Four losses from their last four completed games have seen the Rajasthan Royals stumble over the line in the IPL regular season after a red hot start to the campaign.
By contrast, Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished with six wins in a row to confirm their spot in the play-offs, where they face Rajasthan in this eliminator.
The match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
This clash between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take place at 15:00 BST on 22nd May at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru topped the regular season average score charts at 197 runs scored.
Virat Kohli made 343 runs this season in powerplays at an average of 85.75 and a strike rate of 9.70 runs per over.
Riyan Parag has been Rajasthan’s key batter, top scoring in six of their last 13 completed matches including three of their last five.
Rajasthan Royals wins | 13 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins | 15 |
No contests | 3 |
Read Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challangers Bengaluru: Prediction, Tips and Odds here.
Shimron Hetmyer was originally scheduled to be fit for Monday’s rained out game against Kolkata Knight Riders but did not feature either in the starting lineup or the bench and is questionable here.
Will Jacks has departed but the team have dealt well with the loss. They look likely to field a similar team to the one that beat Chennai Super Kings last time out.