From now on, all the matches going forward will be significant to the upcoming playoff race. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are the next two teams in action, while one sits pretty in third place, the other is in a four-way battle to get into the top four.

The clash between the RR vs RCB will be played at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday with quite a lot at stake. The Virat Kohli-led RCB are in the third spot with 12 points, having won six off their 10 matches so far. Sanju Samson-led RR are in the bottom half of the table with four wins from 10 games.

RCB have a small gap to the chasing pack and will feel confident of getting into the top four. They are coming off a big win over defending champions Mumbai Indians and that would give them some impetus for a final push to nail down a top-four spot.

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RCB skipper Virat Kohli looks to be hitting top form at the right time, with back-to-back half-centuries to his name. Glenn Maxwell too registered a fifty against Mumbai Indian.

Meanwhile, the bowling also seems to be falling into place. RCB’s Purple Cap holder Harshal Patel, who took the first hat-trick of IPL 2021, is leading RCB’s charge in the bowling department. However, Yuzvendra Chahal has a point to prove and he did that with much aplomb in the match against MI, taking three wickets and giving away just 11 runs off his four overs.

Rajasthan, on the other hand, lost to bottom-placed SunRisers Hyderabad in their previous match.

RR’s biggest problem has been the lack of support for captain Sanju Samson. The RR skipper has been in sparkling form but has found little or no support from the others and that has cost the team dear.