Today (May 22) in IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Eliminator of IPL 2024 in Ahmedabad – here is the predicted XI for the match, team news, and today’s IPL match prediction for RR vs RCB.
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RR vs RCB (Eliminator), live score: Follow the live scorecard here
The match will begin at 7.30 pm IST.
RR vs RCB (Eliminator): Toss updates
RR won the toss and chose to bowl
RR vs RCB (Eliminator): Playing XIs
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. Impact players: Tanush Kotian, Nandre Burger, Shimron Heymyer, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey.
RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj. Impact players: Swapnil Singh, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma.
RR vs RCB (Eliminator): IPL 2024 team news
Rajasthan Royals had topped the points table until well into the second half of the league stage, but four defeats on the trot, followed by a washout forced them out of the top two. They will be facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who barged into the top four with six consecutive wins.
RR were hit by Jos Buttler’s departure. Kohler-Cadmore, his replacement, did not impress in his only outing. Samson and Jaiswal have been patchy of late, leaving Riyan with too much to do. Eyes will be on Riyan, yet again.
Hetmyer was declared fit ahead of the last match, but RR did not include him. His return will be a welcome boost for RR. If he does not recover, RR may replace him with one of Powell and Ferreira. Expect them to go in with Kohler-Cadmore and Boult as the other overseas cricketers, leaving the fourth slot open for the Impact Player.
RCB’s fast-paced batting in the second half of the league stage have turned the tables in their favour. Expect each of their batters to play their shots from the onset yet again, and their much-maligned bowling attack to live up to the challenge yet again.
Focus will be on Kohli and du Plessis, but Patidar, Karthik, Green, and Maxwell will be just as significant to keep the onslaught going for 20 overs.
IPL 2024: Upcoming match
Qualifier 2, KKR vs winner of RR v RCB – May 24, 7:30 pm IST, Chennai
IPL 2024: Previous day’s IPL match
KKR vs SRH, Match 71 (Qualifier 1) – KKR won by 8 wickets with 38 balls to spare
RR vs RCB (Eliminator): Prediction for today’s IPL match
Unless the RR batters manage to find a way to turn things around drastically, RCB are overwhelming favourites.
