Victory against Gujarat is the only option for Bangalore, rain can become villain
Staff Member
When Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) take on Gujarat Titans in the final league match of IPL-16 on Sunday, they will know what they need to do to enter the playoff round. Batting maestro Virat Kohli and captain Faf Duplessis are in excellent touch. Faf has scored above 600 runs this season.
Once again his opening pair will live up to the expectations. Bangalore's net runrate is running better than the other teams in the race for the playoffs, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.
Bangalore will know all the equations
rcb team Photo: IPL/BCCI
It is good for RCB that when they take the field, the match between Mumbai and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be done, but if they do not win then everything will be in vain. The Gujarat team is performing brilliantly in both batting and bowling under the leadership of Hardik.
rain can be a problem
Gujarat Titans Photo: IPL/BCCI
The biggest problem in the Bangalore vs Gujarat match could be rain. According to the local meteorological department, there is a 50 per cent chance of rain in Bengaluru around 4 pm. At the same time, there is a possibility of 65 percent rain during the toss i.e. at seven in the evening. Apart from this, there is a possibility of rain at 9 pm.
In such a situation, the drama of the last day of the league round is yet to come. If the match is not played due to rain, both the teams will be given one point each. If Mumbai wins before this, it will qualify directly. In this situation, Mumbai will have 16 points and Bangalore will have 14 points. On the other hand, if the Mumbai team loses and the Bangalore-Gujarat match is canceled due to rain, then Bangalore will qualify. However, the Bangalore staff are very good at this and will try their best to get a few overs played as well.
First match between the two this season
This will be the first match of both the teams this season. Earlier last season, both the teams had met twice. The first match was won by Gujarat by six wickets. At the same time, the second match was won by Bangalore by eight wickets. In today's match, a fight can be seen between the Gujarat bowlers and the Bangalore batsmen.
Possible playing 11 of both teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf Duplessis (Captain), Anuj Rawat (Wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammad Siraj ( Impact Sub: Dinesh Karthik).
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan/Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little/Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma (Impact Sub) : Yash Dayal).
