Preview: RCB hope to maintain momentum going in opposition to stumbling RR

Off to the very best begin with three wins on the trot, a assured Royal Challengers Bangalore will hope to maintain the juggernaut rolling after they tackle Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match in Mumbai on Thursday.
Both sides have endured contrasting campaigns up to now.
RCB head in to the sport after three morale-boosting victories. The Virat Kohli-led aspect edged previous defending champions Mumbai Indians within the match opener earlier than getting the higher of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders to leap to the highest of the factors desk.
On the opposite hand, the Royals have managed to win solely certainly one of their three fixtures. They misplaced to Chennai Super Kings of their earlier match to slide all the way down to the sixth spot. Sanju Samson and his males can be eyeing a second win.
The Royals have struggled to carry out as a cohesive batting unit. While Samson led the group to inside touching distance of victory together with his sensational century in opposition to Punjab Kings, it was the South African duo of David Miller and Chris Morris that pulled off a win in opposition to the Delhi Capitals.
Against CSK, opener Jos Buttler appeared harmful however the different batsmen failed to offer any beneficial contributions. For the previous champions to do effectively, the aspect should click on as a batting unit with Samson and the Englishman taking part in key roles.
The Royals bowling unit has been underwhelming to say the least, aside from the sport in opposition to Delhi Capitals, the bowlers have leaked runs. Pacer Jaydev Unadkat shone in opposition to the Rishabh Pant led-side, registering the spectacular figures of three/15, whereas younger Chetan Sakariya has proven promise.
In the absence of Jofra Archer, extra can be anticipated out of the likes of Chris Morris and Bangladesh speedster Mustafizur Rahman.
For RCB, Ab de Villiers and new-recruit Glenn Maxwell have been the standout gamers with the willow. While the South African continues to ship season after season, the Australian all-rounder is proving to be a beneficial addition to the center order.
Kohli has obtained respectable begins in a few video games however the talismanic skipper can be itching to play a giant innings. Young Devdutt Padikkal, who impressed everybody final season, has additionally appeared rusty and is but to carry out to his full potential. After two failures Rajat Patidar will, too, look to make amends.
The RCB bowling division has been spectacular with pacers Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj boasting financial system price of of 5.75 and 5.81 respectively. The former pulled the rabbit out of the hat with a five-wicket haul in opposition to MI whereas left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed (3/7) modified the complexion of the match in only one over in opposition to the Sunrisers.
In an fascinating transfer RCB performed solely three foreigners as an alternative of 4 within the sport in opposition to KKR. It can be fascinating to see in the event that they go for the same taking part in XI or get within the likes of leg-spinner Adam Zampa, pacer Kane Richardson or skilled all-rounder Daniel Christian, who hasn’t impressed with the bat or ball, again into the group.
Teams (from):
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Kane Richardson, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Joshua Philippe, Shahbaz Ahamad, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Dan Christian, KS Bharat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c & wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Manan Vohra, Anuj Rawat, Riyan Parag, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Mayank Markande, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, KC Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh.
Match begins at 7.30 PM.