RCB vs RR, IPL 2021 highlights: Padikkal century, Kohli fifty guide RCB to a 10-wicket win

326.1 overs

2732 runs

117 wickets

16.73 Strike Rate

• 5/7: RCB have won 5 out of 7 times against RR at neutral venues in the IPL.

• 3/10: RCB have won only 3 out of 10 matches in IPL at Wankhede Stadium.

o The last time they won a match at Wankhede Stadium in the IPL was in 2015.

• 5/11: Rajasthan have won 5 out of 11 times at Wankhede Stadium in the IPL.

• 200: This will be the 200th match for RCB in the IPL.

• 100: RCB are one outright defeat away from completing 100 outright defeats across leagues in T20s.

• 100: This could be the 100th T20 match for Harshal Patel.

• 7000: Glenn Maxwell is 150 runs away from completing 7000 runs across T20s.

• 100: Mohammed Siraj is 8 wickets away from completing 100 wickets across T20s.

• 50: Rahul Tewatia is 7 wickets away from completing 50 wickets across T20s.

• 350: Dan Christian is 1 match away from completing 350 matches across T20s.

• 50: Navdeep Saini is 1 wicket away from completing 50 wickets across T20s.

• 50: Mahipal Lomror is 1 game away from completing 50 matches across T20s.

• 6000: Virat Kohli is 51 runs away from completing 6000 runs in the IPL.

• 5000: AB de Villiers is 26 runs away from completing 5000 runs in the IPL.

• 100: Glenn Maxwell is 1 six away from completing 100 sixes in the IPL.

• 2000: David Miller is 86 runs away from completing 2000 runs in the IPL.

• 50: Shreyas Gopal is 2 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in the IPL.

Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman

Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

"Will be a good experience for the batsmen to bat first. It's evenly balanced, we just need to play some good cricket. It's all about playing with the heart. Ups and downs are going to happen in IPL. Important to trust yourself and back your teammates," said Sanju Samson at the toss.

"Going to bowl. Have seen results here whether there's dew or not. Confident we can chase anything down. Try and exploit whatever we can with the new ball. Very exciting for me as a batsman but the bowlers will have to adjust. Have experienced conditions totally opposite in Chennai," said RCB captain Virat Kohli at the toss.

Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, opt to bowl against RR

"It's the 2011 World Cup pitch. Nice and hard. The quicks have had some success, been a bit of swing and movement. As it's drying out through the tournament we may see some turn," reckons Simon Doull on Star Sports

vs Shreyas Gopal: 6 innings, 30 runs, 4 dismissals

vs Andrew Tye: 3 innings, 23 runs, 1 dismissal

vs KC Cariappa: 2 innings, 22 runs, 1 dismissal

vs Mustafizur Rahaman: 2 innings, 7 runs, 1 dismissal

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Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (Capt/WK), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Andrew Tye

Here's our Royal Challengers Bangalore predicted XI

Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Shivam Dube made his IPL debut in 2019 and has played in 18 matches so far. Among the 55 batsmen since IPL 2019 who have batted in 15 or more innings, Dube has the 3rd fewest runs in the tournament. Moreover, Dube has scored 211 runs at a disappointing strike rate of 117.22 in IPL. Dube’s average of 16.23 is also the 4th lowest in the same list.

• 6000: Virat Kohli is 51 runs away from completing 6000 runs in the IPL

• 5000: AB de Villiers is 26 runs away from completing 5000 runs in the IPL.

• 100: Glenn Maxwell is 1 six away from completing 100 sixes in the IPL.

PACE: 13 games, 117 wickets, 8.38 Economy, 35.41 Dot%

SPIN: 13 games, 48 wickets, 7.8 Economy, 40.88 Dot%

RCB’s middle-order has been the best so far in this IPL, while RR’s middle-order has been mostly on the collapsing mode.

RCB: 323 runs, 9 dismissals, 156.8 Strike Rate

RR: 202 runs, 7 dismissals, 124.69 Strike Rate

vs CSK: Lost by 45 runs

vs DC: Won by 3 wickets

vs PBKS: Lost by 4 runs

vs KKR: Lost by 60 runs

vs PBKS: Won by 7 wickets

vs KKR: Won by 38 runs

vs SRH: Won by 6 runs

vs MI: Won by 2 wickets

vs SRH: Lost by 6 wickets

vs DC: lost by 6 wickets

RCB win by 7 wickets (Match 33, 2020)

RCB win 8 wickets (Match 15, 2020)

Match Abandoned (Match 49, 2019)

RR win by 7 wickets (Match 14, 2019)

RR win by 30 runs (Match 53, 2018)

England all-rounder Lian Livingstone has flown back home, Ben Stokes had already returned with a broken finger and Jofra Archer is yet to join the team. The Royals are left with just five overseas players to pick from.

For the first time in the history of IPL, RCB have won 3 consecutive matches at the start of the season. Another win would make RCB among the 4 teams to win 4 or more consecutive matches at the start of a season in IPL.

Total matches: 22

RR Won: 10

RCB Won: 10

NR: 2

Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, KC Cariappa, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Kuldip Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akash Singh

Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Kyle Jamieson, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kane Richardson, Daniel Christian, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Adam Zampa, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams

Hello and welcome to the live blog of IPL 2021 match no. 16 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals. The battle between North and South will pit experienced skipper Virat Kohli against first-time captain Sanju Samson. It's going to be a challenging game for the 7th -placed Royals when they lock horns with RCB who are yet to lose a game this season. Kohli & Co may look strong on paper but RR have such players who know how to bounce back. Stay tuned with us for regular updates as it's going to be another cracker of a contest tonight.