IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals – Stats Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off against Rajasthan Royals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the 42nd match of the ongoing IPL 2025 on Thursday. When these two teams met earlier in the season, RCB registered a convincing a nine-wicket win in Jaipur.

RCB has won five out of their eight matches but they are yet to win a single game in home conditions. On the other hand, RR have managed only two wins in eight games and they need to come up with an improved batting show.

RR have lost their last four games and they must pull up their socks as they are in must-win territory.

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Phil Salt needs three sixes to complete 50 maximums.

Tim David needs one four to reach 50 boundaries in the IPL.

Krunal Pandya needs four fours to complete 150 boundaries in the IPL.

Shimron Hetymer needs 81 runs to complete 1500 runs in the IPL. The left-hander needs nine sixes to complete 100 maximums in the tournament.

Riyan Parag needs two fours to complete 100 boundaries in the IPL.

Tushar Deshpande needs two wickets to complete 50 scalps in the IPL.

Dhruv Jurel needs seven fours to complete 50 boundaries in the IPL.

Yashasvi Jaiswal needs 86 runs to reach the 2000-run mark in the IPL. 

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara