Playing XI
Venue Insights (Dubai)
Highest Team Total : 206/3 By Punjab Against Bangalore In 2020.
Lowest Team Total : 109/10 By Bangalore Against Punjab In 2020.
Highest Individual Score : 132 By KL Rahul (Punjab) Against Bangalore In 2020.
Best Bowling Figures : 4/14 By Mohit Sharma (Chennai) Against Mumbai In 2014.
Highest Partnership : 181 By Shane Watson And Faf Du Plessis (Chennai) For 1st Wicket Against Punjab In 2020.
Win Rate Batting First : 70% (7 Won; 3 Lost)
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders
After a shaky start in the first match, Stokes produced a fine 41 (35 balls) against Delhi. He is too good an all-rounder to not be picked in your fantasy team.
With an important cameo (25* from 8 balls) against Punjab the other night, Bengaluru might push Morris up the batting order. If that is the case, then Morris will be more than handy both with the ball as well as bat.
With 203 runs and 5 wickets overall this season, Tewatia is certainly proving that he is the X-factor in Rajasthan's team.
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers
Jofra Archer should be the first choice bowler to be picked in your fantasy team. Not only does he picks wickets regularly (12 wkts this season), but can be handy with the bat as well down the order.
Yuzvendra Chahal has been the leading wicket taker for bengaluru this season. In the previous encounter against Rajasthan this season, he had figures of 3/24.
Shreyas Gopal can be an interesting pick in the upcoming fixture for 2 reasons; one is that the pitches have started to slow down and two he has a great bowling record against Bengaluru.
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen & Keepers
Padikkal has been a revelation for Bengaluru this season giving good starts at the opening position. Also, the last time he faced Rajasthan this season, he scored 63 (45 balls) which is his highest score this IPL season.
In his last 4 inns against Bengaluru, Jos has scored a total of 137 runs at a SR of 152. Plus, given that he is a keeper, he does give you additional points for catches/stumpings/runouts.
With 304 runs, Virat Kohli sits 4th in the list of Orange Cap this season. He is a no brainer pick.
Probable XI
Rajasthan : Jos Buttler (wk), Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith (C), Riyan Parag. Mahipal Lomror, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat.
Bangalore : Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal
Preview
Saturday and we are back to double headers! In the first game, Match 33, Bangalore take on Rajasthan. Bangalore endured an agonizing loss against Punjab in their last game. Their batsmen did well to post a 170-odd total but the bowlers were hammered. However, it went down to the wire. Still, they have 5 wins from 8 games and there is no need for them to fret. Rajasthan managed to stem their losing spree by pulling off a spectacular win against Hyderabad. And against Delhi, one of the sides to beat this season, Rajasthan looked like they might pull off another one. But they kept losing wickets and that proved to be their undoing. With just 3 wins from 8 games, they need wins, wins and more of them. Can they pull off another heist or will Bangalore come back hard after their loss to Punjab earlier?
Rajasthan at Dubai : Played 4, Won 1, Lost 3
Bangalore at Dubai : Played 7, Won 4, Lost 3
Toss : Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat first.