The Rajasthan Royals are set to take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 19th match of the IPL at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. We take a look at it from a betting angle.
The Rajasthan Royals are currently 3rd favourites to win the tournament at 4.50 and they sit 2nd on the log with a 100% record after 3 matches. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 8th with 1 win and 3 losses and they are priced as outsiders at 17.00.
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Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The Rajasthan Royals took on the Mumbai Indians in their most recent game in Wankhede on the 1st of April where they won the toss and elected to field first. They put the Mumbai side under major pressure early on, with the bowlers putting up a masterclass and taking 4 wickets before the 4th over had begun. They managed to keep things in the field tight with their opponents reaching a low score of 125/9. Top bowler was Yuzvendra Chahal who took 3 wickets for 11 runs in his 4 overs.
The Royals lost an early wicket, but they were able to easily stabilise, and they cruised to the total with no hassle, winning the match in the 15th over by 6 wickets. Top batsman on the day was Riyan Parag who scored 54 off 39 deliveries.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced off against the Lucknow Super Giants in their most recent match in Bengaluru on the 2nd of April, where they won the toss and sent the Super Giants in to bat first. Their bowling attack struggled to pick up wickets initially and after letting the batsmen get off to a decent start, they began to bring things back under control, but the Super Giants were still able to reach a total of 181/5. Top bowler was Glenn Maxwell who picked up 2 wickets for 23 in his 4 over spell.
The Royal Challengers had a steady start with bat in hand, but the wickets began to drop frequently, and their run rate fell too far behind the required rate resulting in them losing the match after being bowled out for 153 runs. Top batsman was Mahipal Lomror who scored 33 runs off 13 balls.
Head-To-Head
These sides have met a total of 30 times in the IPL over the years with the Royal Challengers winning 15 of these games, with 12 going the way of the Rajasthan Royals and 3 ending with no result. The last time these sides met, the Royal Challengers batted first putting up a total of 189/9. The Rajasthan Royals were then unable to chase the total down in the 20 overs and lost by 7 runs.
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Betting – click here to bet
Rajasthan Royals 1.75
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2.10
Suggested Bet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru total fours – under 15.5 at 1.70
In their last 2 matches the side combined fours have totalled at 11 so this looks a cracking bet.
Suggested Bet: Rajasthan Royals top batter – Riyan Parag at 5.40
He has been top batsman in both of their last 2 games and he looks to be on better form than the other batsmen in the line-up and the price is attractive given his form.
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