IPL 2023 RR vs RCB: Two matches will be played in IPL 2023 on Sunday. In the first match of the day, the teams of Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RR vs RCB) will be face to face. In this match, an exciting contest will also be seen between the young Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a lot of runs in this season of IPL, and the experienced Faf Duplesey. Both these players are leading in the Orange Cap race.

RR vs RCB Match Will be Face to Face

Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Duplessy are in excellent form at the moment. Duplessy is currently leading the batsmen in scoring the most runs in IPL 2023. He has scored 576 runs in 11 innings which includes six half-centuries. On the other hand, Jaiswal is only one run behind him. This young batsman has scored 575 runs in 12 innings which includes four half-centuries and one century. It will be interesting to see who of these two performs better in this match and gets the Orange Cap, which is given to the highest run-scorer.

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Hat-trick Threat of Defeat on RCB

RCB will leave no stone unturned to avoid the hat-trick of defeat in this match. He had to face defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in the last two matches. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals registered a big nine-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday after three consecutive defeats, which would definitely boost their morale. In this match, Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 98 off 47 balls while captain Sanju Samson contributed 48 runs.

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Will have to Win the Match to Stay in the Playoff Race

As for RCB, to stay in the playoff race, they will have to win this match at any cost. The situation of Rajasthan Royals is also similar. RCB has 10 points in 11 matches while Royals have 12 points in 12 matches. The batsmen have done well for RCB so far. Du Plessis and Virat Kohli have maintained consistency in their performances at the top of the order while Glenn Maxwell has also been in fine form. Mohammad Siraj is the leader of RCB’s bowling department. He has taken 15 wickets in 11 matches so far.

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Teams are as Follows:

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Joe Root, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin , Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathour, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht and Abdul PA.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf Duplesey (c), Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat, Avinash Singh, Manoj Bhandge, Michael Bracewell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Siddarth Kaul, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Mohd. Siraj, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudesai, Rajan Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Sonu Yadav, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Kedar Jadhav.