RR vs RCB Betting Tips & Predictions

RR vs RCB Betting Winner Prediction

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RCB are favourites here, which is curious because it was the Royals who finished two places higher in the Group Stages, proof they were the more consistent side over 14 matches.

But there might be two reasons why RCB are the shorter price.

The first is that they’re high on confidence after that good win against LSG while RR wil be a bit deflated after missing out on the first of two chances to make the final when they lost to Gujarat.

The other reason is that RCB are ahead on the head-to-head count.

More to the point, the batting line-ups just about cancel each other out, meaning the difference could be in the bowling.

Chahal has been wonderful for the Royals and is after all, the Purple Cap holder.

And Trent Boult has been his usually reliable self too.

But the others haven’t always been so good and proof of that was Ravi Ashwin’s disastrous spell in that last match, conceding 40 off four overs without taking a wicket.

RCB’s bowling is looking sharp and they held their nerve against LSG on a good pitch by consistently taking wickets. So it’s advantage RCB when it comes to bowling and that could be the deciding factor here.

So RCB it is.

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The most important thing for Faf du Plesis is that he’s taken his side to being just one win away from a place in the final in his debut season as captain of RCB.

On the batting front, he’s had a decent season rather than a spectacular one, with 443 runs at an average of 31, which includes three fifties and a high score of 96. He’s RCB’s top batsman.

He missed out last time against LSG, out for a first-ball duck thanks to a beautiful delivery from Mohsin Khan.

But du Plessis is normally the man for the big occasion, having played big knocks in crucial matches for CSK in the past, especially in the Playoffs.

Just as an example, he was man-of-the-match in last year’s final.

Patidar will find it hard to replicate that knock from Wednesday, while Maxwell and Kohli have been out of form all season. This could be du Plessis’ time to shine.

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Rajasthan Royals’ Recent Form

The Royals will be disappointed at the manner of their defeat to Gujarat.

They put plenty of runs on the board (188/6) and would have felt they were in control for much of the Titans’ chase.

They then dismissed opener Saha for nought and had GT well behind the run rate, only to be the victims of a David Miller masterclass, who as per usual, started slowly before accelerating at the end. Three sixes off the first three balls of the last over was enough to seal the deal.

Earlier, Jos Buttler had played an innings very similar to that of Miller- cautious to begin with before teeing off when set.

There was also a good, aggressive innings from skipper Sanju Samson (47 off 26) but once again, he failed to get past 50 after a good start.

With the ball, everyone bar Yuzvendra Chahal was expensive and it shows it was a poor bowling effort when they took just two wickets despite Gujarat having to chase a big total.

But they have another chance to make amends for all that here, their reward for finishing in the Top 2.

RCB’s Recent Form

RCB could easily be out of the competition by now but they’re still in it.

They came out on top in that must-win game against Gujarat in the Group Stages and then beat LSG in a tight and high-scoring game on Wednesday.

The hero with the bat was a somewhat unlikely one.

In a line-up boasting the likes of Kohli, Du Plessis, Karthik and Maxwell, it was Rajat Patidar who came up with the goods, hitting a quite brilliant 112 off 54.

Yes, he rode his luck and was dropped well before getting to his century but it was a wonderful display of attacking batting with big shots at times and at others, showing subtle stroke play.

But don’t forget about the contribution of Dinesh Karthik, as well. His 37 off 23 gave them the impetus they needed and was just the latest example of what he can do at the back end of an innings.

With the ball, Josh Hazlewood took three wickets but was quite expensive while the real star was Harshal Patel.

He only took one wicket but went for just 25 runs, meaning all the runs he saved were the difference between winning and losing.

Having lost at the Eliminator stage in the last two years, they must be extremely confident after getting the better of Luckow.

Venue & conditions

We haven’t had a match at Ahmedabad yet this season so we’ll have to look back to matches last year for an idea of how the surface might play.

KKR chased Punjab’s 123, RCB defended 171 by just one run against Delhi, Delhi then chased KKR’s 154 and Punjab’s 179 was more than enough to beat RCB.

In the final match played there (before the action shifted to the UAE after the Covid-enforced interruption) DC chased PK’s 166.

So 165-170 looks like the par score here for the side batting first.

170+ could well be enough to win it for the side defending a total but anything less than that and the chase is very much on.