RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Match 19 Match-Ups: Top 5 Player Battles to Watch Out For

Rajasthan Royals will face off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the nineteenth match of IPL 2024 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Both teams have played several matches before. Rajasthan Royals(RR) won all three last matches whereas Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) only won one match of four occasions.

Rajasthan, with 6 points from 3 matches and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +1.249, are at number 2 on the points table. Bengaluru, on the other hand, have 2 points from 4 matches and are at number 8 with an NRR of -0.876.

Rajasthan and Bengaluru have played 30 IPL matches so far. RR have won 12 of those and RCB 15. Three matches did not produce any results. Rajasthan’s highest total against RCB so far is 217, and Bengaluru’s highest score against RR is 200.

RR vs RCB Top 5 Player Battles

1. Jos Buttler vs Mohammed Siraj

Both of these cricketers are out of form this season. Especially Jos Buttler who was voted as one of the best contenders to win the orange cap, is yet to make his mark. A battle in the powerplay would be eye-catching to the spectators in Jaipur. Siraj has picked up Buttler twice in the IPL but the latter has managed to score against the former with a strike rate of 141.4. It will be interesting to see who would come back to the form through this battle.

2. Faf du Plessis vs Trent Boult

Trent Boult has routed Faf du Plessis throughout IPL seasons. The left-handed seamer has taken his wickets thrice while the veteran batter has had a strike rate of 110.0.

3. Virat Kohli vs Avesh Khan

Kohli has turned the wheel in his favour. Coming with tremendous form, he is going to face one of the best bowling attacks of this season. Avesh Khan has kept Kohli silent. He has dismissed Virat twice and the batter has struck the bowler with a rate of 109.5. Sandeep Sharma was absent in the previous two matches. If he is playing, he would be a danger to the king, having sent the batter seven times to the pavilion (87 Runs, 67 balls).

4. Dinesh Karthik vs Yuzvendra Chahal

The veteran batsman Dinesh Karthik is finishing well this season. On the other hand, Chahal is in great form. Chahal has already dismissed DK thrice in the IPL, where the former had scored 47 runs off 51 balls against the latter.

5. Glenn Maxwell vs Ravichandran Ashwin

Despite being in very bad batting form, Maxwell has an upper hand over Ashwin in the IPL. Scoring at a striking rate of over 200 he has made the bowler silent. In reply, Ashwin has managed to pick up Maxwell twice in 5 matches.