IPL 2021: RCB vs RR
Section 1: Venue
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Team results at the venue:
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost |
| RCB | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| RR | 9 | 2 | 7 |
RR vs RCB at Dubai: RCB 1, RR 0
SECTION 2: Predicted XI’s:
RR:
Jaiswal (LHB)
Lewis* (LHB)
Samson (RHB, WK) (C)
Liam* (RHB, RAO/RALB)
Lomror (LHB, LAO)
Riyan Parag (RHB, RAO)
Rahul Tewatia (LHB, RALB)
Chris Morris (RAF, RHB)
Kartik Tyagi (RAF)/Markande (RALB)
Fizz (LAM)
Chetan Sakariya (LAM)
RCB:
Kohli (C) (RHB)
Devdutt Padikkal (LHB)
KS Bharat (RHB, WK)
Maxwell* (RHB, RAO)
ABD* (RHB)
Dan Christian* (RAM, RHB)
Shahbaz Ahmed (LHB, LAO)
Kyle Jamieson* (RAM, RHB)
Harshal Patel (RAM, RHB)
Chahal (RALB)
Siraj (RAM)
Section 3: Player Battles:
Lewis vs RCB bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Chahal | 15 | 29 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 15 | 20 | 0 |
| Siraj | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Christian | 19 | 50 | 0 |
Liam vs RCB bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Christian | 34 | 52 | 0 |
| Chahal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Tewatia vs whole RCB bowling lineup: Only dismissal in the 60 deliveries that he has played against the RCB bowlers came against Harshal.
Samson vs Chahal:
| Innings | 10 |
| Balls | 46 |
| Runs | 43 |
| Outs | 5 |
(Also, if Hasaranga plays, he has dismissed him thrice in 4 innings)
Samson vs Siraj:
| Balls | 19 |
| Runs | 28 |
| Outs | 2 |
(Also, one dismissal vs Harshal in 5 deliveries)
Gopal vs Kohli, AB & Maxwell:
| Batsman | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Kohli | 39 | 68 | 3 |
| AB | 34 | 30 | 4 |
| Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kohli vs Gopal last 3 innings:
At Wankhede: 11 balls, 21*
At Dubai: 5 balls, 12*
At Abu Dhabi: 11 balls, 11*
AB vs Morris, Unadkat, Tewatia & Fizz:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Morris | 44 | 86 | 0 |
| Unadkat | 26 | 45 | 0 |
| Tewatia | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| Fizz | 23 | 21 | 1 |
| Shamsi | 48 | 74 | 2 |
Maxwell vs Morris, Tewatia & Dube:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Morris | 36 | 49 | 3 (2016) |
| Tewatia | 3 | 0 | 1 (2015) |
| Dube | 5 | 4 | 1 |
DDP vs RR bowlers: From the current bowling lineup, only 1 dismissal vs Tewatia & 1 vs Dube.
Chahal vs RR: (His best average, best economy & best SR against any team)
| Innings | 11 |
| Overs | 36.3 |
| Wickets | 16 |
| Average | 14.2 |
| SR | 13.7 |
AB vs RR: (His best average & most fifties against any team)
| Innings | 19 |
| Runs | 648 |
| Average | 46.29 |
| SR | 146.6 |
| 50 | 8 |
| HS | 79* |
SECTION 4: History between the two teams
2021: RCB won by 10W
Samson 21(18) (Sundar)
Dube 46(32)
Tewatia 40(23) (Siraj)
Siraj 4-27-3
Harshal 4-47-3
Chahal 2-18-0
Kohli 72*(47)
DDP 101*(52)
2020: RCB won by 8W
RR: Buttler 22(12) (Saini)
Samson 4(3) (Chahal)
Lomror 47(39) (Chahal)
Tewatia 24*(12)
Chahal 4-24-3
Devdutt 63(45) (Jofra)
Kohli 72*(53)
ABD 12*(10)
2020: RCB won by 7W
Samson 9(6) (Chahal)
Buttler 24(25) (No5)
Tewatia 19*(11)
Morris 4-26-4
Chahal 4-34-2
Devdutt 35(37) (Tewatia)
Kohli 43(32) (Tyagi)
ABD 55*(22)
2019: RR won by 7W
Kohli 23(25) (Gopal)
Parthiv 67(41)
ABD 13(9) (Gopal)
Gopal: 4-1-12-3
Buttler 59(43)
Smith 38(31)
Chahal: 4-17-2
2019: No result
Kohli 25(7) (Gopal)
AB: 10(4) (Gopal)
Samson 28(13)
Chahal 0.2-0-1
2018: RR won by 19 runs
Samson 92*(45)
Buttler 23(14) (No5)
Chahal: 4-22-2
Kohli 57(30) (Gopal)
ABD 20(18) (Gopal)
Sundar 35(19)
Gopal: 4-22-2
2018: RR won by 30 runs
Samson 0(1) (Umesh)
Umesh 4-1-25-3
Chahal 4-26-0
Kohli 4(9)
Parthiv 33(21)
AB: 53(35) (Gopal)
Gopal: 4-16-4
Unadkat: 3.2-27-2
Section 5: Better numbers in first or second innings?
RCB batsmen vs RR:
Kohli chasing ✅
DDP chasing ✅
AB in both, better batting first ✅
RCB bowlers vs RR:
Siraj bowling first ✅
Harshal in both ✅
Chahal in both ✅
RR batsmen vs RCB:
Lewis bat first ✅ (only one innings)
Tewatia bat first ✅ (low sample)
Lomror bat first ✅ (only one innings)
RR bowlers vs RCB:
Morris bowling first ✅
Fizz bowling first ✅
Section 6: Player performance at the venue:
RR & RCB batsmen at Dubai:
Virat & DDP bat first ✅
AB chasing ✅
Sanju & Liam bat first ✅
RR & RCB bowlers at Dubai:
Siraj bowl first ✅
Christian bowl first ✅
Harshal bowling second ✅
Chahal in both, better in second ✅
Maxwell bowling second ✅
Morris bowling first ✅
Fizz bowling first ✅
Kartik bowling first ✅
Section 7: Finding the fantasy value:
Top picks:
Virat Kohli: Started brilliantly in the last game but slowed down later on, which was a difficult batting surface at Sharjah. Has good numbers against every RR bowler and we have already discussed in the last RCB-RR game, how overrated the Kohli-Gopal rivalry is.
Kohli vs RR recent innings: 72*(47), 43(32), 72*(53)
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Glenn Maxwell: After a complete allround performance in the last game, Maxwell will now be a popular choice in small leagues as captain. Although, that was a very slow wicket on Sharjah but due to RR’s lefties and him being the only offie in the side, you can expect 1-2 overs again.
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Harshal Patel (bowling first): Harshal is enjoying the form of his life and bowling first, bowling at the death becomes a very good captaincy choice.
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Other choices:
ABD (batting first): We all know a big knock is coming, don’t we? We just don’t know when. Will be playing against a side that he quite loves playing, so could be day.
AB vs RR: (His best average & most fifties against any team)
| Innings | 19 |
| Runs | 648 |
| Average | 46.29 |
| SR | 146.6 |
| 50 | 8 |
| HS | 79* |
Captaincy suitability: Mini GL & GL.
Evin Lewis: Got out on a delivery that should have been out of the stadium in the last game. Has good numbers against RCB bowlers and was in great form in the CPL but is yet to fire in IPL2021 so far.
Captaincy suitability: Mini GL & GL.
Yuzi Chahal: Eyeing a comeback in the WC squad, Chahal had a great last game. Had figures of 2-18-0 vs RR in the last RR-RCB fixture at Wankhede, which had nothing for the spinners but has great numbers against RR.
Chahal vs RR: (His best average, best economy & best SR against any team)
| Innings | 11 |
| Overs | 36.3 |
| Wickets | 16 |
| Average | 14.2 |
| SR | 13.7 |
Captaincy suitability: Mini GL & GL.
Morris bowling first – Mini GL & GL
Liam batting first – Mini GL & GL.
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