RCB?, IPL 2022, Match 13, RR vs RCB. Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their match 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Tuesday (March 5) at Wankhede Stadium. Following two big wins and a healthy net run rate of 2.1, Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals are seated at the top of the points table.

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Faf du Plessis-led RCB are currently placed seventh in the points table with one win and a loss in their kitty. They lost the opening game against Punjab Kings but held on to their nerves in their next game to register a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Royal Challengers, Rajasthan Royals, RCB, RR
Royal Challengers, Rajasthan Royals, RCB, RR Image Credit: IPL

Rajasthan Royals Previous Match

Against Mumbai Indians, RR opener Jos Buttler set the match with his whirlwind century off just 67 balls at the top while the duo of Sanju Samson (30 runs) and Shimron Hetmyer (35 runs) provided the firepower at the other end.

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Youngsters Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, and Yashasvi Jaiswal need to step up with their performances. They might opt for New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham to provide more depth in the batting and bowling departments.

Ravichandran Ashwin Yuzvendra Chahal
Ravichandran Ashwin Yuzvendra Chahal. Image Credits: Twitter

Pacers Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna picked up 3 wickets each and have formed an excellent new-ball duo for the team. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is having a brilliant season with 5 wickets with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowling superbly to restrict the batters effectively in middle overs. Navdeep Saini picked up 2 wickets last night but leaked a few runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Previous Match

RCB almost spoiled their chase of 129 runs in their last game against Kolkata Knight Riders as they were left reeling at 17/3 with top-3 batters back in the pavilion. David Willey (18 runs), Sherfane Rutherford (28 runs), and Shahbaz Ahmed (27 runs) played sensibly and brought them back on track.

Wanindu Hasaranga
Wanindu Hasaranga. Image: BCCI

Dinesh Karthik’s experience came to the fore as he finished the match in the last over with Harshal Patel for company. Pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep claimed 3 wickets inside the power play to set the opposition on the back foot early in the match.

Wanidu Hasaranga ran through the middle order with figures of 4-0-20-4 while Harshal Patel claimed 2 wickets to bowl out the opposition for 128 runs. David Willey and Shahbaz Ahmed can provide all-round balance to their playing XI with bat and ball.

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Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between RR And RCB?, IPL 2022, Match 13, RR vs RCB

While the match could go either way, Rajasthan Royals look a slightly better-balanced side, especially given the way up until now. Considering that and the other factors stated above, one is expecting a pink win. Rajasthan Royals are predicted to win their third match on the trot.

Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals (Credits: Twitter)

Rajasthan Royals has 4 quality bowlers with the fifth bowler being an issue so far while RCB’s bowling has been inconsistent and they need to play more attacking in this match. There are many factors that make Rajasthan Royals a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

  • Rajasthan Royals had won both played matches easily
  • The batting order of RR is in superb form
  • RCB is much dependent on Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli for run-scoring
  • Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal are in good form for RR