IPL 2024, RR vs RCB: Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Rajasthan Royals have played three matches in the series and are ranked second on the points table, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played four matches in the series and are ranked eighth on the points table. In the last match played by Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets. The top fantasy player for Rajasthan Royals was Trent Boult who scored 103 fantasy points while Yuzvendra Chahal scored 89 match fantasy points and Riyan Parag made 79 match fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Lucknow Super Giants, Lucknow Super Giants beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 28 runs. The top fantasy players for Royal Challengers Bengaluru were Glenn Maxwell who scored 56 fantasy points, Mahipal Lomror made 56 match fantasy points and Rajat Patidar made 41 match fantasy points.

RR vs RCB, Pitch report and Weather conditions

The pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 130 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 40% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

The temperature will hover around 29 degree C with 17% humidity. Winds at a speed of 4.46 m/s are expected.

RR vs RCB, Head-to-Head

In the 30 matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

Both teams last played against each other in Match 60 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Adam Zampa scored the highest fantasy points for Rajasthan Royals with 66 match fantasy points while Glenn Maxwell topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 106 match fantasy points.

RR vs RCB, Fantasy XI Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 94 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played three matches, Riyan has scored 181 runs at an average of 181.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has an average of 69 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent four matches, Virat has scored 203 runs at an average of 67.67 per match.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is a bowler with an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He bowls leg-break googly and in the last three matches, Chahal has taken six wickets at an average of 9.16.

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed. In the recent three matches, Maxwell has scored 31 runs. He also bowls decently, bowling off-break and in recent matches, he has taken four wickets at an average of 14.75 per match.

Nandre Burger

Nandre Burger can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. He bowls left-arm medium-fast and in the last three matches, Nandre has taken five wickets at an average of 17.20.

RR vs RCB, Squad Information

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad: Sanju Samson (c), Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Nandre Burger, Riyan Parag, Tanush Kotian, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey and Kunal Singh Rathore.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Curran, Alzarri Joseph, Mahipal Lomror, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Dagar, Cameron Green, Will Jacks, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Manoj Bhandage, Anuj Rawat, Yash Dayal, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar and Himanshu Sharma.

RR vs RCB, Fantasy XI Team

Wicket-Keepers: Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson

Batters: Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Yashasvi Jaiswal

All-Rounders: Riyan Parag, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green

Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal and Nandre Burger

Captain: Rajat Patidar

Vice-Captain: Sanju Samson