The Wankhede Stadium pitch is helping the fast bowlers initially and both the teams would like to take advantage of it.
Mumbai, Confident by winning both their first matches, Rajasthan Royals team aiming to complete a hat-trick of victory in the Indian Premier League (Indian Premier League 15) match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday. Will hit the ground.
Rajasthan Royals will play this match after a 23-run win over Mumbai Indians while Faf du Plessis-led RCB registered a close three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after losing their first match. The Wankhede Stadium pitch is helping the fast bowlers initially and both the teams would like to take advantage of it.
Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler has been in terrific form and can tear down any attack like he did during his century against Mumbai on Saturday. He, however, will need support from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and No. 3 Devdutt Padikkal. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson was unable to convert a good start against Mumbai into a big score after scoring a half-century in the first match.
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Samson would like to leave no stone unturned to lead from the front by maintaining consistency in his performance. West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer scored runs in the first two matches. These five batsmen of Rajasthan can create trouble for the bowlers of RCB. In bowling, Rajasthan would like to avoid tinkering with their combination. Trent Boult, Prashant Krishna and Navdeep Saini have done well so far while spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal’s eight overs will be crucial.
Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is leading the bowling of RCB. Apart from them, David Willey, Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj will also have to perform as well as in the last match. Death overs specialist Harshal Patel will have to do his best if RCB is to curb Rajasthan’s batsmen.
For RCB, batting is more of a concern than bowling. Opener Anuj Rawat has not been able to show consistency, while Du Plessis will need to score a big score again. It is not yet clear whether Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will be available for this match.
The teams are as follows:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomrar, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudesai, Chama Milind , Anishwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Rajat Patidar, Siddharth Kaul.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Shubham Garwal, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Tejas Baroka, Anuna Singh, KC Cariappa, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Rasi van der Dussen, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Karun Nair , Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Pramukh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal.
The match will start at 7.30 pm. (agency)