The inaugural season winner Rajasthan Royals (RR) are set to host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match number 28 of IPL 2025 at Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Stadium in Jaipur on 13th April. The RR campaign have emerged as one of the strongest sides of this season with two back-to-back victories before losing their last match and are currently standing somewhere at mid of the points table. RR got the winning track back after defeating Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in their third and fourth matches of the season. However, it was a reality check for RR in an outing against Gujarat Titans in a recent match. For this match, the Royals traveled to Ahmedabad to take on GT at Narendra Modi Stadium. However, RR were stranded from the victory this time around as GT won their fourth match in a row by 58 runs. Now, the Men in Pink will be back at their Fortress in Jaipur to take on RCB in the upcoming match of IPL 2025.
Talking about RCB, they are struggling to get back on the winning track after one loss at their home ground. In their first match of the season, RCB won over Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets at Eden Gardens. However, they couldn’t win all of their matches as Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals exposed shortcomings in bowling-line up failing to defend a score around 160-170. In two other victories, they defeated Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians while battign first. However, RCB couldn’t take advantage of their home conditions as they ended up losing to Delhi Capitals. They are now standing in fourth position moving back and forth in the points table with two losses from five games. Now RCB will face the rival Rajasthan Royals at SMS Stadium and will be looking to repeat what they did when both teams met at the same venue in IPL 2023.
Let’s have a look at RR vs RCB Head to Head, Pitch Report, and Best Players for IPL 2025.
RR vs RCB Head-to-Head in IPL
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other 32 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 32 matches, RCB is in the lead with 15 wins, while RR came out victorious on 14 occasions. Three games between RR and RCB ended with no result. Both teams first met at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on 26th April 2008. The rivalry started with RR defeating RCB by 7 wickets at their home ground, chasing a target of 136 runs in 17.1 overs, with Shane Watson scoring an unbeaten 61 runs off 41 balls, hitting eight fours and two sixes.
| Stat | RR | RCB |
|---|---|---|
| Total Matches | 32 | 32 |
| Wins | 14 | 15 |
| Losses | 15 | 14 |
| No Result | 3 | 3 |
| Highest Total | 217 | 200 |
| Lowest Total | 41 | 62 |
RR vs RCB Head-to-Head at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Talking about their stats and records on this ground, both RR and RCB have faced each other nine times in the IPL at RR’s home ground, Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. In these nine matches, RR are on a lead with five victories while RCB got only 4 wins. The last time, both teams met at this ground was on 6th April 2024, when both innings were decorated with splendid tons by opening batters. Initially, RCB batters completely destroyed the RR bowling line up. Batting first, RCB posted 183/3 in their 20 overs with the help of a century by run machine Virat Kohli. In reply, RR were also astonishing scoring 189 while following the target with Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 100 leading to RR’s comfortable victory in the last over.
| Matches | RR Won | RCB Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
RR Record in Sawai Mansingh Stadium
| RR Played | 57 |
| RR Won | 37 |
| RR Lost | 20 |
| RR Tied | 0 |
| RR No Result | 0 |
| RR Won Batting First | 13 |
| RR Won Chasing | 24 |
| RR Highest Total | 214 |
| RR Lowest Total | 59 |
RCB Record in Sawai Mansingh Stadium
| RCB Played | 9 |
| RCB Won | 4 |
| RCB Lost | 5 |
| RCB Tied | 0 |
| RCB No Result | 0 |
| RCB Won Batting First | 2 |
| RCB Won Chasing | 2 |
| RCB Highest Total | 189 |
| RCB Lowest Total | 132 |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Pitch Report
In the last five fixtures from IPL 2024 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the team batting second came out victorious on three occasions. It looks like that pitch favored bowlers more during the first inning, where the total couldn’t touch the mark of 200 runs. In the second inning, batters exploited the favorable conditions for a surprising turnaround which was also seen in IPL 2023 when Sunrisers Hyderabad could chase down 217 against the home team. Usually at SMS Stadium, the pitch becomes slow as the game progresses and it becomes difficult for the batters to time the ball well.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur IPL Records & Stats
The Sawai Man Singh Stadium has hosted 57 IPL matches so far, out of which, 20 matches have been won by the team batting first, while they have won 37 times after batting second. The first-ever IPL match on this ground was played between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab on 21st April 2008. RR won the match comfortably by 6 wickets chasing 166 runs with Shane Watson playing match-winning knock of 76 runs off 49 balls.
| City | Jaipur | ||
| Country | India | ||
| Also or previously Known as | Chogan Stadium | ||
| First Match | 21/04/2008 | ||
| Last T20 Match | 22/04/2024 | ||
| Matches Played | 57 | ||
| Matches Won Batting First | 20 (35.09%) | ||
| Matches Won Batting Second | 37 (64.91%) | ||
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 30 (52.63%) | ||
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 27 (47.37%) | ||
| Matches with No Result | 0 | ||
| Highest Individual Innings | 113* | V Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | 06/04/2024 v Rajasthan Royals |
| Best Bowling Figure | 6/14 | Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) | 04/05/2008 v Chennai Super Kings |
| Highest Team Innings | 217/6 (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 07/05/2023 v Rajasthan Royals | |
| Lowest Team Innings | 59 (Rajasthan Royals) | 14/05/2023 v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
Key Players from Both Teams
RR- X Factors
Rajasthan Royals secured victory in two games where Nitish Rana 81 (36) and Yashasvi Jaiswal 67 (45) dominated completely against the opposition. One of the most impressive performances came from skipper Sanju Samson, averaging 35.60 with best score of 66 in the ongoing IPL season. The wicketkeeper Batter is currently a leading run scorers among RR batters. He will be one of the players to look out for in a match against RCB. Along with him, Yashasvi Jaiswal will continue from where he left his not out inning (104 off 60 balls) at SMS Stadium. As pacers have advantage here, middle order batters Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer will be key players.
In the bowling lineup, Jofra Archer could get early breakthroughs for RR in the first six overs along with Sandeep Sharma. While the spinner Maheesh Theekshana and pacer Tushar Deshpande are the players to look out for in a clash against RCB.
RCB- X Factors
The opening duo of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt has been the game changer for RCB this season, while skipper Rajat Patidar has also bolstered batting line-up. However, finishers like Liam Livingstone and Tim David have been impressive with their batting. In the bowling lineup, pacers like Josh Hazlewood and spinner Krunal Pandya have been effective looking at winning matches in IPL 2025. Yash Dayal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be looking to get early breakthroughs in the powerplay and restrict RR to get a quick start.
