Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajasthan Royals team is to face RCB in the 28th match of IPL 2025. This match is the first match of Sunday's double header. Rajasthan team started its campaign in the current season with defeat in two consecutive matches, but after that Sanju's team made a comeback by defeating CSK and Punjab.

In the last match, Rajasthan Royals team had to face a defeat of 58 runs at the hands of Gujarat. Now Sanju's army will be looking to return to the winning track.

At the same time, Royal Challengers Bengaluru team is at the fourth position on the points table. The team has won 3 out of 5 matches and lost two matches. In the last match, Delhi Capitals team defeated them at home.

RCB opener Phil Salt and Kohli will face the challenge of dealing with Rajasthan Royals' fast bowler Jofra Archer. Archer, who conceded the most runs in the league in the opening match of this season of IPL, has returned to form. His fast balls have been wreaking havoc in the last two matches. He bowled at a speed of 152.3 kmph against Gujarat Titans. Archer will face the challenge of stopping the aggressive pair of Kohli and Salt. Apart from Archer, only Sandeep Sharma has been able to impress in bowling for Rajasthan.

RR vs RCB Head-to-Head Records

There has been a tough competition between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. However, Bangalore is one step ahead in the RR vs RCB clash. So far 32 matches have been played between the two teams in which RCB has won 15 and Rajasthan has won 14. The result of three matches of RR vs RCB could not be decided.

Rajasthan Royals Squads: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c), Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squads: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report

In the last two IPL seasons, this ground has been a graveyard for fast bowlers compared to other venues. Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Stadium had the worst average and strike rate for fast bowlers, but it remains to be seen how the pitches will behave this year. The day is expected to be hot in Jaipur, with the temperature likely to touch 37 degrees in the evening. There is no forecast of rain. In the last two seasons, the average first innings score in 10 matches has been 180. The win-loss record has been equal, with the teams batting first and second winning five matches each.

Broadcast and Streaming Details

This Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match will be live-telecasted on Star Sports Network and live streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar app and website.