
Both teams will be keen to do well
Preview
In this prediction, get RCB vs RR Fantasy 11 prediction, cricket tips, playing 11, pitch report, and injury updates for today’s match of match 42 of IPL 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Rajasthan Royals. This match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 74 matches will be played across 13 cities over the next two months as the IPL fever kicks off. Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21, respectively. Qualifier 2, on May 23, and the final on May 25, will be in Kolkata.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are third in the points table with five wins and three losses in eight matches. They won the previous match against Punjab Kings by seven wickets. They have lost all three matches at home and will be keen to improve their record at home.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are eighth in the points table with two wins and six losses in eight matches. They suffered a defeat in the previous match against Lucknow Super Giants. This promises to be a closely fought game.
Match Information- RCB vs RR Fantasy 11 Prediction
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 42
Indian Premier League, 24 Apr 2025, Thur, 7:30 PM IST ,Bengaluru
Probable PlayingXI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RM Patidar(C), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, KH Pandya, Romario Shepherd, PD Salt, JM Sharma, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, B Kumar
Bench: Swapnil Singh, S Chikara, M Bhandage, LS Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Rasikh Salam, L Ngidi, Suyash Sharma, N Thushara, A Singh
Rajasthan Royals
Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, V Suryavanshi, R Parag(C), N Rana, W Hasaranga, DC Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, K Kartikeya, M Theekshana, Jofra Archer
Bench: Kunal Singh Rathore, SV Samson, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, TU Deshpande, Akash Mandwaal, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ashok Sharma
Pitch Report
Virat RCB | bat
Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter in this history of IPL with more than 8000 runs. He scored a half century in the previous match and will be a good captaincy pick for this match.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the batting and scored 435 runs in 15 matches in the previous edition. He will be a good captaincy pick for this match.
Shimron Hetmyer– RR | BAT- 8