IPL 2015 Daily Guide: Match 29 - Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals

Bengaluru, April 29: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are high on confidence after two successive wins and will be aiming to complete a hat-trick as they host Rajasthan Royals (RR) in tonight's Match 29 of Indian Premier League 2015 (IPL 8) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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RCB defeated RR on the latter's home ground last week and this is the return leg match. The Bangalore outfit thrashed RR by 9 wickets in Ahmedabad and from there went to Delhi and routed the Daredevils by 10 wickets. (Gayle sets T20 world record)

RR have lost 2 of their last 3 matches (1 was washed out against Kolkata Knight Riders). They started well in the tournament and their campaign seems to have hit a roadblock now.

Here is your guide to today's Match 29 in IPL 2015 (PHOTOS)

Who are playing?

• Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals

Where, when and time?

• M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
• April 29 (Wednesday)
• 8 PM IST

Where to watch on TV in India?

• Sony MAX (Hindi commentary)
• Sony SIX (English)
• Sony AATH (Bengali)
• Sony KIX (Tamil, Telugu)
• List of broadcasters for other countries is here

Key players

• RCB - Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Mitchell Starc
• RR - Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Steve Smith, James Faulkner, Pravin Tambe

Head-to-head record

• RCB - 7
• RR - 7

Current positions in Points Table

• RR - No. 2 (5 wins, 2 losses, 1 no result)
• RCB - No. 4 (3 wins, 3 losses)

Squads

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Nic Maddinson, Varun Aaron, Ashok Dinda, Harshal Patel, Vijay Zol, Abu Nechim, Sandeep Warrier, Yogesh Takawale, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rilee Rossouw, Iqbal Abdulla, Manvinder Bisla, Mandeep Singh, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Subramaniam Badrinath, Darren Sammy, Sean Abbott, David Wiese, Sarfaraz Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Shishir Bhavane, Sreenath Arvind.

Rajasthan Royals: Shane Watson (captain ), Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Steve Smith, Rajat Bhatia, Tim Southee, Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Kane Richardson, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Deepak Hooda, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, Ankit Sharma, Rahul Tewatia, Pravin Tambe, Chris Morris, Dinesh Salunkhe, Juan Theron, Pradeep Sahu, Barinder Saran, Sagar Trivedi.

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