April 29 2013: The Rajasthan Royals clash with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match 40 of the Pepsi IPL 2013.
Both teams are undefeated at home so far this season but have had contrasting results in their most recent matches. While RR thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous match, RCB suffered a 58-run drubbing at the hands of Mumbai Indians.
Both teams are still placed among the top four teams in the standings though RCB have played one match more than their opponents. RR are not among the more fancied teams in the tournament, yet Dravid and his team – a very likeable team - have played a fearless brand of cricket and have outsmarted their opponents time and again.
Virat Kohli’s team will be aware that they’ve lost their three away matches this season and need to start getting results their way, given that they will be on the road for the next week.
Dravid’s team will also remember the seven-wicket defeat they received at the hands of RCB when the two teams met at Bengaluru earlier this season and will be keen to return the favour this time around.
Rajasthan Current standing: Rajathan are currently placed third on the points table with 5 wins from 8 games.
Bangalore Current standing: Bangalore are currently placed second on the points table with 6 wins from 9 games.
Head to head: Matches played - 11. Wins for Rajasthan - 4. Wins for Bangalore - 6. No result - 1
The Rajasthan Royals’ next fixture is against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders on May 3. Virat Kohli and Co. meanwhile head to Pune to take on Pune Warriors India on May 2.
Team Squad:
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid(c), Kushal Janith Perera(w), Ajinkya Rahane, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Ashok Menaria, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Kevon Cooper, S Sreesanth, Shane Watson, Shaun Tait, Shreevats Goswami, Siddharth Trivedi, Stuart Binny, Dishant Yagnik, Harmeet Singh, Owais Shah, Samuel Badree, James Faulkner, Fidel Edwards, Pravin Tambe, Amit Singh, Sanju Samson, Sachin Baby, Rahul Shukla, Vikramjeet Malik, Kumar Boresa
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Arun Karthik(w), AB de Villiers, Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhinav Mukund, Andrew McDonald, Cheteshwar Pujara, Chris Gayle, Daniel Vettori, Harshal Patel, KP Appanna, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Muttiah Muralitharan, Prasanth Parameswaran, Vinay Kumar, Sandeep Warrier, Saurabh Tiwary, Sunny Sohal, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Vijay Zol, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Daniel Christian, Moises Henriques, Ravi Rampaul, Pankaj Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, Christopher Barnwell, Murali Kartik, Sheldon Jackson, Lokesh Rahul
Both teams are undefeated at home so far this season but have had contrasting results in their most recent matches. While RR thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous match, RCB suffered a 58-run drubbing at the hands of Mumbai Indians.
Both teams are still placed among the top four teams in the standings though RCB have played one match more than their opponents. RR are not among the more fancied teams in the tournament, yet Dravid and his team – a very likeable team - have played a fearless brand of cricket and have outsmarted their opponents time and again.
Virat Kohli’s team will be aware that they’ve lost their three away matches this season and need to start getting results their way, given that they will be on the road for the next week.
Dravid’s team will also remember the seven-wicket defeat they received at the hands of RCB when the two teams met at Bengaluru earlier this season and will be keen to return the favour this time around.
Rajasthan Current standing: Rajathan are currently placed third on the points table with 5 wins from 8 games.
Bangalore Current standing: Bangalore are currently placed second on the points table with 6 wins from 9 games.
Head to head: Matches played - 11. Wins for Rajasthan - 4. Wins for Bangalore - 6. No result - 1
The Rajasthan Royals’ next fixture is against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders on May 3. Virat Kohli and Co. meanwhile head to Pune to take on Pune Warriors India on May 2.
Team Squad:
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid(c), Kushal Janith Perera(w), Ajinkya Rahane, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Ashok Menaria, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Kevon Cooper, S Sreesanth, Shane Watson, Shaun Tait, Shreevats Goswami, Siddharth Trivedi, Stuart Binny, Dishant Yagnik, Harmeet Singh, Owais Shah, Samuel Badree, James Faulkner, Fidel Edwards, Pravin Tambe, Amit Singh, Sanju Samson, Sachin Baby, Rahul Shukla, Vikramjeet Malik, Kumar Boresa
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Arun Karthik(w), AB de Villiers, Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhinav Mukund, Andrew McDonald, Cheteshwar Pujara, Chris Gayle, Daniel Vettori, Harshal Patel, KP Appanna, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Muttiah Muralitharan, Prasanth Parameswaran, Vinay Kumar, Sandeep Warrier, Saurabh Tiwary, Sunny Sohal, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Vijay Zol, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Daniel Christian, Moises Henriques, Ravi Rampaul, Pankaj Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, Christopher Barnwell, Murali Kartik, Sheldon Jackson, Lokesh Rahul
