RR vs RCB Match Preview:

Rajasthan Royals (RR) are back at their home venue as they will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match number 28 of IPL 2025. The match will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 13. Both the teams are coming back after losing their previous matches and will look to get their form back in the upcoming clash.

RR will look to get back on the winning track on their first match of the season at their home venue. Meanwhile RCB will look to continue their winning streak in away matches. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 28th match of IPL 2025 between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

RR vs RCB Match Details

Match

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 28

Venue

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Date & Time

Sunday, April 13, 3:30 PM (IST)

Live Broadcast & Streaming Details

JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

RR vs RCB Pitch Report

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The surface of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium offers a fair contest between batters and bowlers depending on the conditions. However, in afternoon matches, the pitch becomes slow and spinners can dominate. The team batting first won 20 times at this ground while the chasing side came out victorious on 37 occasions. The average first innings score at this ground is around 162 runs.

RR vs RCB Head-to-Head Stats and records

Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other 32 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these, RCB slightly have the upper hand with 15 wins while RR defeated them on 14 occasions with three matches ending in no result.

Matches played

32

RR won

14

RCB won

15

No result

3

RR vs RCB Weather Report

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The weather looks clear for the RR vs RCB clash on Sunday with no chances of rain. The maximum temperature is predicted to be arounf 37 degrees with 23% humidity. 

RR vs RCB Probable playing XIs

RR Probable Playing11  : Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Impact player: Wanindu Hasaranga

RCB Probable Playing 11: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Impact player: Suyash Sharma

RR vs RCB IPL 2025 Squads

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

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

Who will score most runs in RR vs RCB IPL 2025 clash?

Yashasvi Jaiswal: RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has impressive records while batting at SMS stadium where he amassed 327 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 156.46 along with one hundred.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's last 5 innings figures at Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5
24 5 0 24 104*

Yashavi Jaiswal IPL 2025 stats

Matches Runs Avg. S/R HS
5 107 21.40 127.38 67

Virat Kohli: RCB’s Virat Kohli doesn’t have great number while batting at SMS stadium in the IPL but he ended up scoring a hundred in the last game he played at this ground. Kohli is also looking in great touch in the ongoing IPL season.

Virat Kohli's last 5 innings figures at Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5
32 4 23 18 113*

Virat Kohli IPL 2025 stats

Matches Runs Avg. S/R HS
5 186 46.50 145.31 67

Who will take most wickets in RR vs RCB IPL 2025 clash?

Jofra Archer: Fast bowler Jofra Archer is currently in great form and has been a crucial player in the starting overs of the match. He has taken five wickets in five matches so far.

Jofra Archer IPL 2025 stats

Matches Wickets Average Strike Rate
5 5 35.40 21.00

Josh Hazlewood: RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood can turn out to be a dangerous bowler with new ball against RR. He has eight wickets to his name in five matches this season so far.

Josh Hazlewood IPL 2025 stats

Matches Wickets Average Strike Rate
5 8 20.38 14.13

RR vs RCB Match 28, IPL 2025 upcoming milestone

Milestone Player Requirement
50 Wickets Tushar Deshpande 3 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in IPL
100 Sixes Yashasvi Jaiswal 1 six away from completing 100 sixes in T20s in India
100 Sixes Shimron Hetmyer 9 sixes away from completing 100 sixes in IPL
150 Wickets Sandeep Sharma Sandeep Sharma is 8 wickets away from completing 150 wickets in IPL
200 Wickets MaheeshTheekshana 2 wickets away from completing 200 wickets in T20s
1000 Runs Sanju Samson 79 runs away from completing 1000 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in IPL
3000 Runs Riyan Parag 143 runs away from completing 3000 runs in T20s

RR vs RCB Today Match Prediction 

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Scenario 1

Toss Prediction: RCB to win the toss and choose bowl first.

Powerplay Score Prediction (1-6 overs): 50 to 60

Middle Overs Score Prediction (7-15 overs): 80 to 90

Death Overs Score Prediction (16-20 overs): 50 to 60

Total Score Prediction: Rajasthan Royals to post 170-180 runs

Match Prediction: RCB to win

Scenario 2

Toss Prediction: RCB to win the toss and choose bat first.

Powerplay Score Prediction (1-6 overs): 60 to 65

Middle Overs Score Prediction (7-15 overs): 80 to 90

Death Overs Score Prediction (16-20 overs): 60 to 70

Total Score Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to post 180-190 runs

Match Prediction: RR to win

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