RR vs RCB: Table topper will be decided by the clash between Rajasthan Royals and RCB, everyone’s eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 12, 2026

RR vs RCB: Currently, two teams are in the news the most in IPL 2026 – Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. Before the start of the season, where there were talks about ownership and valuation of these two teams, now the focus has completely shifted to the field. The record of both the teams so far has been spotless and the match on Friday could prove to be important in deciding the top position.

The strength of RCB is their strong batting lineup. Virat Kohli was once again scoring runs continuously for the team and his experience would have strengthened the team. Devdutt Padikkal is in great form at number 3. He scored at a strike rate of over 200 this season and looked particularly dangerous against fast bowlers.

RCB’s middle order is strong
The pair of Rajat Patidar and Tim David in the middle order was creating problems for the opposition teams. Especially in the death overs, both these players are among those who hit the most sixes.

Rajasthan’s power opening pair
On the other hand, the strength of Rajasthan Royals is their opening pair. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are continuously giving good starts. Both of them have not lost a wicket in the powerplay so far this season and have scored scores like 74, 69 and 59. Captain Riyan Parag has not got many opportunities in the middle order yet but this match could be an opportunity for him to prove himself. There are also experienced players like Shimron Hetmyer and Ravindra Jadeja in the team.

Sandeep faces Kohli
In bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jacob Duffy of Bengaluru were performing brilliantly. The special thing is that Bhuvneshwar’s record is as strong as that of Sandeep Sharma, who bowled against Kohli – Sandeep has dismissed Kohli 7 times.

Rajasthan can go down without any changes
Talking about team news, Rajasthan team can go without any changes whereas it is still difficult for Josh Hazlewood to play for RCB. In such a situation, the team can take the field only with its previous playing eleven.

The pitch report is good news for the batsmen. The pitch is expected to have good bounce and uniform bounce, which will make playing strokes easier. Recently, on this ground, Rajasthan had scored 150 runs in a match of 11 overs.

RCB won 9 out of 10 away matches
Talking about statistics, RCB has won 9 out of 10 away matches since last season, which is their big strength. Tim David’s 19 sixes are the highest in death overs. Overall, this match is between two balanced teams, where on one side is the middle order strength of RCB and on the other side is the strong opening of Rajasthan. In such a situation, the match is expected to be exciting.

Playing-11 of both the teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Probable XII): 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Devdutt Padikkal, 4 Rajat Patidar (captain), 5 Tim David, 6 Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Jacob Duffy, 11 Abhinandan Singh, 12 Suyyash Sharma.

Rajasthan Royals (Probable XII): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 3 Dhruv Jurel (wicket-keeper), 4 Riyan Parag (captain), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Donovan Ferreira, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Sandeep Sharma, 10 Nandre Berger, 11 Tushar Deshpande, 12 Ravi Bishnoi.