Rajasthan Royals (RR) ended up in the third spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after their group-stage match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got abandoned due to rain playing a spoiled sport. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) qualified for the top four spot after their fairytale win over the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK). RCB ended up with 14 points with more NRR than CSK which helped them qualify. RR on the other hand qualified easily for the last four as they finished their group-stage campaign with eight wins and 17 points. IPL 2024: Top Five Players To Watch Out for in Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Eliminator Match.
It will be a do-or-die contest between RR and RCB as the losing team will be eliminated from the IPL 2024 title race. The winner from RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Eliminator match will be facing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) next in Qualifier 2. KKR have become the first team to advance to IPL 2024 final. With six consecutive wins, RCB will have a stronger chance to prevail in RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Eliminator.
RCB vs RR, IPL 2024 April 6: Rajasthan Royals Won by Six Wickets
Rajasthan Royals grabbed a win by six wickets as they chased the target of 184 runs with five balls left. Virat Kohli came up big with a knock of 113 runs in 72 balls taking RCB to a total of 183 runs in 20 overs. In response, Jos Buttler came up with a century as well which was backed by an impactful innings by RR captain Sanju Samson of 69 runs. Bowlers from both teams came up with some average performances. IPL 2024: RR vs RCB Overall Head-to-Head, When and Where To Watch Free Live Streaming Online.
RCB vs RR, IPL 2023 May 14: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won by 112 Runs
Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell came up with some important half-centuries from Royal Challengers which helped them to take their total to 171 runs in 20 overs. RR bowlers did their part well. RCB bowlers completely decimated RR's batting lineup and bowled them all out on just 59 runs with Wayne Parnell taking three wickets and just giving away 10 runs. Michael Bracewell and Karn Sharma took a couple of wickets each.
RCB vs RR, IPL 2023 April 23: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won by Seven Runs
The duo of Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis came up with special knocks as RCB scored 189 runs in 20 overs while batting first. RR bowlers took a handful of wickets and almost bowled RCB out but also gave away few runs. RR's batting lineup started off well but were unable to carry on the momentum and then RCB bowlers Harshal Patel and David Willey did well to stop the flow of runs which helped RCB prevail by seven runs.
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