RCB vs RR Weather Report at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off against the Rajasthan Royals in their next game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 24. With five wins in eight games, Bengaluru is sitting comfortably in third position in the table. Rajasthan, on the contrary, is quite opposite, with just two wins and being eighth in the table.

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Bengaluru fought against Punjab in their last match, where Punjab was asked to bat first. They started decently, but with the loss of early wickets, their middle order crumbled. The team could only post a total of 157 runs. Bengaluru lost an early wicket as well, but a century partnership for the second wicket meant an easy win. Half-centuries from Padikkal and Kohli led them to a win by seven wickets.

Rajasthan faced Lucknow in their previous game, where Lucknow came out to bat first and lost early wickets. Markram, Badoni and Samad played good knocks in the middle, which eventually took them to 180. Rajasthan started extremely well, where Jaiswal scored a fifty, and the team looked well. However, they were scratchy towards the end and somehow lost the game by two runs.

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has a surface that will work in the batters' favour, particularly during the first innings. In contrast, pacers will have support in the second innings from the bowling front. A respectable score is anticipated to be in the range of 190 to 210. The team that will win the toss will want to bat first and defend the total.

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AccuWeather predicts that Bengaluru's Stadium will be hot, approximately 35°C during the day and 21°C at night. Meanwhile, the wind will blow from the south at a range of 11 to 13 km/h with gusts of 33 to 35 km/h. With 39% humidity during the day, there are almost no predictions of precipitation or thunderstorms. As a result, even though the weather will be perfect for an exciting evening cricket match.

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