RCB likely to stick to the winning combination
May 27, 2022 19:07
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the high-stakes IPL Qualifier-2 in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Both teams are going unchanged.
Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals will need to shake off an ordinary bowling performance in their last outing when they clash with RCB, a team which seems to be peaking at the right time.
Having sneaked into the play-offs, RCB seem to be on a roll and a tight win over Lucknow in the Eliminator has fuelled expectations for a long-awaited trophy.
They take on Rajasthan, a team which has all bases covered but still came up short against Gujarat in Qualifier 1.
It has been a quick turnaround for RCB but they won't mind that as they look to ride the momentum.
Both the high-profile openers, Kohli and Faf du Plessis, are big match players and will be itching to make an impact after low returns in the previous game.
Dinesh Karthik has managed to maintain consistency in a tough role and the team management would be also hoping for more runs in the back end of the innings from Glenn Maxwell.
The team is likely to stick to the winning combination.
RCB bowlers will have to be on the top of their game against a formidable Rajasthan batting line up which rely heavily on Jos Buttler and skipper Sanju Samson. Both scored against Gujarat but it did not prove to be enough.
Samson will be eager to convert his 30s and 40s into a substantial knock and lead from the front.
It remains to be seen how the bowlers comeback after a forgettable outing. R Ashwin had a rare off day against Gujarat while Prasidh Krishna paid the price for bowling length balls to David Miller in the final over.
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