{"id":10547,"date":"2026-04-10T04:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=10547"},"modified":"2026-04-10T04:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:48:13","slug":"130158786-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=10547","title":{"rendered":"RR vs RCB, IPL Match Preview: Can Royal Challengers keep Sooryavanshi in check? | Cricket News – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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GUWAHATI: All discussions about Rajasthan Royals<\/a>\u2019 highflying start to the season have centred on a certain 15-year-old phenomenon, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The eve of Royals\u2019 third and last home match this season here at their \u2018second home ground\u2019 was not different either, even with the in-form defending champions Royals Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), inspired by King Virat Kohli<\/a>, coming to the city for the first time.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <\/span>SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>Royals\u2019 fast bowling coach Shane Bond was full of praise for the teen prodigy on Thursday. \u201cHe\u2019s incredible. I have a 17-year-old son and when I compare him to Vaibhav, what he\u2019s doing is remarkable,\u201d Bond said. Highlighting his maturity level and developing game awareness, the former Kiwi pacer added, \u201cIt\u2019s not just reckless hitting, he\u2019s picking the right balls and showing growth. There\u2019s a maturity in his batting.\u201dWhile the boy wonder has expectedly translated his flamboyance into match-defining knocks up front, his \u2018senior\u2019 opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a> has displayed his class with calm and composed knocks to hold the Orange Cap with 170 runs including two half-centuries to his name from three games.If the batting, led by the openers\u2019 blistering innings, has given the home side solid platforms for victories, their bowlers have done their job to near perfection. <\/p>\n

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However, on Friday, they will take on a side which is in a similar good form. Comfortably winning their first two games, defending champions RCB look to have started from where they left off last season.With batting and bowling units firing in unison, the Rajat Patidar-led side will aim to halt the Royals juggernaut before they move to their Jaipur home. Although all the top order batters have been firing for RCB, it\u2019s Devdutt Padikkal who has held the spotlight scoring beautifully paced half-centuries in their last two games. NUMBER GAMES<\/span><\/p>\n

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