Rajasthan Royals will square off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their fourth match of the Indian Premier League 2024 campaign at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.
Dubbed the #PinkPromise match, the contest will also seek to amplify and support the women-led rural transformation efforts being undertaken by the Royal Rajasthan Foundation, Rajasthan Royals’ social equity arm, and its core vision - ‘Aurat Hai Toh Bharat Hai’.
During the match, the Royals will don a special all-pink jersey, which pays tribute to the women of Rajasthan who are making a difference on the ground level. Proceeds from the sale of these all-pink jerseys will go to the foundation, ensuring continuity of impactful initiatives. The foundation will also power six homes with solar power for every six hit during the match by players of either team.
The RR vs RCB match on April 6 is scheduled to start at 7.30 PM IST. The IPL 2024 match will be available to watch on live streaming for free in India.
The Royals extended their unbeaten run in the IPL 2024 to three games after beating Mumbai Indians by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in their last outing on Monday. With figures of 3/22 and two wickets in the first over, Trent Boult was the architect of the victory.
Yuzvendra Chahal (3/11) and Nandre Burger, who picked up two wickets, also impressed with the ball against MI. Riyan Parag scored his second half-century of IPL 2024 and remained unbeaten on 54 off 39 balls to see off the Royals’ chase.
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost their last match against Lucknow Super Giants by 28 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
The Royals have six points from three matches and a net run rate of +1.249 while RCB currently have two points from four matches with an NRR of -0.876.
RR vs RCB form in IPL
RR have won four of their last five matches in the IPL coming into Saturday’s meeting whereas RCB have won only once in their last five outings.
Rajasthan Royals last five matches
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Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Match Date |
Margin |
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MI |
Mumbai |
Won |
April 1, 2024 |
6 wickets |
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DC |
Jaipur |
Won |
March 28, 2024 |
12 runs |
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LSG |
Jaipur |
Won |
March 24, 2024 |
20 runs |
|
PBKS |
Dharamsala |
Won |
May 19, 2023 |
4 wickets |
|
RCB |
Jaipur |
Lost |
May 14, 2023 |
112 runs |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru last five matches
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Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Match Date |
Margin |
|
LSG |
Bengaluru |
Lost |
April 2, 2024 |
28 runs |
|
KKR |
Bengaluru |
Lost |
March 29, 2024 |
7 wickets |
|
PBKS |
Bengaluru |
Won |
March 25, 2024 |
4 wickets |
|
CSK |
Chennai |
Lost |
March 22, 2024 |
6 wickets |
|
GT |
Bengaluru |
Lost |
May 21, 2023 |
6 wickets |
The two teams have played each other 30 times in the IPL. The Royals have come up victorious on 12 occasions, with RCB winning 15 and three matches ending without any result. At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, both teams have won four times each.
The last time Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru met each other in Jaipur, the visitors won by 112 runs.
RR vs RCB venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium records
Rajasthan Royals’ highest score at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is 214/2, which came against the Sunrisers Hyderabad during IPL 2023.
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
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Highest team total |
217/6 by SRH vs RR, 2023 |
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Lowest team total |
59/10 by RR vs RCB, 2023 |
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Highest individual score |
105* by Ajinkya Rahane, RR vs DC, 2019 |
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Best bowling figures |
6/14 by Sohail Tanvir, RR vs CSK, 2008 |
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Highest partnership |
163* by Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith, first wicket, MI vs RR, 2012 |
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Win rate batting first |
50% (5 Won; 5 Lost) |
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Average first innings score |
175 |
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Average first innings winning score |
181 |
RR vs RCB, IPL 2024: Players to watch out
Jos Buttler is the highest run-getter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in the IPL with 626 runs from 17 matches at an average of 41.70 and strike rate of 137.00 in the current Royals squad. Buttler also has the most runs against RCB among the current RR batters, scoring 412 runs in 14 matches with a strike rate of 150.91.
Buttler and his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal together have a strike rate of 146.00 which is the third-best among any opening pair since IPL 2020.
In the bowling department, Sandeep Sharma has 26 wickets against RCB, the most by any Rajasthan Royals player currently. Ravichandran Ashwin has 22 scalps to his name. Chahal and Ashwin both have 10 wickets each in IPL matches played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Parag with back-to-back fifties in the last two matches is currently second in the race for the IPL 2024 Orange Cap, awarded to the leading run-scorer of the season. He has amassed 181 runs from three matches at an average of 181.00 and strike rate of 160.17.
Meanwhile, Chahal (six wickets) and Boult (five wickets) also feature in the top 10 list for the highest wicket-takers in IPL 2024 so far. Sandeep Sharma and Avesh Khan have also proven to be effective for the Royals in the death overs this season.
RR vs RCB stats and milestones to watch out
- 4000: Sanju Samson needs 3 runs for 4000 runs in IPL
- 200: Yashasvi Jaiswal needs 1 boundary for 200 boundaries in IPL
- 250: Trent Boult needs 4 wickets for 250 wickets in T20s
- 4000: Shimron Hetmyer needs 57 runs for 4000 runs in T20s
- 100: This will be Jos Buttler’s 100th IPL match
- 200: Sanju Samson needs 5 boundaries for 200 boundaries in IPL as captain
- 800: Sanju Samson needs 10 boundaries for 800 boundaries in T20s
Where to watch Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 live
Live streaming of the Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match will be available on the Jio Cinema App and website. The RR vs RCB match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India. The match will start at 7.30 PM IST.
RR vs RCB squads
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Kunal Singh Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Saurav Chauhan, Tom Curran, Manoj Bhandage, Will Jacks, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Mayank Dagar, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal
