The highly-anticipated Eliminator of the ongoing IPL 2024 is set to be played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will be completely a do-or-die game for both teams as the losing team will be directly eliminated from the tournament.
The eyes will also be on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru who made a dramatic comeback in the league stage after 7 consecutive defeats followed by 6 consecutive wins to enter the playoffs of the tournament kicking CSK out of the contention.
RR vs RCB, Details
Match – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Eliminator, IPL 2024
Date and Time – Wednesday, May 22, 2024 and 7:30 PM (Indian Standard Time)
Venue Details – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Broadcast Details – Star Sports Network (TV) and Jio Cinema (Digital and OTT)
Pitch Report
The pitch of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has very much assistance for the batters, mostly in the second innings; the stats also advocate the same as the batting-second team has won 19 matches here in comparison to the 15 matches won by the team batting first; it also includes the previous match, the first qualifier of IPL 2024, in which KKR won batting second against SRH.
Speaking of the toss, it’s not going to make much difference both batting-first and batting-second teams have won 17 matches each out of the total of 34 matches played here so far. However, the captain winning the toss will be looking ahead to bowl first to chase the target comfortably in the second innings.
RR vs RCB Probable Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, T Kohler-Cadmore, SV Samson (C), R Parag, DC Jurel, Shubham Dubey, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Substitute - Sandeep Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
F du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, RM Patidar, GJ Maxwell, MK Lomror, C Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Swapnil Singh, KV Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, and Yash Dayal.
Impact Substitute - Anuj Rawat
Top Players for RR vs RCB Dream11 Match
Top Players – Rajasthan Royals
Riyan Parag – The star batter has shown amazing brilliance with the bat so far in the ongoing IPL 2024, scoring 531 runs in 12 innings of the 12 matches; he has an amazing average of 59.00 and a strike rate of 152.58, hitting 4 half-centuries. He could be one of the top players in this RR vs RCB Dream11 Match.
Yuzvendra Chahal – The veteran leg spinner has been one of the consistent performers with the ball for Rajasthan Royals in the league stage of the tournament. He scalped 17 wickets in 13 innings in 13 matches, with an economy rate of 9.38 and a strike rate of 17.64. He could be a crucial asset for RR in the game against RCB
Top Players – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli – The batting stalwart is holding the orange cap for leading the chart of the highest run-scorers so far in the ongoing IPL 2024. Kohli has scored 708 runs in 14 innings of the 14 matches he played during the league stage, averaging 64.36 with a strike rate of 155.60; he also scored a century and 5 half-centuries during the league stage. He is definitely going to be the core of this RR vs RCB Dream11 Match.
Yash Dayal – The very guy who changed the game in the last over for RCB in the all-important and must-win last league match of the tournament against CSK. Yash Dayal is the leading wicket-taker for RCB in the tournament, with 15 wickets in 13 innings, having an economy rate of 8.94 and a strike rate of 18.86
RR vs RCB Must Picks for Dream11 Cricket
Riyan Parag – The most in-form RR batter’s performance will have a great say in the RR vs RCB game as he has changed a lot of games in favour of RR during the league stage of the tournament. Owing to his amazing form and batting brilliance, Riyan Parag will also be one of the must-picks in RR vs RCB Dream11 Match.
Virat Kohli – Former RCB skipper and the modern-day batting has left everyone awestruck with his amazing batting consistency in the current IPL 2024. Considering his sensational form and consistency, Kohli is going to be a must-pick in the RR vs RCB Dream11 Match.
Suggested Playing XI No. 1 for RR vs RCB Dream11 Cricket Fantasy
Virat Kohli (C), Trent Boult (VC), Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson, Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Cameron Green, Avesh Khan, and Mohammed Siraj.
Suggested Playing XI No. 2 for RR vs RCB Dream11 Cricket Fantasy
Faf du Plessis (C), Ravichandran Ashwin (VC), Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Cameron Green, Trent Boult, Mohammed Siraj, and Yash Dayal.
RR vs RCB Risky Captaincy Choices
Yashasvi Jaiswal – The young RR opener has shown good form on a couple of occasions in the league stage of the tournament, with a century and a half-century. However, the lack of consistency has also been an issue for Yashasvi in the league stage so he might not be the right captaincy choice in RR vs RCB Dream11 Match.
Cameron Green - The star RCB all-rounder was in good touch around the end of the league stage, but he also suffered from consistency concerns on most of the occasions. So, he can be picked in the fantasy team owing to his abilities but picking him as captain will not be a good move.