2021 Indian Premier League season has been a cheesecake for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli and co are still unbeaten in the 14th edition of the IPL. On the top of the points table, RCB kick-started their journey by thrashing Mumbai Indians in the opener game. Continuing the streak, RCB massacred SunRisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in their next games. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are still searching for their pace in the IPL. Having won only a single game so far, RR are working on their ‘Dream XI’.
After proving their hallmark at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, RCB are prepping up to meet Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 22nd April. Still, in transit, the Royals, have played all their games at Wankhede so far.
Both the teams have top-class batters on their sides. Rajasthan Royals boast Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, David Miller, but they have not translated their superb innings into match-winnings knocks yet. Samson’s ton against Punjab Kings in their series opener went into the vein. While no one from the Challengers has notched up any century yet but Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers have pushed their team over the boundary. Virat Kohli, who is scripting the job of an opener this season, has had given solid starts to his team. But Maxwell-ABD pair has flicked for RCB. Maxwell was like the missing puzzle for RCB who would fit in their middle-order.
The Harshal Patel versus Chetan Sakariya battle will draw attention tomorrow. Both of them have been catchy this season. Sakariya has clutched the wickets of KL Rahul, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Mayank Agarwal, and other star batters. On the other hand, Harshal Patel is the current purple cap holder. He has picked up nine wickets in three games. Sakariya is just three wickets away from Patel after playing the same number of games.
IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST
Match Prediction – Who will win the match?
On an interesting note, both the teams have won 10 matches each playing 23 games against each other. Considering the current form, Rajasthan Royals need to bring out their best to find their feet.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will not like to crumble their winning streak, while RR would like to come out of their defeats. Taking the notes of all their matches this season, RCB will have the upper hand.
