The 42nd match of the ongoing IPL 2025 will be played between the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both teams are playing each other for the second time this season. RCB won that game and want to repeat the result this time around. Talking about the match, it will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 24 at 7:30 PM IST.
RCB vs RR: Predicted Playing XI
This is the best possible playing XI for the match. The playing XI is expected to be the same unless the pitch demands other players to be included. However, there is an impact player rule which makes one of these players be replaced during the game.
| Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Phil Salt ✈️ |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Virat Kohli |
| Riyan Parag © | Devdutt Padikkal |
| Nitish Rana | Rajat Patidar © |
| Dhurv Jurel (wk) | Jitesh Sharma (wk) |
| Shimron Hetmyer✈️ | Tim David ✈️ |
| Wanindu Hasaranga ✈️ | Romario Shepherd ✈️ |
| Jofra Archer ✈️ | Krunal Pandya |
| Maheesh Theekshana ✈️ | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Sandeep Sharma | Yash Dayal |
| Tushar Deshpande | Josh Hazlewood ✈️ |
RCB vs RR Squad
| Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
|---|---|
| Sanju Samson – Wicketkeeper Batter (c) | Rajat Patidar – Top order Batter (c) |
| Shubham Dubey – Middle order Batter | Swastik Chikara – Batter |
| Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ – Middle order Batter | Tim David ✈️ – Middle order Batter |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal – Opening Batter | Virat Kohli – Top order Batter |
| Dhruv Jurel – Wicketkeeper Batter | Devdutt Padikkal – Top order Batter |
| Riyan Parag – Top order Batter | Phil Salt ✈️ – Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Nitish Rana – Middle order Batter | Jitesh Sharma – Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Kunal Singh Rathore – Wicketkeeper Batter | Jacob Bethell ✈️ – Batting Allrounder |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Batter | Manoj Bhandage – Allrounder |
| Wanindu Hasaranga ✈️ – Allrounder | Liam Livingstone ✈️ – Batting Allrounder |
| Jofra Archer ✈️ – Bowler | Mohit Rathee – Allrounder |
| Ashok Sharma – Bowler | Krunal Pandya – Allrounder |
| Tushar Deshpande – Bowler | Romario Shepherd ✈️ – Bowling Allrounder |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi ✈️ – Bowler | Abhinandan Singh – Bowler |
| Kumar Kartikeya – Bowler | Josh Hazlewood ✈️ – Bowler |
| Akash Madhwal – Bowler | Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Bowler |
| Kwena Maphaka ✈️ – Bowler | Lungi Ngidi ✈️ – Bowler |
| Sandeep Sharma – Bowler | Rasikh Salam – Bowler |
| Maheesh Theekshana ✈️ – Bowler | Suyash Sharma – Bowler |
| Yudhvir Singh – Bowler | Swapnil Singh – Bowler |
| Nuwan Thushara ✈️ – Bowler | |
| Yash Dayal – Bowler |
RCB vs RR 2025: Injury Updates
Rajasthan Royals: The team is free of injuries, and all their players can play.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: The team is free of injuries, and all their players can play.
