RR vs RCB Match Prediction & Betting Tips - May 14, 2023
The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be looking to keep their playoff chances alive as they visit Jaipur to take on hosts Rajasthan Royals for the second time this season. Both teams have had a tough second-half of IPL 2023 but are still in the race for a playoff berth.
RR vs RCB head-to-head record
The visitors have a slight edge in this respect as of the 29 matches played so far between the two teams, they have won 14, while the Rajasthan Royals have won 12.
RR vs RCB Live-streaming and Broadcast
This match can be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema App or can be watched live on the Star Sports Network.
RR vs RCB Team Previews
Rajasthan Royals
After a string of unfavorable results, the Rajasthan Royals returned to winning ways in their latest fixture as they registered a thumping win over the Kolkata Knight Riders. With that win, they now have 12 points from as many games and are third in the points table.
A win here will go a long way in helping them make it into the playoffs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is in sublime form this season and played a blistering knock in the last match, scoring his 4th half-century of the season. He reached the 50-run mark in just 13 deliveries, making it the fastest-ever half-century in the history of IPL. Calls for him to be fast-tracked into the Indian team are becoming louder and it remains to be seen just how long before he makes it.
He has an excellent opening partner in the form of Jos Buttler, and together, they will be looking to give a good start to the team here. Buttler was run-out after a mix-up in the previous match. His previous inning shows that he is in good form, though, and we expect another big contribution from him.
Sanju Samson has returned to form and that will be a big bonus for the team. The Royals have plenty of depth in their batting, thanks to players like Joe Root, Shimron Hetmeyer, and Dhruv Jurel.
The bowlers have also played an important part in getting the team to this position. Yuzvendra Chahal bowled yet another brilliant spell in the last match and is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament now.
He has an excellent partner in the form of Ravichandran Ashwin, who has 14 wickets against his name. Trent Boult will once again lead the pace attack and will be joined by Sandeep Sharma and KM Asif.
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, S Sharma, KM Asif, YS Chahal.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Despite being a bit inconsistent this season, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have done enough to remain in the race to finish in the top 4. However, they have a pretty bad NRR at the moment and will need to register some big wins in the upcoming matches to improve their chances.
The over-reliance on the top 3 batsmen has hurt Bangalore pretty hard lately. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli have been one of the top opening pairs of the tournament, while Glenn Maxwell has followed up with some particularly good knocks.
We mentioned this when RCB played last but Virat's recent contributions have been poor. He is trying to play more aggressively but that style does not come naturally to him. As great a player he has been, we would not really pick him right now for either the different betting markets or for fantasy contests.
The batsmen lower down have struggled to perform and that has been the case for quite some time now.
The next best batsman in terms of average is Mahipal Lomror, who has an average of 22.17 despite scoring one half-century, while Dinesh Kartik has scored runs at the rate of 14.00 per inning. The team does have some depth in their batting thanks to all-rounders like Kedar Jadhav and Wanindu Hasaranga but they haven’t been able to leverage this advantage.
Talking about the bowling, Mohammed Siraj has bowled a couple of brilliant spells this season and is the leading wicket-taker for the team. He has received good support from Harshal Patel but the latter has been a bit expensive. Similarly, Vyshak Vijaykumar and Wanindu Hasaranga have picked up wickets but haven’t been able to contain the runs.
Josh Hazlewood has played just 3 matches so far and the team will be looking for a good performance from him here.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj.
RR vs RCB Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will be looking to bat first here.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The pitches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium have been sort of a mixed bag so far. While there have been a couple of high-scoring encounters, there have been a couple of games that have seen the batsmen struggle. The average first-inning score here this season is around 170. The surface here is a bit dry and there are some cracks on the pitch which will help the slower bowlers get a good amount of turn.
Since this is a day match, the weather is likely to remain warm with temperatures of around 40 degrees.
RR vs RCB Betting Tips
Both teams have a strong opening pair but looking at the performances of the batsmen lower down the order, we think that the Rajasthan Royals have an edge here. The team also has a stronger bowling attack when compared to the opponents.
Bet on the Rajasthan Royals to win here.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler are both excellent strikers of the ball. With the bowling for RCB not being the most economical in the tournament, we can expect a brisk start from the home team here.
Both teams have some of the biggest hitters in this league and with both desperate for a win here, we can surely expect plenty of fireworks from both sides.
Jaiswal has played some excellent cricket this season. He has scored at least 25 runs in 6 of his last 7 innings this season and we are backing him to play another good one here. We are just following good form here. Keep in mind his aggressive approach can also backfire and so only a medium-sized bet for this market is advisable.
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- Total runs in the highest scoring over of the match - Over 22.5 (1.95) and 2 more MI vs SRH betting tips
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- Delhi Capitals to win the toss - 1.90 and 4 more DC vs RR betting tips
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