Saturday, 06 Apr RR vs RCB Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – RR vs RCB

• Both games this season in Jaipur have been won by the team batting first. Hence, teams should not opt to field first.
• RCB have been struggling with their bowling. Bearing that in mind, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler should cash in and get amongst the runs.
• Virat Kohli needs to keep scoring runs, as the other RCB batters have not been overly consistent.
• Trent Boult has been effective in the powerplay and if he strikes early, it could put the Royals in a position of command.

Match Preview

Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face each other in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday, April 6. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur will host the contest.

The Royals, led by Sanju Samson, have got off to a stupendous start to their campaign in the tournament. They began their journey in the best possible manner after beating Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Delhi Capitals (DC) at home at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

On April 1, RR won their first away game after beating Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) by 6 wickets at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. After opting to bat first, MI scored 125 for 9. Trent Boult picked up 3 wickets. Thereafter, Riyan Parag’s 54 not out helped them chase the target with 27 balls to spare.

The Challengers, captained by Faf du Plessis, on the other hand, are languishing at the bottom half of the table. Barring their win over Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS), they have not been up to the mark by any means, having lost 3 out of 4 matches.

They will go into the match after losing to the Super Giants by 28 runs. After being asked to chase down a stiff target of 182, the Challengers were bowled out for 153 in 19.4 overs. Glenn Maxwell was their standout performer in the match after he had figures of 4-0-23-2.

Head-to-Head Record Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

RR and RCB have locked horns 30 times since their first meeting in 2008. RCB are ahead on the head-to-head count with 15 wins to their name. The Royals have won 12 times. 2 matches ended in no results while 1 match in 2011 was abandoned.

At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, both teams have won 4 matches apiece against each other. In their previous meeting back on May 14, 2023, the Challengers defeated the Royals by 112 runs. RCB scored 171 for 5 after which they bowled RR out for 59 in 10.3 overs.