Follow UsWhile Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) campaign has barely taken off, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have become a force to reckon with in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). The clash between the two sides, on April 13 (Sunday), is definitely going to be a turning point for whoever wins the clash.
RCB have lost its grip at the top of the table, as Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders have risen quickly. Meanwhile, the Royals, too, have a point to prove, having lost their previous clash against GT.
Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2025
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Akash Madhwal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashok Sharma, Kwena Maphaka, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for IPL 2025
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh
RR’s Probable 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubam Dubey (IP)
RCB’s Probable 11
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma (IP)
You can catch live streaming of RR vs RCB and every other IPL 2025 game on Star Sports Network (TV) and JioHotstar (Digital).
The RR vs RCB match will kick off on April 13 (Sunday) at 3:30 PM IST.
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Safe options: Sanju Samson (RR), Virat Kohli (RCB), Phil Salt (RCB), Riyan Parag (RR)
Risky Options: Tim David (RCB), Krunal Pandya (RCB), Wanindu Hasaranga (RR), Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have a slight edge over Rajasthan Royals (RR), with 15 wins and 14 losses, with two no-results.
With how the Royals have kicked off their campaign, RCB would be firm favourites in this clash, having had a wood over the Royals in their own backyard.
Rajat Patidar’s start to IPL 2025 can’t be ignored as RCB’s new skipper has amassed 186 runs in the campaign and has looked like a million dollars, winning a couple of Player of the Match awards.
Similarly, Josh Hazlewood has too looked the best bowler between the two sides, with the right-arm pacer picking up eight wickets this season, averaging 18.5. Given the conditions at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, expect him to get early wickets for RCB.
It will be the first game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in IPL 2025, so there’s a lot of uncertainty over how the conditions will be at the venue. But going from what it was last year, expect an average first-innings score of 187, with teams preferring to chase at the venue.
There’s absolutely no chance of rain (0%), and expect the weather to be hot and humid. As per Google Weather, the temperature is expected to be around 37 degrees Celsius.