RCB vs RR Dream11 Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – IPL 2025, 42nd Match

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Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will have different objectives for this game. Bangalore will be looking to string together several victories to gather momentum for the second half of the group stage. Rajasthan are simply looking to get out of a rut.

The home team will be banking on Virat Kohli’s consistency and Phil Salt’s explosiveness to challenge a bowling attack which has buckled under pressure at times.

Rajasthan, with the in-form Riyan Parag as their captain, will look to Yashasvi Jaiswal to challenge Bangalore’s bowling.

Team Stats

Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Vs	Rajasthan Royals
10	Matches Played	10
60%	Win	30%
174	Average Score	179
221	Highest Score	242
95	Lowest Score	139

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	6
Rajasthan Royals	4

Probable Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Playing 11

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

Rajasthan Royals Expected Playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande

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Injuries & Illnesses

Sanju Samson was missing from the Rajasthan Royals lineup in the previous match. He will continue to be an injury concern for the Royals

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for its batting-friendly conditions, but has been more evenly balanced this year. Recent matches have assisted the bowlers due to weather conditions. The hot and humid weather expected for the day may make it a better batting pitch.

RCB vs RR Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

Phil Salt has kept eyes on him with an IPL career that currently has 866 runs and eight half-centuries. Dhruv Jurel has impressed with a batting average of 42.5 and a strike rate of 152.69 in his last ten IPL matches.

Batters

Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal are arguably the two most in-form batters of their various batting groups. Jaiswal has hit 394 runs at an average of almost 40 in his past ten IPL games. Kohli has scored 402 runs averaging almost 60 in his previous ten IPL innings. Devdutt Padikkal showed his class with a half-century against Punjab Kings.

All Rounders

The spin-bowling all-rounders of Wanindu Hasaranga and Krunal Pandya could be the best picks for the all-rounder spot. Their bowling has been their biggest asset. Hasaranga has nine wickets in his past six IPL bowling innings and Pandya has ten wickets in his past eight IPL bowling innings.

Bowlers

Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has the most wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore this season. The veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar has helped him with eight wickets of his own. English speedster Jofra Archer has navigated the challenges of coming back stronger from the start of his season by also taking eight wickets so far.

RCB vs RR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

There is arguably no better asset to have in your team than Virat Kohli playing in Bangalore. The right-hander has 3070 runs, four centuries and 22 half-centuries at his home stadium in the IPL.

Vice-Captain

The home team’s wicket-taking machine of Josh Hazlewood is likely to add great value. He took bowling figures of three for 14 against Punjab Kings in Bangalore which is also his best bowling figures at home.

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RCB vs RR Team Expert Advice

Both squads have had their woes with ball in hand. Your options for bowlers may be somewhat limited. You may look to the depth of batting talent available to you as your biggest potential for fantasy points.

The pitch is likely to help the batters. Your better middle-order batting options could generally come from the hosts, but the Royals are not short of next generation talents if you are willing to be brave. The pacers who are better with the new ball may be your better fast-bowling options.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Yashasvi Jaiswal with 647 Dream11 fantasy points is in number one position here

Most Runs

Royal Challengers Bangalore legend Virat Kohli has 322 runs

Most Wickets

Australian Josh Hazlewood with 12 wickets is the leader in this category

Most Sixes

Left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal has hammered 17 sixes in eight innings

Best Strike Rate

Tim David is close to a strike rate of 200 with his current strike rate of 194.52

Best Economy

Riyan Parag’s bowling has been effective in keeping the scoring low, with an economy rate of 6.83