Indian T20 League 2022: Match 13- Rajasthan vs Bangalore: Preview, Probable XIs, Head-to-Head, Broadcasting Details and Updates

Rajasthan is ready to take on Bangalore in the 13^th match of the Indian T20 League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both the teams will be coming into the match with a positive mindset on the back of victories in their respective last matches. Rajasthan earned a victory against the most successful team in the tournament’s history Mumbai, while Bangalore defeated one of their arch-rivals Kolkata in their last match.

Team News

Rajasthan: In their last match against Mumbai Jos Buttler hit a brilliant century and helped the team on a formidable total of 193 runs in their 20 overs. The bowling of the team also looked sorted as they defended the total comfortably. Rajasthan won the match by a margin of 23 runs. They are at the top of the points table before the Hyderabad vs Lucknow match and will be hoping to continue their good form.

Probable XI: Jos Buttler (O), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C)(WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer (O), Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult (O), Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna.

Key Players

Jos Buttler: After his explosive innings against Mumbai, Jos Buttler is the most important batter for Rajasthan. The team will hope he continues his red-hot form and gives them another solid start.

Sanju Samson: The skipper of the team is looking in good touch and getting starts. The team will be backing him to convert the start into a big one soon.

Yuzvendra Chahal: Chahal has already become an important part of the bowling efforts of his new team. He is looking in a good wicket-taking form and Rajasthan will hope he continues with it.

Bangalore: After a defeat in their first match against Punjab, Bangalore has come roaring back into the tournament, winning against Kolkata in the last match. Though their batting looked shaky against Kolkata, they will look to continue the momentum they earned from the match and go forward in the tournament. Glenn Maxwell’s availability for the next match will be a huge boost to the team.

Probable XI: Faf Du Plessis (C)(O), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Glenn Maxwell (O), Shabaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga (O), David Willey (O), Harshal Patel, Akash deep, Mohammed Siraj.

Key Players:

Faf Du Plessis: Du Plessis hit form in the very first match of Bangalore’s campaign. Though he failed in the last match, Bangalore will be hoping that the last match was a one-off and he will soon be back in form again.

Virat Kohli: He will always be the key factor in the Bangalore batting lineup. The team will hope that the king returns to form soon and starts reigning over the bowlers.

Wanindu Hasaranga: Four wickets in the match against Kolkata makes him a very important part of Bangalore’s bowling. They will be hoping he repeats his antics in the match against Rajasthan.

Glenn Maxwell: Maxwell will be playing the first match of the Indian T20 League 2022. Bangalore will hope he provides them with dynamism in the middle order.

Pitch Report: The Wankhede pitch has proved to be a sporting one till now, providing something for everybody. The dew has been a factor that has affected the games. All the three matches have been won by the team chasing the target. Hence the captain winning the toss will look to field first.

Indian T20 League 2022

Average First Innings Total: 142

Average Second Innings Total: 145

Match Details

Date: 5^th April 2022

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Broadcasting Details: Star Network for television, Disney+ HotStar for online streaming

Head-to-Head: Bangalore is slightly ahead of Rajasthan in case of head-to-head encounters. The two teams have played 25 matches against each other. 12 of these matches have been won by Bangalore, while Rajasthan has won 10 games and 3 matches have not produced any results.

Highest Totals

Rajasthan: 217 for 4 in 2018

Bangalore: 200 for 7 in 2015

Lowest Totals

Rajasthan: 58 all out in 2009

Bangalore: 70 all out 2014