In the IPL playoffs, the eliminator is played between the teams finishing third and fourth in the points table after their group encounters.

With a win in the Eliminator, the team can advance to Qualifier 2, where it will face the losing team in Qualifier 1 for a place in the finals.

RR finished third in the standings with 17 points and a net run rate of +0.273. They won eight of their 14 group matches with the last match being washed out due to rain.

Meanwhile, RCB played 14 matches this season, winning each and losing seven.They finished fourth in the standings with 14 points and an NRR of +0.459.

In the RR vs RCB face-off, both the teams have faced each other 31 times in the IPL, with the Royals winning 13 times, while the Royal Challengers have emerged victorious 15 times and have had three games abandoned.

In the playoffs, RR and RCB met twice and both won one match each.

RR vs RCB head to head 31-

Rajasthan Royals: 13

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 15

Abandoned: 3

RR vs RCB Match Timings: The match will start at 7:30 PM (2:00 PM GMT) and the toss will take place half an hour before the match i.e. 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT).

RR vs RCB Match Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

RR vs RCB live telecast on television in India: The RR vs RCB match will be telecast live via Star Sports Network.Live stream in India: RR vs RCB live streaming available on JioCinema

Squad:

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (wk/captain), Rhea Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandy Sharma, Avesh Khan, Nandre Berger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham. Dubey Keshav Maharaj, Donovan Ferreira, Navdeep Saini, Shimron Hetmyer, Tanush Kotian, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Rajat Patidar Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyas Prabhudesai. , Vijaykumar Vaish, Himanshu Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar, Tom Curran