Hello, welcome back to Sports Jazbaa. Today, we will cover the 28th Match of the Indian Premier League between the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
The RR vs RCB IPL Dream11 Team, Dream11 Prediction, and Fantasy Tips will be discussed, along with full Stats and Information on every player.
This match will be played on 13th April at 3:30 P.M. IST
In this preview, we will discuss the probable playing11 of both teams. Dream11 Team will also be discussed here.
So, let’s start with the Pitch Report without wasting time.
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Match Details
Match | 28th Match, Indian Premier League |
Date | 13th April, 2025,Sunday |
Time | 3:30 P.M. IST |
Venue | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
Streaming | JioHotstar |
TV | Star Sports Network |
Pitch Report
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
This wicket is a batting-friendly wicket that assists the batters only.
Bowlers find it difficult to bowl here as they get no support from the pitch.
Pacers may get some movement in the initial overs, which last for the first two overs only; afterwards, batters dominate here.
Spinners found no support from the pitch, and they leak huge runs on this wicket.
The boundaries of this stadium are very large, which makes him a positive point for the bowlers only.
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The chasing team has won most of the matches in this stadium, which means that the pitch remains same throughout the match.
The dew is another very important factor that makes the chase easy on this wicket.
So, overall, this is a batting-friendly wicket that assists the batters only.
Chasing the target on this wicket is very easy, which tells that the wicket remains same throughout the match.
Though this is a day game, which may support the bowlers as well, and dew has no role in the day game.
Team Preview
Here is the team preview of both the teams, which will help you to get an idea about the teams.
RR
The Rajasthan Royals is a decent team in the Indian Premier League.
RR is, batting-wise a very strong team as they have high-quality batters in their team who are capable of scoring high runs.
RR is bowling-wise an average team as they lack high-quality bowlers, because of which they fail to win the matches.
Rajsthan Royals hasn’t played impressive cricket till now in the IPL.
RCB
RCB is the most followed team in the Indian Premier League.
RCB is batting-wise a very strong team as they have high-quality batters in their team but their recent form is not impressive.
RCB is bowling-wise a decent team and has some quality bowlers but lacks wicket-taking bowlers in their team.
RCB has played good cricket in this IPL, but their overall squad is not as good as to win the trophy.
RR VS RCB IPL Dream11 Team Prediction
RR is, batting-wise a very strong team and bowling-wise an average team.
RCB is batting-wise a very good team and bowling-wise an average team.
This is a home match for the Rajasthan Royals, but their performance in the IPL till now is not impressive.
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Their main players are out of form but on this batting wicket, against the bowling lineup of RCB, this is the best time to score runs.
RCB lost their last match against Delhi in one-sided way which may lower their confidence.
So, Rajasthan Royals is the slight favorite to win this match as their overall squad is more impressive than RCB.
Head To Head
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced each other 32 times, out of which RCB won 15 matches and RR won 14 matches.
This is neck to neck competition between these teams when they play against each other and you can except the same as well today.
Probable Playing11
Here is the probable playing11 of both the teams.
RCB
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvi Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal, and Suyash Sharma (Impact Player).
RR
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C) (WK), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey (Impact Player), Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theeeksana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, and F Farooqi.
Key Players
This is a high-quality match consisting of top-quality players which makes it difficult for you to select 11 of these players. But why worry? We are here to assist you.
Captaincy Options
1. Virat Kohli –
- Technically Solid Batter âœ…đŸ”¥
- Consistent Performer âœ…đŸ”¥
- Plays Spin Well âœ…đŸ”¥
Virat Kohli is a top Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He will open the innings and is a consistent performer who scores runs in most of the matches.
He is a technically solid batter who plays spin very well.
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His recent form has been quite impressive in the IPL as he is scoring runs on a regular basis.
His numbers for RCB are very impressive, which makes him a top Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
2. Sanju Samson –
- Technically Solid Batter âœ…đŸ”¥
- Hitting Abilities âœ…đŸ”¥
- Recent Form âœ…đŸ”¥
Sanju Samson is another top Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He will open the innings and is a technically solid batter who plays with attacking intent.
His attacking intent consists of proper cricketing shots, which makes him a reliable option for your team.
