NEW DELHI: The struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru aim to reignite their campaign as they face the high-flying Rajasthan Royals in the 2024 Indian Premier League match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur this Saturday.
Currently placed eighth on the 10-team points table with just one win in four matches, RCB seek a turnaround.
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals have maintained a perfect record, winning all three of their matches so far.
Prior to the pivotal clash against the Rajasthan Royals, RCB's star batsman Virat Kohli was captured in a cheerful mood. A video shared on the Rajasthan Royals' social media platform showed Virat singing a song while embracing pacer Avesh Khan.
"Aisa mauka fir kaha milega," Virat sings while hugging RR pacer Avesh.
The top-order of RCB, led by skipper Faf du Plessis alongside Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, and Rajat Patidar, boasts immense talent and explosive potential.
1/10:IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals cruise to victory over Mumbai Indians
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2/10:Trent Boult
<p>Pace bowler Trent Boult's impressive figures of 3-22 set up a commanding six-wicket victory for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL match against winless Mumbai Indians on Monday.<br /></p>PTI
3/10:Riyan Parag
<p>Riyan Parag smashed an unbeaten 54 off 39 balls, marking his second successive fifty as he guided the team to victory with two sixes and a four.<br /></p>AFP
4/10:Nandre Burger
<p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Rohit, Naman Dhir and Brevis, all three got out to Bolt for a first ball duck and another wicket by left-arm quick Nandre Burger made Mumbai slip to 20-4 inside four overs.</p>PTI
5/10:Yuzvendra Chahal
<p>Rajasthan bowlers dominated, with Boult's lethal opening burst paving the way for Yuzvendra Chahal's 3-11 haul with his leg-spin.<br /></p>PTI
6/10:Tilak Verma
<p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Left-handed Tilak Varma and Pandya counter-attacked in their 56-run stand as the left-right duo raised their fifty in 32 balls.</p>PTI
7/10:Hardik Pandya
<p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Chahal broke the stand as he got Pandya to go for a big one only to be caught in the deep by substitute Rovman Powell and Mumbai lost their fifth on 76. Pandya top-scored with 34 for MI.<br /><br /></p>PTI
8/10:Kwena Maphaka
<p>U-19 star Kwena Maphaka claimed his maiden IPL wicket by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal.<br /></p>PTI
9/10:Akash Madhwal
<p>Akash Madhwal was the standout bowler for Mumbai Indians, clinching three wickets for just 20 runs.<br /></p>ANI
10/10:Trent Boult
<p>Boult's sensational left-arm pace spell restricted hosts Mumbai to 125-9, a total Rajasthan chased down with 27 balls to spare for their third win of the season in as many matches.<br /></p>AFPHowever, thus far, none of them have managed to consistently deliver, either individually or collectively, except for star batter Virat Kohli. Kohli, currently holding the Orange Cap with 203 runs and two fifties to his name, has been the standout performer.
As they head to the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, a venue that shares similarities with RCB's home ground - Chinnaswamy Stadium - in terms of its smooth pitch and rapid outfield, the Bengaluru team will be eager for a change in fortunes, hoping that their batting lineup can capitalize on these favorable conditions.
