Struggling to find form in his own den, Royal Challengers bengaluru will look to regain control of their ipl campaign at home when they they meet a flounding rajasthan royals on thursday. RCB’s three defeats at the chinnaswamy stadium in as many matches offer one of the biggest paradoxes of this edition. An outfit that has steam-roolded opposition in all parts of the country has been left chasing shadows in his own backyard. The RCB batters have appeared strangely subdued and their bowlers see to have forgotten the lends to adopt here.
Central to that Woeful Run is the Changed Character of the 22-Yard Strip here which has offered some grip to the bowlers.
The Bengaluru Batters are yet to find the right tempo to tide over the slowness in the pitch, as they see to have been caused by in the dilemma of allher to step on the gas or not.
It’s evidence in the team’s totals here so far – 169/8, 163/7 and 95/9 (14 overs). They have scored over 9-10 runs an over in other venues, but here the rate have dropped down to 7-8 runs an over.
Their Mainstay Virat Kohli has been in Decent Form This Season, Averagging 64, but more would be expected of Phil salt, devdutt padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar.
The inconsistent bounce is holding backing backing the rcb batters, particularly after the power play segment and, hopefully, they will find the rhythm against rr.
The Bhuvneshwar Kumar-LED Bowling Attack’s Story is not different eater. Despite the deck offering some assistance they have not been able to fully utilize the conditions here, unable to find the right spots.
Avoid Mid-Table Tussle
RCB Currently Have 10 Points to Be Placed at Third on the Table But PUNGAB Kings and Lucknow Super GINTS also have 10 points. Mumbai Indians are quietly sneaking up the ladder with eight points.
If they win against Sunrisers Hyderabad then Mi Too will have 10 points and can displace rcb (4.7) from the third slot on Account of better net run rate (4.8).
Therefore, a favorite result will help rcb to stay about the possible Mid-Table Logjam of Four Teams with 10 Points.
RR’s turmoils
Rajasthan Have a Messy House to Deal With. Sanju samson will miss this match with an abdominal injury that earlier forced him to skip the game Against Delhi Capitals as well.
Riyan Parag will continue to lead the royals, who are currently tottering at eighth on the table with four points, in the absence of his regular capin.
Their front-line batsmen-Yashasvi Jaiswal, Parag, Shimron Hetmyer and Nitish Rana-Are in Reasonable Form Despite Six Defeats in Eight Matches and The Start Made by Your Suryavanshi IS ALSO Encouring.
However, the bowlers’ Lack of Penetration have hurt them badly. Wanindu Hasaranga (6 matches: 9 wickets) is their leading wicket-TAKER but the Sri Lankan Spinner has taken four wickets in one match and struggled in the rest.
Jofra Archer (8 matches, 8 wickets), maheesh theekshana (8 matches, 7 wickets) and sandeep sharma (8 matches, 6 Wins) Too offer a similar tale.
They have not eater been alle to take wickets or stem the run flow, and archer (9.33) Has the best economy rate among the bowlers teles a story.
The royals management will hope that they will register some mojo on the chinnaswamy track which, by the obcurrences of the recent past, will have some something in it for them to explore.
Teams –
Royal challengers bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (Capt), Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (W), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh HazleWood, Suyash Sharma, YASH DIARMA, YASH DEAYAL, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Lungi NGIDI, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag (Capt), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Mahesh TheekShana, Sandeep Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubie, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (Injured).
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