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After conquering Chepauk, Royal Challengers Bangalore move to the Wankhede for their next two matches. Here, they will be facing the inconsistent Rajasthan Royals in the quest for four straight wins to start IPL 2021.
In the 13 years gone by, RCB has won the first three games of the tournament for the first time. The team that has always been under the pump for its death bowling has finally managed to re-fashion it. After years, an RCB bowler (Harshal Patel) is leading the wicket-charts and has the Purple Cap on his head.
In their last match, RCB posted a giant total of 204 in their 20 overs courtesy of a master class from Big Show Maxi (78 off 49 balls) which was followed by another gem by Mr.360 (76 off 34 balls). The impressive part is that it was achieved on a slow Chepauk pitch. From their bowling department, Yuzi Chahal was back among the wickets, while Kyle Jamieson got 3 wickets and they successfully depended on the total.
Now, coming to the Royals. They have been hot and cold in the tournament so far. They lost their last match by 45 runs while chasing a score of 188. Jos Buttler was their top scorer with 49 runs; their middle order has done well so far, but it’s high time that the likes of Shivam Dube rise to the occasion.
Rajasthan Royals also suffered a blow when English All-Rounder Liam Livingstone opted out of the tournament and flew back home due to Bio-bubble fatigue.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Virat Kohli – Kohli fell early in the last match courtesy of a blinder from Tripathi. Against Royals, he has not been at his very best, in 21 innings 482 runs at an average of 26.8. However, his averages go up to 45.3 while batting second. Can he finally fire in this tournament?
- Devdutt Padikkal – Padikkal has spent good time at the crease without fully firing. The Wankhede will suit his style of batting. He has 82 runs against RR from his 2 innings vs RR at an average of 41.
- Glenn Maxwell – Maxi has 161 runs from 8 innings at an average of 26.8 vs RR. He has an identical record in both innings. However, it is a different Maxi in 2021. He currently has the second-most runs (176 runs, avg. 58.66, SR 149.15).
- AB de Villers – Mr.360 has got a superlative record against Royals. In 19 innings he has 648 runs at an average of 46.3. Overall in his T20 career, ABD has done well batting first comparatively. He will be a great choice of C/VC in Grand Leagues.
- Daniel Christian – We might see Daniel Christian back in the playing 11 against Royals. He has played against them twice and made 55 runs also picked up a wicket. If he plays, he is worth a punt in 1-2 GL Teams. However, there is also a chance that Finn Allen plays due to this being a batting pitch.
- Harshal Patel has 7 wickets from 4 innings against the Royals. Right from the first match, Kohli has praised him for all his efforts. He has taken nine wickets in three games in IPL 2021.
- Kyle Jamieson has bowled well so far in the tournament. In the last match, he picked 3 wickets.
- Yuzvendra Chahal has 16 wickets from 10 innings against the Royals. He has done slightly better bowling first against them.
- Washington Sundar has bowled thrice against Royals and had not picked up a single wicket. All three innings have come bowling first. The way this IPL has gone so far, players with sub-standard records have performed on occasion, so don’t be surprised if Sundar also follows the ritual. Try him in 1-2 GL Team.
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Rajasthan Royals
- Jos Buttler – Buttler had a tussle with Kohli in the 5th match of the T20I series. After that he missed out in the ODI series and now this match is a perfect opportunity to level the score! Players forget things when they are off the field but while playing these small things does makes the difference.
- Against RCB he has 220 runs from 8 innings at an average of 31.4. He has a better record batting second.
- Sanju Samson – Predicting Samson’s performance is one of the most difficult things in Fantasy sports. After an incredible performance in the first match, he has failed in two subsequent innings. Against RCB he has 259 runs from 14 innings at an average of 19.9. He has done well while bowling first comparatively.
- David Miller – Miller’s best score of 101 came against RCB years back. Kohli called that innings one of the best he has ever seen, and I was fortunate to watch it live! Overall against RCB he has 251 runs from 10 innings at an average of 27.9.
- Shivam Dube – After being released from RCB, this will be Dube’s first match against them. So far he has not done much in the competition; he might have saved his best performance for his previous team. Not to forget he is also playing on his home ground. With his all-rounder value, he is worth a slot in a 1-2 GL team.
- Riyan Parag has a wicket and 18 runs from his 1 innings against RCB. Rahul Tewatia has 57 runs and 2 wickets from his two innings against RCB.
- Chris Morris – Like Dube, this will be Morris’s first match against RCB after he was released. In past, he has played 10 matches against them and picked 9 wickets.
- Mustafizur Rahman has 4 wickets from 4 innings against RCB.
- Chetan Sakariya has 6 wickets in the competition so far.

Stats and Facts
- Overall Played 20 | RCB Won 10 | RR Won 10
- Shreyas Gopal has dismissed AB de Villiers four times and Kohli thrice in IPL. So, RR could look to play him. Gopal recently spoke to CricBlog about his mindset against those two great players. Watch here.
- Navdeep Saini has 1 wicket from 4 innings against the Royals.
Predicted Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1. Virat Kohli (c), 2. Devdutt Padikkal, 3. Finn Allen/Rajat Patidar, 4. Glenn Maxwell, 5. AB de Villiers (wk), 6. Washington Sundar, 7. Shahbaz Ahmed, 8. Kyle Jamieson, 9. Harshal Patel, 10. Mohammed Siraj, 11. Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals: 1. Jos Buttler, 2. Manan Vohra/Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3. Sanju Samson (c & wk), 4. Shivam Dube, 5. David Miller, 6. Riyan Parag, 7. Rahul Tewatia, 8. Chris Morris, 9. Jaydev Unadkat, 10. Chetan Sakariya, 11. Mustafizur Rahman
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Match Prediction
RCB has the momentum on their side, most of the players in RCB have a good at Wankhede. After a hat-trick of wins, we back them to get their fourth win of the tournament.
Written by Shekhar Singh. Follow Shekhar on Twitter today.