RCB vs RR Match Prediction IPL 2025: Match 41 Preview, Pitch Report and Who will win Today’s Match?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 41 Preview

RCB vs RR Match Prediction 2025: Both Team’s Recent Form

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been in a good form, having won three matches out of their last five matches. They are coming off a win against Punjab Kings by 7 wickets. Rajasthan Royals are not having a good season. They have lost four matches in a row out of their last five matches. 

RCB vs RR Head-to-Head Records in IPL

RCB and RR have faced each other 33 times in IPL history. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won more matches against Rajasthan Royals in this rivalry, winning 16 matches.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals Team Previews

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru is playing well this season. RCB won five matches out of eight matches so far in the season and are sitting at the third spot in the points table. They are in good form and their players too. Virat Kohli is in great form with 322 runs in 8 matches. He has slammed 4 fifties this season. Rajat Patidar and Phil Salt are also doing well in batting. In the bowling department, Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya have been in good form with 12 and 10 wickets respectively. Yash Dayal and Impact player Suyash Sharma are also helping them well in this edition. RCB is looking strong and happy.

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals are not doing well this time with just two wins in eight matches.. They have. They lost 6 matches out of which four losses were back-to-back and are the most recent. They are having a hard time with the injuries as well as their captain and top batter Sanju Samson is also out for this match. But some players are playing well. Yashasvi Jaiswal is their top batter. He scored 307 runs in 8 matches. In the absence of Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag and Nitish Rana have to step up in this match. Young debutant Vaibhav Suryavanshi announced himself with a quickfire 34 runs off just 20 balls, hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes. In bowling, Wanindu Hasaranga is doing a good job with 9 wickets. While Jofra Archer came back strongly this season after the most expensive spell in IPL history in the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. RR needs to win more matches now to stay alive in the playoff race. 

RCB vs RR, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Pitch Report and Weather Report

The weather at Bengaluru was not good in the last match and we witnessed a 14 over game between RCB and MI. However the weather is good for this match with a temperature ranging between 29-33°C and no chances of rain during the match. M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has hosted 99 IPL matches so far. The team batting second have won more matches with 52 matches. The average first innings score is 170 runs. The chasing team always holds advantage at this ground as seen in the last match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru where Mumbai Indians chased down the target easily. 

RCB vs RR Session Score Based on Scenario

• If Royal Challengers Bengaluru win the toss and choose to bowl first, Rajasthan Royals might score around 45-55 runs in the powerplay and reach a total of 180-190 runs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will chase this target.

• But, If Rajasthan Royals win the toss and they choose to bowl first which is favourable on this ground, then Hyderabad will score 60-70 runs in powerplay and 210-220 in 20 overs. In this case Royal Challengers Bengaluru are expected to defend this target.

So, in both situations, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are predicted to win the match.

RCB vs RR Match 42, Predicted Playing11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XI

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh

Injury Update: None

Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Riyan Parag(c), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Impact Players: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore

Injury Updates: None

RCB vs RR Match Prediction Key Performers

Top Batter: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has been the top scorer for Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season with his 322 runs in eight matches. Virat has an average of 64.40 this season with four fifties to his name. However, Virat will be looking for a hundred in this match. In the last season, Virat scored his first hundred against Rajasthan Royals to break the shackles around him. Virat Kohli scored 73* vs Punjab Kings in the last match, 62* vs Rajasthan Royals in the game before that. He will be the most important batter to watch out for in this match against Rajasthan Royals.

Top Bowler: Josh Hazlewood

Hazlewood is the leading wicket-taker for RCB this season with 12 wickets in eight matches. He bowled an excellent spell with 3 wickets against Punjab Kings in a losing cause. He always keeps pressure on batters. His smart bowling in the powerplay and death overs makes him a game-changer. He is known for his tight line and length in each phase of the match. He hits the top of off-stump length which is hard to score against and picks up wicket with his yorkers in the death.

RCB vs RR Today Match Prediction

This match will be a good one to watch as this will present opportunities for both the teams as Rajasthan Royals are looking for a win after their back to back four losses. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be eyeing for a first win at home and after analyzing Royal Challengers Bengaluru home games, we predict Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win this match.

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