Lagatar24 Desk
Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday in Phase 2 of IPL 2021. This match will be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
This royal battle is very important for both teams. If Bangalore wins this match, then they will have 14 points from 11 matches and they will be very close to get entry into the play-offs. At the same time, the team of Rajasthan will move from seventh to fifth place if they win. A defeat in this match will make the way to the play-offs difficult for Rajasthan. Rajasthan currently have 8 points from 10 matches. The net run rate of the team is -0.369. Fifth-placed Mumbai Indians have 10 points and their net run rate is -0.453. In this sense, with this win Rajasthan’s team will move ahead in the points table, but Kolkata Knight Riders, another team running on 10 points, is ahead in this matter. KKR has a net run rate of +0.363. After league matches, it is possible for some teams to have the same number of points.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson is in good form. He has scored 70 not out and 82 runs in the last two matches, but he has not got good support from the other end. Due to this the team of Rajasthan is not able to make big scores or chase big scores. All-rounder Chris Morris’ form is a matter of concern for Rajasthan. Liam Livingston was sent up in the middle order in the last match. However, this English batsman has recently got more success as an opener. In this match it is not decided yet in which place he will play.
The RCB team seems to be returning to the rhythm. Captain Virat Kohli has scored two consecutive half-centuries. His good form makes the job easier for the middle order. Apart from Virat, Glenn Maxwell also played a strong innings in the last match. However, the team will definitely expect an impressive inning from AB de Villiers. Bengaluru’s star player Glenn Maxwell can complete his 7000 runs in T20 cricket in this match. For this, he needs 18 runs only.
