Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Rajasthan Royals in the first doubleheader of the day at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash in the 33rd match of IPL-2020 at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Saturday (October 17). This will be the 23rd encounter between the two sides, with Rajasthan Royals holding a 10-9 head-to-head advantage from their previously clashes against each other. Going into the match, RCB will be looking to bounce back quickly with a win after losing their last match against KXIP in the league.
Speaking about Rajasthan Royals, the Men In Pink will be looking to get their act together after losing five of the opening eight games in the tournament. Steve Smith's side have been on a patchy run of form and will be aiming to get back to winning ways.
RCB have won five of their first eight games of IPL 2020 and are eager to take their place in the playoffs.
Head-to-head encounters
Matches played – 20
Won by Rajasthan Royals – 10
Won by Royal Challengers Bangalore – 8
No result – 2
Last five encounters
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, October 3, 2020, Abu Dhabi, Result: RCB won by eight wickets
Batting first, Steven Smith's side managed to put on 154 runs on the board at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium earlier this month but that turned out to be not enough as Virat Kohli played an unbeaten captain's knock to guide RCB to an eight-wicket win on the day.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, April 30, 2019, Bangalore, Result: No result
In a rain-ruined encounter at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, the match was reduced to five-overs-per-side. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers boosted Royal Challengers Bangalore to 62/7 with Shreyas Gopal taking 3/12. Rajasthan Royals blasted 41 in three overs before the rain came and declared the match to be a no-result.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, April 2, 2019, Jaipur, Result: Rajasthan Royals won by seven wickets
Parthiv Patel hammered 67 off 41 balls while Marcus Stoinis hammered 31 as Royal Challengers Bangalore reached 158/4. Shreyas Gopal picked 3/12 and solid contributions from Jos Buttler (59), Steve Smith (38) and Rahul Tripathi (34*) gave Rajasthan Royals an easy win.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, May 19, 2018, Jaipur, Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 30 runs
Rahul Tripathi blasted 80 off 58 balls which included five fours and three sixes while Ajinkya Rahane and Heinrich Klassen’s cameos helped Rajasthan Royals get to 164/5. AB de Villiers and Parthiv Patel shared a solid stand, with de Villiers hitting fifty. However, Shreyas Gopal picked up 4/16 as Rajasthan Royals once again dominated Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, April 15, 2018, Bangalore, Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 19 runs
A tour-de-force performance from Sanju Samson as he blasted an amazing 92 off 45 balls and it included 10 massive sixes. Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Ajinkya Rahane chipped in as Rajasthan Royals posted a mammoth 217/4. Virat Kohli hit an aggressive fifty while Mandeep Singh and Washington Sundar kept Royal Challengers Bangalore in the hunt with blazing knocks, but Shreyas Gopal’s 2/22 helped Rajasthan Royals maintain their good record.
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