He is a consistent performer who scores runs in most of the matches.
His recent form is very impressive as he is scoring runs with a good strike rate in most of the matches.
He is an experienced player who opened for India as well, which makes him a very good Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
3. Y Jaiswal –
- Hard Hitter âœ…đŸ”¥
- Consistent Performer âœ…đŸ”¥
- Catching Positions âœ…đŸ”¥
Y Jaiswal is another top Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He will open the innings with Sanju Samson, but his recent form is very poor.
He failed to score runs in this season except one match.
He is a technically solid batter who plays with attacking intent, which consists of proper cricketing shots as well.
He is a high-quality player who plays spin very well.
Though his recent form is not impressive, he is still a top Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
4. Riyan Parag –
- Recent Formâœ…đŸ”¥
- Consistent Performer âœ…đŸ”¥
- Catching Positions âœ…đŸ”¥
Riyan Parag is another top Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He will bat in the middle order, and his spin playing Ability is very impressive.
He is a consistent performer who scores runs in most of the matches.
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His recent form is very impressive as he is scoring runs on a continuous basis in this season.
He remains in catching positions as well, which is an additional advantage of picking him.
So, Riyan Parag is another top Captaincy option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
High Risk Options
1. Liam Livingstone –
- Hard Hitterâœ…đŸ”¥
- Bowling Backupâœ…đŸ”¥
- Batting Friendly Wicketâœ…đŸ”¥
Liam Livingstone is a top high-risk option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He will bat in the middle order, but his form is not impressive.
He is a hard hitter who smashes boundaries with ease.
This is a batting-friendly wicket, and Rajasthan has weak Bowling lineups which gives him the best opportunity to score runs.
Rajasthan Royals have lefties in their team, which increases his chances of contributing with bowl also.
So, Liam Livingstone is a high-risk option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
2. Dhruv Jurel –
- Technically Solid Batterâœ…đŸ”¥
- Hard Hitter âœ…đŸ”¥
- Plays Spin Wellâœ…đŸ”¥
Dhruv Jurel is another high-risk option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He bats in the middle of the order and started his tournament with very impressive knocks but failed to perform recently.
He is a technically solid batter who plays spin very well.
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He plays with attacking intent, which consists of proper cricketing shots, which makes him a reliable option.
So, Dhruv Jurel is another high-risk option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
High Risk Drop Options
1. Krunal Pandya –
- Poor Batting Formâœ…đŸ”¥
- Limited Bowlingâœ…đŸ”¥
- Not a wicket-taking bowler âœ…đŸ”¥
Krunal Pandya is a top high-risk drop option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He will bat in lower middle order, but his form with batting is not impressive, and there is high chance that he might not get a chance to bat in this match.
Rajsthan Royals have lefties in their team like Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, and Hetmyer which reduces his chances of contributing with bowl.
He is not a wicket-taking bowler and fails to pick wickets in bundles in most of the matches.
So, he is a top high-risk drop option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
2. Josh Hazelwood –
- Batting Friendly Wicketâœ…đŸ”¥
- Wicket Taking in Bundles Missingâœ…đŸ”¥
- Lacks Variationsâœ…đŸ”¥
Josh Hazelwood is a top high-risk drop option for your IPL Dream11 Team.
He will bowl his full quota of overs, but this is a batting friendly wicket which reduces the chances of him to contribute more.
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He bowls with consistent line and length, which reduces his chances of picking wickets as players with variations are more successful in T20 cricket.
Stats
Player Name | Recent Form |
1. Sanju Samson | 41, 38, 20, 13, 66 |
2. Y Jaiswal | 6, 67, 4, 29, 1 |
3. Riyan Parag | 26, 43*, 37, 25+0w, 4 |
4. Virat Kohli | 22, 67, 7, 31, 59* |
5. Krunal Pandya | 18+0w, 4w, 5+0w, 0+0w, 3w |
6. Josh Hazelwood | 0w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 2w |
7. Liam Livingstone | 4+0w, 0, 54+0w, 10+2w, 15*+0w |
8. Dhruv Jurel | 5, 13*, 3, 33, 70 |
Dream11 Team
