Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage
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Victory over Rajasthan Royals here for Royal Challengers Bengaluru would be their fourth of this season’s IPL.
Date & time: Sunday April 13th 2025: USA PT – 3:00am / USA ET – 6:00am / UK – 11:00am
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India
Weather: Extremely hot conditions for players with blazing sunshine and 36c temperatures.
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel
Rajasthan Royals Preview: No consistency
Rajasthan Royals’ two-match winning streak came to an end this past Wednesday as they were beaten comprehensively by Gujarat Titans. The margin of defeat was stark, 58 runs as the Royals were bowled out for just 159 after conceding 217 from their 20 overs in the field. The loss saw them remain on four points.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview: Home form an issue
Despite Royal Challengers Bengaluru enjoying a good start to this season’s IPL, their home form has been a real problem for them. Their last two games played at home have ended in defeat, against Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals respectively. But after bouncing back from the Gujarat loss with victory on the road, RCB will confident of repeating that feat here.
Rajasthan Royals Betting Analysis
Whilst it came in a losing cause, captain Sanju Samson struck an impressive 41 from 28 balls for the Royals against Gujarat Titans, making up for the early departures of Jaiswal and Rana. Samson’s aggression should serve Rajasthan well against RCB and backing the skipper to rack up another 20+ runs here via the ‘Batter Milestones’ market is a move worth making.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Betting Analysis
Once again, the focus on RCB’s side turns to Virat Kohli as his good form continues. Kohli currently averages 46.50 in this season’s IPL, scoring 186 runs over the course of five innings, including two half-centuries. Back Kohli to come away from this encounter with over 31.5 match runs via the ‘Batter Match Runs’ market.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expert Prediction
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first defeat of the campaign saw them respond with victory immediately afterwards and they'll be aiming for a repeat result here against an inconsistent Rajasthan side. Whilst the Royals have home advantage, RCB are a significantly better side on their travels from what we’ve seen so far and backing them to triumph represents the sensible play.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Top Tip: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win
