Wednesday, 22 May RR vs RCB Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru - IPL 2024 – 22/05/2024

Rajasthan Royals (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play each other in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Wednesday, May 22. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the encounters.

The Challengers, led by Faf du Plessis, have been on a rampage of late. Once, they languished at the bottom of the table with 7 losses in 8 matches. However, they have bounced back strongly with 6 wins on the trot. On Saturday, they defeated the mighty Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 27 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to make their way through to the playoffs. RCB are currently best priced at 5.50 with Parimatch to win IPL 2024, but KKR and SRH are still the bookie's favourites.

After being asked to bat first, RCB scored 218 for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Skipper du Plessis led from the front and scored 54 runs off 39 balls with 3 fours and as many sixes. Thereafter, they restricted CSK to 191 for 7 and came up trumps.

The Royals, on the other hand, won 8 out of their first 9 matches. But then, they lost their way. After their match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got rained away, they slipped out of the top 2 and will now have to win 3 matches in a row to win the title. They are currently the least favourite in the outright IPL winner betting odds at 8.50 with Dafabet.

Key Match Factors – RR vs RCB  

• The track in Ahmedabad has been a sporting one and bowlers and batters with get equal benefits.
• Riyan Parag has been the standout batter for RR this season and how he plays will be of big importance.
• The Royals need to dismiss Virat Kohli early to put the rest of RCB batting under pressure.
• Yash Dayal has been in wicket-taking form and he should stay in form for RCB to come up trumps.

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

The Royals and the Challengers have faced each other 31 times since they first met in 2008. RCB are leading their opponents 15-13. While 2 matches did not produce a result while 1 match was tied. In their previous meeting on April 6, RR beat RCB by 6 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

After being put in to bat first, RCB scored 183 for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. Virat Kohli made the joint-slowest hundred in the history of the IPL off 67 balls. Kohli stayed not out on 113 runs off 72 balls with 12 fours and 4 fours. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 2 wickets for 34 runs.

The Royals chased down the target with 5 balls to spare. Jos Buttler was at his very best after he scored an unbeaten 100 off 58 balls with 9 fours and 4 sixes. Skipper Samson also stepped up big time after he made 69 runs off 42 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes.