Match 15 of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) has the Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on the 2008 IPL champions, the Rajasthan Royals, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday.
Both RCB and RR have started the season strong, with two wins from three games each. There’s a different vibe around RCB, with the duo of Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal adding the much-needed freshness to the team.
With AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal also firing at full steam, RCB would be desperate for Virat Kohli to join the match against RR as well. The RCB boss has not fired this whole season and his task will not be easier this Saturday.
The Royals themselves have done well with the bat, and Steve Smith’s promotion has worked wonders for them. However, it has all been about Sanju Samson and Rahul Tewatia, who went ballistic in their game against KXIP last week.
While there are some concerns about his bowling attack, England’s Jofra Archer is one to watch out for as the Royals look to their third 2020 IPL victory.
The Rajasthan Royals would like to have a chance of winning, as the team led by Steve Smith did not lose any of their previous four games against RCB in the IPL. They will be wary of a decent RCB bowling attack though, with Navdeep Saini in particular having impressed against MI in the Super Over.
Overall, another exciting contest awaits us in Abu Dhabi with both teams looking to register their third win of the season.
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Squads to choose from
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa
Royals of Rajasthan
Steve Smith (C), David Miller, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Stokes, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Akash Singh, Andrew Tye , Aniruddha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Markande, Oshane Thomas, Rahul Tewatia, Varun Aaron
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Predicted move 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal and Adam Zampa
Royals of Rajasthan
Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal and Jaydev Unadkat
Match details
Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
Date: October 3, 2020, 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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Launch report
The Sheikh Zayed Stadium has produced competitive fields, and bowlers have had more of an impact here than in Dubai and Sharjah. There is some swing and spin on offer for pacemakers and spinners respectively, although that doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s still a good wicket for hitting.
Teams have preferred to hold land in hand and then launch an assault late in the innings, a ploy that has already paid big dividends for the likes of the Mumbai Indians and the Hyderabad Sunrisers.
Although the teams have preferred to line up by winning the draw, IPL 2020 has only seen three successful chases so far. This trend could change in the coming days. With dew out of the equation in this afternoon game, both teams would be looking to hit first and score at least 170, which is a good total at this spot.
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