Preview: The Royals started their campaign with two consecutive defeats. However, they bounced back with back-to-back wins against Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. In their most recent fixture, the inaugural champions suffered a crushing 58-run defeat to the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. The Sanju Samson-led side would want to get back to winning ways on Sunday.Meanwhile, RCB are placed at No. 4 on the points table, having registered three wins and two defeats from five games. They are coming into this clash on the back of a six-wicket defeat at home against Delhi Capitals where their former player KL Rahul played a match-winning innings to help the visitors chase down a 164-run target with consummate ease.
Indian Premier League 2025, 28th Match, RR vs RCB
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Date & Time: Sunday, April 13, 3:30 PM
Pitch Report: So far, 57 IPL games have been played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. This is going to be the first encounter played at the venue in IPL 2025. 20 matches have been won by teams batting first while chasing teams have emerged victorious in 37 instances. The average first-innings score is 162. The highest total is 217/6, and the lowest is 59 all out. Winning the toss and opting to bowl first would be the ideal choice at this venue.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
