Rajasthan Royals will aim to return to winning ways when they host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.
The RR vs RCB IPL 2025 match on Sunday, April 13, starts at 3:30 PM IST and will be available to watch on live streaming and live telecast.
Sanju Samson, who is RR’s top scorer in IPL 2025 with 178 runs in five matches at an average of 35.60, will look to lead from the front as the Royals start their campaign on their home turf in Jaipur.
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The Royals suffered a 58-run defeat against Gujarat Titans in their last IPL 2025 outing in Ahmedabad. Shimron Hetmyer was RR’s best batter in the defeat to GT while Jofra Archer was the best bowler after finishing with tight figures of 1/30.
The upcoming match against RR will be the Royals’ third home game of the season and the first in at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan’s previous two matches this season were held at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati.
The last match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru was the IPL 2024 Eliminator played in Ahmedabad. The Royals won the contest by four wickets.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru standings
Rajasthan Royals go into the match after two wins and three losses in IPL 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, meanwhile, have won three and lost two this season.
Both teams suffered defeats in their last match. RR is currently seventh in the IPL 2025 points table with four points, while RCB is fourth with six points.
RR vs RCB in IPL
As far as the RR vs RCB head-to-head record goes, the two teams have met 32 times in the IPL with the Royals winning 14 times. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have emerged victorious on 15 occasions and three matches ended in no result.
Rajasthan Royals last five matches
Opponent | Venue | Result | Date | Margin |
GT | Ahmedabad | Lost | 9 April 2025 | 58 runs |
PBKS | New Chandigarh | Won | 5 April 2025 | 50 runs |
CSK | Guwahati | Won | 30 March 2025 | 6 runs |
KKR | Guwahati | Lost | 26 March 2025 | 8 wickets |
SRH | Hyderabad | Lost | 23 March 2025 | 44 runs |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru last five matches
Opponent | Venue | Result | Date | Margin |
DC | Bengaluru | Lost | 10 April 2025 | 6 wickets |
MI | Mumbai | Won | 7 April 2025 | 12 runs |
GT | Bengaluru | Lost | 2 April 2025 | 8 wickets |
CSK | Chennai | Won | 28 March 2025 | 50 runs |
KKR | Kolkata | Won | 22 March 2025 | 7 wickets |
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru players
Apart from the team’s leading run-scorer Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer is another batter to keep an eye on against RCB. He has scored 140 runs at a strike rate of 153.84 and was Rajasthan’s top-scorer in their last match against GT after making a 32-ball 52.
The likes of Riyan Parag (135 runs in five matches) and Dhruv Jurel (124 runs in five matches) will also be key to the Royals performing well with the bat.
On the bowling front, Sri Lankan spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana are the team’s top wicket-takers having accounted for six scalps each so far. Jofra Archer, who has five wickets to his name this season, will also be key with the new ball.
Meanwhile, RCB will be pinning their hopes on superstars like Liam Livingstone, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar and Josh Hazlewood.
Rajasthan Royals players: Sanju Samson (c), Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Akash Madhwal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Kunal Singh Rathore, Ashok Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru players: Rajat Patidar (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt, Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru stats
- 50: Tushar Deshpande is 3 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in IPL
- 100: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 1 six away from completing 100 sixes in T20s in India
- 100: Shimron Hetmyer is 9 sixes away from completing 100 sixes in IPL
- 150: Sandeep Sharma is 8 wickets away from completing 150 wickets in IPL
- 200: Maheesh Theekshana is 2 wickets away from completing 200 wickets in T20s
- 1000: Sanju Samson is 79 runs away from completing 1000 runs in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in IPL
- 3000: Riyan Parag is 143 runs away from completing 3000 runs in T20s
Where to watch RR vs RCB IPL 2025 live
Live streaming of the Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website. The RR vs RCB match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and Network 18 TV channels in India. The match will start at 3:30 PM IST.
RR vs RCB IPL 2025 venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium records
- Highest team total: 217/6 by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals in 2023
- Lowest team total: 59/10 by Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers
- Bengaluru in 2023
- Highest individual score: 113 by Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) against Rajasthan Royals in 2024
- Best bowling figures: 6/14 by Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) against Chennai Super Kings in 2008
- Highest partnership: 163 by Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith (Mumbai Indians) for 1st wicket against Rajasthan Royals in 2012
- Win rate batting first: 50% (5 Won; 5 Lost)
- Average first innings score: 180
- Average first innings winning score: 181
