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TATA IPL 2025 - Match 42 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: April 24
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA IPL - Indian Premier League, Match 42 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR), which will be played on the 24th of April at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 42 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) (M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
Current Form Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 5 wins and 3 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Royal Challengers Bengaluru is 0.472.
The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Virat Kohli with 322 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Josh Hazlewood with 12 scalps under his belt.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won their previous match against Punjab Kings by 7 wickets.
Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a total of 157 for 6 in 20 overs. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh played well and scored 22 and 33 runs respectively. Shreyas Iyer got out without troubling the scorers much. After his dismissal, Josh Inglis played a whirlwind knock of 29 runs in 17 balls. However, the lower order batters failed to capitalise on that and Punjab Kings were reduced to 157 for 6 in their innings.
During the chase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost Phil Salt early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Virat Kohli took the responsibility of taking Royal Challengers Bengaluru over the line. He smashed 73 runs off 54 balls. Devdutt Padikkal also played a sublime knock of 61 runs to take Royal Challengers Bengaluru home in the 19th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Current Form Rajasthan Royals:
Rajasthan Royals on the other hand are currently placed at the 8th position on points table with 2 wins and 6 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Rajasthan Royals is -0.633.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League is Yashasvi Jaiswal with 307 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League is Wanindu Hasaranga with 9 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have lost their previous match by a close margin of 2 runs.
Lucknow Super Giants batted first and they posted a total of 180 for 5 in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant got out without troubling the scorers much. After their dismissals, Aiden Markram and Ayush Badoni played with a lot of intent. They scored 66 and 50 runs respectively to lay the foundation for a big total. Abdul Samad then smashed 30 runs in just 10 deliveries to help LSG get to a competitive total of 180 in their innings.
During the chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson got their team off to a flier. Jaiswal made 74 while Samson scored 34 runs. While these two were batting, it looked like Rajasthan Royals will easily chase the total down. However, the lower middle order batters failed to find boundaries when it was needed the most. Avesh Khan bowled a fantastic last over and helped restrict Rajasthan Royals to 178 for 5 in 20 overs, as LSG won the game by 2 runs
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wainindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Who will win?- Rajasthan Royals
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Maheesh Theekshana (Rajasthan Royals)
Most Sixes – Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
Player of the Match- Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
Team Scores Batting first – Rajasthan Royals 180+, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 165+
Match Handicap: Rajasthan Royals
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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