Head-to-Head

This will be the first encounter between the two teams this year. Both the teams have faced each other 19 times in the IPL with RR winning 9 times and RCB 8. While one match was abandoned, one did not produce any result. However at Jaipur, both the teams share a 3-3 ratio in a total of 6 matches played.

Last Season’s performance

Royals got better of RCB in both the meetings they had last year. Batting first on both occasions, they won by 30 runs and 19 runs respectively. The Royals made it to the playoffs last year only to be knocked out in the eliminator by KKR, while RCB finished sixth on the list.

Player Battle

Jofra Archer vs Virat Kohli – It’s accuracy versus class and elegance. They are both able to change the momentum of the game and a lot depends on them to carry the fortunes of their team ahead. Can Archer bowl Kohli out?

Ben Stokes vs AB de Villiers – Will the England all-rounder get the better of the retired South African superstar? Both are yet to find the form this season that makes them so dangerous.