With just four games left in the playoffs, every encounter is do-or-die for the teams placed between the 3^rd and 7^th position. The two teams in these positions are Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore and they face each other today in Jaipur, in a match where the loser will be eliminated from the competition.

Rajasthan Royals

They may have the home advantage of playing in their fortress at Jaipur but they are also going to be without Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes. The latter was showing signs of coming to form while the former was their single-most important player in the batting department.

As a result, it seems like it would be a difficult task for them to overcome the Royal Challengers Bangalore but who knows, if D’Arcy Short and Heinrich Klaasen can spring to life, things could turn up for them.

Predicted XI: D’Arcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen, Stuart Binny, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Ish Sodhi, Dhawal Kulkarni

Royal Challengers Bangalore

While their beginning was awry, they have simply been an outstanding and completely different team ever since Moeen Ali has been included in their playing XI. The Englishman has brought balance to the side and RCB might regret not bringing him in earlier.

AB de Villiers was at his fiery best in the last game. He scored quick runs while also taking an unbelievable catch to dismiss Alex Hales. This is also the first time that the team doesn’t look completely dependent on Kohli and De Villiers – and if they keep that up, they could go all the way.

Predicted XI: Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Sarfraz Khan, Tim Southee, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

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