Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans, RCB Playing 11 vs GT (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 67, RCB vs GT. It is a do-or-die game for the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they take on the table-toppers already qualified Gujarat Titans 67th game of the Indian Premier League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 19th May night (7:30 pm).
The Royal Challengers Bangalore went down against the Punjab Kings in their last game and must win their last league game for a place in the playoffs. The Gujarat Titans are comfortably placed at the top of the points table and defeated Chennai Super Kings coming into this game.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore had lost against the Gujarat Titans earlier by a big margin and this would be on their minds. With their backs against the wall, it remains to be seen if Royal Challengers Bangalore has the spirit to defeat the strongest side in this tournament.
The 54-run loss against the Punjab Kings has hurt Faf du Plessis’ side badly. Though they are placed 4th on the points table they can’t afford to relax. They have three other sides breathing around their neck and their poor run rate doesn’t offer them any room to relax.
A loss might end their hopes of making it to the next round. The side would have to produce its best show as they take on the strongest side against whom they had lost previously.
Virat Kohli has had a miserable season by his standards and the side would need him to strike gold in this game as he openings the batting with skipper Faf du Plessis. The middle-order trio of Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, and Mahipal Lomror must convert their starts as this has been one of the concerns for the team. Dinesh Karthik has played well in the role of a finisher, and he will have to add quick runs with Wanindu Hasaranga.
Their bowling attack hasn’t been in the best of form and the side would expect a good start from spinner Glenn Maxwell and pacer Josh Hazlewood. Wanindu Hasaranga has been the only bowler to have shown consistency and the side would need a grand show from the Sri Lankan spinner against Gujarat’s strong batting line-up. Pacers Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, and spinner Shahbaz Ahmed must strike form for the side to win here.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans, RCB Playing 11 vs GT (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 67, RCB vs GT
Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammad Siraj has been the most disappointing bowler this season. He is the bowler to concede most runs this season. Mohammed Siraj has been bowling waywardly and has been taken for plenty by the batters.
Royal Challengers Bangalore team management has backed him right from the very first game, but it seems like it is high time for the management to look beyond Mohammed Siraj and bring someone like Chama Milind, Akash Deep, or Siddharth Kaul. Talking about their batting, more or less, RCB is expected to stick with the same combination in the batting unit.
Faf du Plessis
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is playing the ongoing IPL 2022 under Faf Du Plessis. Notably, the 37-year-old scored 633 runs for CSK in last year’s IPL 2021-winning campaign. The RCB captaincy had fallen vacant when the previous captain Virat Kohli had announced before the start of the 2021 season that it would be his last as the franchise’s skipper.
Faf du Plessis was bought by the RCB for INR 7 crore at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. He has smashed 399 runs in IPL 2022 so far in 13 IPL 2022 games averaging 33.25 and is Royal Challengers Bangalore’s leading run-getter. He top-scored for Royal Challengers Bangalore against PBKS scoring 88, albeit in a losing cause, while he scored 96 in a winning cause against Lucknow Super Giants. He has scored 3 50s.