Tonight the unbeaten Royal Challengers Bangalore clash against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021. Ahead of the match between RCB and RR, we bring you the predicted XI, PrizePicks Fantasy Tips, Top Fantasy Picks and more.
Match Timings:Â 7:30 PM IST
Venue:Â Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The viewers can catch live action on the Star Sports network and Disney Hotstar.
Head To Head
Overall: 23
Rajasthan Royals won:Â 10
Royal Challengers Bangalore Won: 10
No Result: 3
Weather Forecast
The weather will be hot and humid in Mumbai on matchday with no chance of rain.’
Injury and Availability News
Jhye Richardson is available for Royal Challengers Bangalore and he is likely to play in his first IPL 2021 match. Shreyas Gopal has a terrific record against both Ab de Villiers and Virat Kohli and Rajasthan Royals will be tempted to play him tonight.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals – Fantasy Tips
Talking about fantasy tips, from the RCB squad Glenn Maxwell and Ab de Villiers are sure shot picks in your fantasy XI. As far as Rajasthan Royals is concerned, Jos Buttler is due for a biggie and tonight might be his day which is why he should be in your fantasy XI.
Another fantasy tip is you should have more seam bowling all-rounders than spinners in your team as the pitch is expected to have nothing for spinners.
Predicted XI
Rajasthan Royals:Â Manan Vohra, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C&WK), David Miller, Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Shreyas Gopal and Chetan Sakariya
Royal Challengers Bangalore:Â Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jhye Richardson.Â
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals – Top Fantasy Picks
Glenn Maxwell: The ‘big show’ is a man on a mission as he keeps getting better with each game for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He scored a terrific counter-attacking half-century on a tricky pitch and put RCB in the driving seat. Now, Maxwell becomes a sure shot pick especially because the match is in Wankhede and he will like the ball coming on the bat.
Ab de Villiers: The ‘GOAT’ Ab de Villiers is a must in your fantasy XI as he can score a 50 in no time and also take catches behind the stumps which will help you fetch a lot of fantasy points.
Jos Buttler: The RR superstar batsman needs to stand up for his side motivated and he will be extra motivated to score against RCB. If Buttler passes the initial hurdle you can bet he will score a massive knock hence pick him in your fantasy team.
David Millier: Killer Miller is back as the dashing middle order has found his old batting touchback. Also, Miller has always had the reputation of winning matches against RCB so it is important to include him in your fantasy side.
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Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Captain: Glenn Maxwell
Vice-Captain: Jos Buttler
Fantasy Team option 1
Wicket-Keeper – Sanju Samson, Ab de Villiers
Batsmen- Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, David Miller
All-Rounders – Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Kyle Jamieson
Bowlers – Jhye Richardson, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammed Siraj
PrizePicks Team option 2
Jos Buttler, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell (vc), Ab de Villiers (c), David Millier, Riyan Parag, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Chetan Sakariya,
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