NEW DELHI: Six wins on the trot and the confidence gained after eliminating defending champions Chennai Super Kings makes Royal Challengers Bengaluru a dangerous side in the upcoming knockouts and for Ambati Rayudu they are the clear favourites in the Eliminator clash against Rajasthan Royals.
Amid a remarkable turnaround in the second half, RCB rose from the bottom of the table to qualify for the playoffs while Royals, after starting the season with a bang, have derailed in the business end, losing four matches in a row.
Rayudu said that RCB are looking a mature side at the moment and it will be a tough ride for the Royals in the Eliminator.
"I think RCB are clear favourites for me, because of the way they are playing and they've had a clinical game against CSK and for RR I don't know if this gap in play will help, this washout would help them in going into an eliminator against RCB who I feel right now are a matured side and every player over there knows his role. So I think RCB are the ones who will eventually go into qualifiers 2," Rayudu said on Star Sports Cricket Live.
RCB finished fourth in the points table while a washout in their last game denied the Royals a chance to finish in top-two.
The Eliminator between RCB and RR will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
The Qualifier 1 will take place at the same venue on Tuesday between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
