Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – IPL Betting Tips

Rajasthan Royals will face the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Dubai on Wednesday. 

The game will be a do-or-die one for the Royals who only have eight points after 10 matches played. 

The management will be hoping to see the players live up to the expectations in a must-win encounter. 

On the other hand, the RCB will be coming in this fixture relatively calm as they’ve almost secured their spot in the playoffs this season after managing to gather 12 points from their 10 matches. 

The management will be hoping to see the players continue the good momentum in the games to come. 

In the meeting between the teams earlier in the competition, it was the Royal Challengers who came out on top with a 10-wicket margin.

Rajasthan Royals Form and Team News: 

After suffering back-to-back defeats against the Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals are likely to make some changes in the starting XI for their all-important clash on Wednesday. 

The management will be extremely concerned with the performance of the batters in the competition where except for captain Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler (who has not joined the team in the UAE-leg), no other player has managed to score more than 200 runs. 

In the batting department, the Royals will be heavily relying on their in-form captain Samson, explosive Liam Livingstone, top-order batter Evin Lewis and Rahul Tewatia to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Jaydev Unadkat, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya along with leg-spin of Tewatia to produce timely breakthroughs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Form and Team News: 

After registering a much-needed 54-run win against the Mumbai Indians, the Royal Challengers Bangalore will be coming in this contest with high confidence. 

The most pleasing aspect of the win in the previous outing for the team management would be the bowling performances of local players who stood up and made themselves count when it mattered the most. 

Captain Virat Kohli’s return to form will also be a big booster for RCB as he has scored back-to-back half-centuries in the last two matches. 

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of captain Kohli, young left-hander Devdutt Padikkal, former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, Australia’s explosive all-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Dan Christian to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel along with the spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Maxwell to dismantle the opposition’s batting lineup.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be favorites to win the 43rd match of the Indian Premier League to be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. For the 43rd IPL game, Rajasthan Royals are placed at 2.23 odds, while Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at 1.60 odds.

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Our Tipsters Angle

Both teams will be coming in contrasting form where Rajasthan suffered a demoralizing defeat against out-of-form Sunrisers Hyderabad whereas the Royal Challengers thrashed defending champions Mumbai Indians. 

On paper, it is clear that the RCB have a far settled unit compared to their rivals who are struggling in both batting and bowling departments. 

Therefore, the prediction is for the Kohli-led unit to secure another win and book their place in the next round.

Tip 1- Mustafizur Rahman to continue his decent form for Rajasthan

Left-arm medium pacer has been a consistent performer for Rajasthan Royals in this year’s Indian Premier League. In the previous match against Hyderabad, Mustafizur Rahman bowled well and claimed 1 for 26 in 3.3 overs.

In this year’s tournament, Mustafizur Rahman has claimed 11 wickets in ten innings at an excellent economy rate of 7.84. So we can expect pacer Mustafizur Rahman to take one wicket or more against [email protected]

Tip 2-Yuzvendra Chahal to lead the spin charge for Bangalore

After struggling to pick up wickets in the first leg of the IPL played in India, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has managed to find form with the ball in hand for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

In the previous match, Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers and claimed 3 for 11 in his four overs. In this year’s IPL, Chahal has claimed nine wickets in 11 outings at an economy rate of 7.57. so we can expect leggie Yuzvendra Chahal to take one wicket or more against [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Royal Challengers Bangalore to beat Rajasthan Royals by a comfortable margin at Dubai

1. Pacer Mustafizur Rahman to take one wicket or more against RCB- [email protected]
2. Leggie Yuzvendra Chahal to take one wicket or more against Rajasthan- Royal Challengers [email protected]

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