Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predictions - Kohli to power RCB to top of the table

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Last updated: 11 Apr 2025

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Virat Kohli has scored 59*, 31, 67 & 22 in his five IPL innings this season.
Sanju Samson has three 38-plus scores in his five innings this season.
Can Royal Challengers Bengaluru secure their fourth win from six matches?

Virat Kohli batting against the Delhi Capitals. (credit: Getty Images)

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predictions

A big win for Royal Challengers could take them top of the IPL league table. The Challengers have won three of their five matches and, with their top order playing well, I’m backing them to beat the Royals.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli scored 67 off 42 balls against the Mumbai Indians.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Rajat Patidar has scored 34, 51, 64 & 25 in his last 5 innings.
Rajasthan Royals’ Sanju Samson has scored 66, 20, 38 & 41 in his last 5 innings.
Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag has scored 25, 37, 43* & 26 in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

Rajasthan Royals have won three and lost two of their last five games against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, including the last two matches in a row.

Rajasthan Royals Form

The Royals’ two-match winning streak was ended by a 58-run loss to the Gujarat Titans.

The Titans racked up 217/6 off their 20 overs, with Maheesh Theekshana (2/54) picking up two vital top-order wickets.

Despite good knocks from Sanju Samson (41 off 28 balls) and Shimron Hetmyer (52 off 32), the Royals slipped to 119/6. They were bowled out for 159 in the final over, falling 58 runs short of their target.

Rajasthan Royals Team News

The Royals will be hoping to bounce back from their defeat to the Titans. They might look to beef up their bowling after taking a pounding from the Titans top order.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Form

Royal Challengers’ great start to the season was soured by their second loss of the season, this time to the Delhi Capitals.

Phil Salt (37 of 17 balls) got the Royal Challengers off to a flier until he lost his wicket to a careless run out. They slipped to 125/7 in the 18th over before Tim David (37 off 20) hit four sixes to lift RCB up to 163/7.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/26, econ 6.50) struck early to reduce the Capitals to 58/4, but they recovered to claim a six-wicket win with 13 balls to spare.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Team News

There are no injury reports from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad.

Verdict

Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bengaluru - T20

I am backing Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win. I am also backing Virat Kohli to top score for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Sanju Samson is a good bet to top score for the Rajasthan Royals.

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