Dubai: It will be a cracking encounter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday (October 17) when Rajasthan Royals (RR) face the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Rajasthan are coming off a loss at the hands of Delhi Capitals in a game they should have won.
The bowlers, led by Jofra Archer, did an excellent job of making a strong Delhi Capitals’ batting line-up at 161 runs. But unfortunately, Rajasthan’s bigwigs failed once again at the top and left the lower-middle order with too much to do. Time is running out for the Royals in this IPL. Steven Smith and Sanju Samson will need to turn the tide for their side.
They will be up against the Royal Challengers Bangalore who have been well prepared this season. The Kohli-led side has performed much better this year and is one of the contenders to lift the title. However, they will need to refrain from making strategic errors like the one they made in their last game.
The in-form Ab de Villers was sent in to bat in the 18th over, a move that backfired and probably cost them the match. Otherwise, the team looks in good rhythm. The inclusion of Chris Morris has improved RCB’s bowling and added depth to their batting.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Philippe, Shahbaz Ahmed
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Rajpoot, David Miller, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Varun Aaron, Aniruddha Joshi, Manan Vohra, Andrew Tye, Shashank Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh
