RR vs RCB today in IPL Eliminator: In IPL 2024, the eliminator match will be played today between Rajasthan Royals and Royals Challengers Bangalore. This match will start at 7.30 pm at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The toss will take place at 7 pm.
RR vs RCB today in IPL Eliminator: The winning team in this match will qualify for Qualifier-2. The losing team will be out of the league. The eliminator match of the 2015 season was played between Rajasthan and Bengaluru, in which Bengaluru won by 71 runs.
Rajasthan won only 1 eliminator out of 3
Rajasthan won the title of the first season of IPL. After which the team is still waiting for the second title. She was also the runner-up once in 2022. The team has reached the playoff round for the sixth time. RR will play the eliminator match for the fourth time. Earlier, out of 3, there was victory in 1 and defeat in 2. Apart from this, 1 semi-final was played, in which the team won by 105 runs. RR reached the knockout stage for the first time in 2008 and last qualified for the playoffs in 2022.
Bengaluru will play eliminator match for the fifth time
Bengaluru has made it to the IPL finals thrice so far, but has not been able to win the trophy even once. RCB has reached the playoffs for the 9th time. The team will play the eliminator match for the fifth time. Earlier out of 4, 2 were won and 2 were lost. Apart from this, 2 semi-finals were played in which 1 was won and 1 was lost. RCB first reached the knockout stage in 2009 and last qualified for the playoffs in 2022.
Bengaluru ahead in head to head
Bengaluru has the upper hand in head to head record. A total of 31 matches have been played between the two teams so far. Out of which 15 matches have been won by RCB and 13 matches by RR. The results of 3 matches could not be declared. Only one match was played between the two teams in this season. Rajasthan won by 6 wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
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Qualifier-2 of the 2022 season was played between the two teams. Which was played in Ahmedabad itself and Rajasthan won by 7 wickets.
Riyan Parag is the highest run scorer of RR. The team’s batting has been affected due to Jos Buttler’s return to England. Now Riyan Parag (531 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (348 runs) and Captain Samson (504 runs) will have to shoulder the responsibility. Riyan Parag is the top scorer from Rajasthan. He has scored 531 runs in 14 matches. Which includes 4 half-centuries. Whereas wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the maximum 17 wickets for the team.
Kohli scored the most runs for RCB, he is also the top scorer of the league. The batsmen of the RCB team are in excellent form. Star batsman Virat Kohli and captain Faf du Plessis have scored more than 400 runs. Kohli has 708 runs in his name. At present Kohli is the top scorer in both the team and the league. Yash Dayal is the top bowler with 15 wickets in 13 matches. In the last match, Yash Dayal had bowled a brilliant last over against Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings and led the team to victory. He would like to maintain this rhythm.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium is suitable for betting. So far 33 IPL matches have been played here. In 15 matches the team batting first won and in 18 the team chasing won. The team’s highest score here is 233/3, which was made by Gujarat Titans against Mumbai Indians last season.
Weather Conditions
The weather will be very hot in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. It will be very hot. There is no hope of rain at all. The temperature here can remain between 31 to 45 degrees Celsius on the match day.
Probable playing-11 of both the teams
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson (captain & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma.
Impressive Players: Tom Kohler Cadmore, Nandre Berger.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson and Mohammed Siraj.