Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 42nd match of IPL 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This article provides details about the RCB Playing 11 vs Rajasthan Royals for match 42 of IPL 2025.
RCB Playing 11 vs Rajasthan Royals- IPL 2025, Match 42:
Openers: Phillip Salt, Virat Kohli
Phillip Salt and former captain Virat Kohli will open the innings for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru against RR. The pair will look to provide a solid start to the team in the first six overs, like they have done in most of the games in the ongoing season.
English opener Philip Salt would like to put on a strong show for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru after failing to make a significant contribution in the last couple of matches against PBKS.
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Virat, on the other hand, played in his usual way and scored another half century in the last match against PBKS after struggling to score runs against them in New Chandigarh, and will look to carry the same form in the match against RR in Bengaluru.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya
RCB would be elated by the way their captain Rajat Patidar has performed in the tournament and would want him to deliver another strong performance in the next match to help his team register their first win at home in IPL 2025.
Other than Patidar batters like Jitesh Sharma and Tim David have made useful contributions for the team in the final five overs, and will look to keep up the good work in their fourth home match of IPL 2025 against RR.
Bowlers: Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bengaluru’s fast bowling duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood have done a good job in all the phases of the innings, which was evident in the last match against PBKS, with them not letting the batters get under the ball through some intelligent bowling in the final five overs.
The pair has been well supported by Yash Dayal, who has gone under the radar despite picking up wickets at crucial moments for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and would play an important role against RR, taking into account the kind of variations the fast bowler has in his arsenal.
Romario Shepherd, who got a chance in the last match in place of Liam Livingstone, had an impressive outing with the ball and fulfilled the role of the sixth bowling option to the best of his abilities
The spin department of RCB is being handled by experienced all-rounder Krunal Pandya and young leg spinner Suyash Sharma, The duo has played a crucial part in the team’s victories in the tournament so far.
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