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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is all set to host the IPL 2025 match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). The match is scheduled to be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at 7.30 pm.
Ahead of the game, the hosts will expect in-form Virat Kohli to deliver crucial contributions. The veteran is in the eighth spot of the leading run-scorers list of the ongoing IPL 2025 with 322 runs in eight matches.
Rajasthan will enter the clash without the services of their skipper, Sanju Samson. Stand-in captain Riyan Parag will take on the leadership role. The spectators will yet again expect impressive strokes from Vaibhav Suryavanshi ahead of the Chinnaswamy clash.
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RCB vs RR, IPL 2025: Injuries and unavailability
Except for Samson, no further injuries have been reported from either team. The right-hander is still recovering from his injury.
RCB vs RR, IPL 2025: Head-to-head records
So far, the league has witnessed 33 encounters against each other, out of which Bengaluru has come victorious on 16 occasions. Rajasthan has registered 14 wins to its name and will look to improve the record in the upcoming clash.
RCB vs RR, IPL 2025: Predicted XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt (wk), Jitesh Sharma, Rajat Patidar (C), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Rajasthan Royals: Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag (C), Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sandeep Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya, Maheesh Theekshana, Jofra Archer.
RCB vs RR, IPL 2025: Full Squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
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