Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will host the 49th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 30.
With 10 points from 12 games, Rajasthan are currently languishing at the second last spot in the points table. They would be hoping to continue their winning streak after securing victories in their last two matches against Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
After Tuesday’s game, skipper Steve Smith would be leaving for Australia to join the national camp ahead of the upcoming World Cup. And thus, he would be desperate to end his IPL 2019 campaign on a winning note.
On the other hand, RCB are now out of the contention of making it to the playoffs after losing to table toppers Delhi Capitals in their last game. RCB captain Virat Kohli has already insisted that they would like to remain positive in the remaining two matches and would be playing a positive brand of cricket.
Match 49, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2019 will start at 08:00 PM IST on April 30.
Match 49, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2019 will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 49, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2019 will be broadcasted in India on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports HD.
The live online streaming of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2019 will be available on Hotstar app.
There is no replacement expected as RCB are already out of the business. Umesh Yadav might get replaced by Kulwant Khejroliya.
RCB Team (From): Parthiv Patel (wk), AB de Villiers, Tim Southee, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini, Shimron Hetmyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Kulwant Khejroliya, Devdutt Padikkal, Prayas Barman.
Possible XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Heinrich Klaasen, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Marcus Stoinis, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya/Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Despite losing Jos Butler, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes, Royals managed to win their last game and are expected to remain unchanged.
RR Team (from): Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, S. Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith (Captain), Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mahipal Lomror, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Liam Livinstone, Shubham Rajane, Manan Vohra, Ashton Turner, Riyan Parag.
Possible XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Steve Smith (captain), Liam Livingstone, Rahul Tripathi, Riyan Parag, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal. Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron and Oshane Thomas.