Preview
Having lost the first two matches of the UAE leg of the competition, Team Bangalore have made their road to the playoffs spot, which once looked pretty straightforward, a rather bumpy one. However, they are now right back into the mix, having beaten Mumbai in their last match.
A defeat against Hyderabad in their last match means that Rajasthan will need to win all of their remaining four matches to get to 16 points, which is often considered as the benchmark for official qualification into the next round. More than individual performances, the boys in pink will need a team effort.
Match Details
Indian T20 League 2021, Match 43: Rajasthan vs Bangalore
Date & Time: September 29th at 7:30 PM IST, and at 6:00 PM local time
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Probable Playing XIs
Rajasthan
Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Liam Livingstone/David Miller, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag/Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi/Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman
Bangalore
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Kona Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Top Picks
Sanju Samson
It is rather unfortunate that most of his knocks have not produced desired results from the team’s perspective, but one can’t deny that Sanju Samson has been in terrific form with the bat in this IPL. He has scored 433 runs for Rajasthan, maintaining an average of over 50.
Virat Kohli
The individual battle between the two captains will be interesting to see, as just like Rajasthan’s captain Samson, Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli has also been in sublime touch. He has scored 307 runs at an average of nearly 35 and a strike rate of over 120.
Fantasy Team of 11 Players
Sanju Samson, Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, Mustafizur Rahman, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj
2nd Innings Fantasy Tips
Case 1 – If Rajasthan is batting
Sanju Samson (C), Evin Lewis, Mahipal Lomror, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Harshal Patel (VC), Yuzzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Kyle Jamieson.
Case 2 – If Bangalore is batting
KS Bharat, Virat Kohli (VC), AB de Villiers (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Chris Morris, Dan Christian, Glenn Maxwell, Rahul Tewatia, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat.
