IPL 2019: Bangalore, Rajasthan clash in search for their win

Jaipur, Apr 2 Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the main two teams yet to win a game in the 2019 IPL, will be edgy to exceed each other in a conflict of strugglers at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Tuesday.

Both teams have been more than disappointing so far in the IPL and need a win to resuscitate their separate campaigns.

Royals have failed to fix the tighten when it made a difference the most. In every one of the three matches, they were in a good position but couldn't grab the moments, losing to Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, separately.

In Chennai on Sunday, Royals had CSK reeling at 27 for three before skipper MS Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 75 off 46 balls to bail the hosts out of inconvenience and inevitably win by eight runs.

"We win as a team and we lose as a team . If we win the smaller moments in T20s we will progress nicely. We have played well in the last three diversions and hopefully with some karma we'll have the capacity to turn it around," said Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane after the misfortune against CSK.

Royals, who boast of star players such as Steve Smith and Ben Stokes, have failed to live up to the expectations.

In the first match against Kings XI Punjab, Royals' bowlers enabled the guests to some indispensable keeps running in death overs and later the batsmen disillusioned subsequent to being put on triumph course by Rahane and Jos Buttler.

A similar story has as batting and bowling units have neglected to perform tandem.

Any likes of Sanju Samson, who had hit a first ton of this IPL, Buttler and Rahane have been great. Rahul Tripathi likewise looked great amid his 39 against CSK yet Smith and Stokes are yet to set the tournament on fire.

The hosts face an equally hungry outfit in RCB, who also are looking to make up for themselves. Their captain Virat Kohli had surrendered that the defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday afternoon was "one of their worst losses".

"We just need our players to set up a better challenge up front. There are as yet 11 games to go. The pitch will be pleasant Jaipur against the Royals. We have to bring our An amusement, as we did against Mumbai and play with that sort of force," said Kohli after RCB's third loss in a row.

The visitors certainly have the resources in their ranks to beat Royals. RCB have a destructive batting order comprising Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali and Shimron Hetmyer, yet their batting bombed hopelessly in two out of the three games.

Both teams will also need to manage the taking off warmth in the Pink City with temperatures nearing 40 degrees celsius.

Squads:

Rajasthan Royals: Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ashton Turner, Ish Sodhi, Oshane Thomas, Liam Livingstone, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Shubham Ranjane, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Sudhesan Midhun, Jaydev Unadkat, Prashant Chopra, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Riyan Parag, Dhawal Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Varun Aaron, Shashank Singh, Manan Vohra, Rahul Tripathi

Regal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Shivam Dube, Colin de Grandhomme, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Devdutt Padikkal, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Pawan Negi, Washington Sundar, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Barman, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee.



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