RAJK vs BIGB Shriram Book Match Prediction & Analysis
Shriram Book Rajasthan Kings will be looking to find consistency as they face Big Boys in their next game of the Legend 90 League 2025. Kings’ form in the last 3 games has been W L W while the Boys haven’t won a single game yet.
Rajasthan Kings successfully defended 128 and 111 runs in their two wins so far while conceding 195 in their solitary loss while bowling first. Big Boys, on the other hand, have been expensive with the ball in every game.
In their last match against Chattisgarh Warriors, they ended up conceding 240 runs while bowling first and lost the match by a huge margin of 89 runs.
Overall, bowlers have been behind in the contest in this tournament and it is down the batters to lead the team to victory. Can the Kings get to another victory without any big names in their batting lineup or will Saurabh Tiwary and Robin Bist lead Big Boys to their first win?
TEAMS PREVIEW Shriram Book
Rajasthan Kings Preview
Shriram Book Rajasthan Kings need a comeback from their top order. The performances of their top-order batsmen have been quite inconsistent. Though they won the recent game by 16 runs while defending 128 runs, Rajasthan Kings were 5 down for 68 runs at the end of 10 Overs.
This was the second time the Kings had lost half their side within 10 Overs for less than 70 runs. Interestingly, they won both of these matches. However, as they go further in this league, the Kings need better returns from their top 4 batters.
Such collapses will keep Rajasthan Kings from reaching a bigger total. Opener Phil Mustard is struggling to get going while his opening partner Gaurav Tomar was replaced by Saket Sharma at a time when the former was looking in good touch.
Sharma was out for a duck replacing Tomar. Jaykishan Koslawala and skipper Faiz Fazal are key batters in the middle-order followed by Rajat Singh and Asad Pathan. Singh is a promising batter who’s made an impact while Pathan also stepped up to lead the Kings to a respectable total in the last match.
Pacer Manpreet Gony continues to deliver good finishes lower down the order. Currently, a lot depends on the middle and lower middle order in this batting lineup. Kings’ biggest strength is their bowling attack and Shadab Jakati and Shahbaz Nadeem are the key players in this department.
Rajasthan Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Phil Mustard, Saket Sharma, Faiz Fazal (c), Rajesh Bishnoi, Rajat Singh, Manpreet Gony, Jaykishan Kolsawala (wk), Asad Pathan, Shadab Jakati, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sudeep Tyagi
Big Boys Preview Shriram Book
Shriram Book Big Boys are struggling to find their first win. They were nowhere close to a win in any of their 3 matches so far. They have lost by a huge margin every time. The recent loss was a crushing one.
The opposition was a mighty batting lineup that has consistently scored big in this tournament. Nevertheless, to concede 200+ runs in a 90-ball game without picking up a single wicket must be devastating as far as the team morale goes.
In response, the Boys scored at 10 r.p.o, but it was still a long way from the total they were chasing. Asela Gunaratne and Karanveer Singh were among the most expensive bowlers.
Jitendra Giri, who bagged 2 wickets for 6 runs from his 2 Overs in the opening game for the Boys was very expensive in his 1-Over spell in the second game and didn’t bowl in the third.
This has been the story of every wicket-taker so far. They have all been inconsistent and unreliable. Monu Kumar and Animesh Sharma were quite promising with the ball in the first two games but didn’t play in the third match.
The way out of this seems to be a big total batting first. And for that, the Boys need skipper Ishan Malhotra to score big at the top.
Saurabh Tiwary is an experienced batter in the middle order and along with Robin Bist and Asela Gunaratne, he can pose a tough challenge. Naman Sharma is another key middle-order batsman to watch out for.
Big Boys Predicted Playing XI:
Ishan Malhotra (c), Sunny Singh (wk), Robin Bist, Naman Sharma, Amaradeep Sonkar, Ashish Sharma, Karanveer Singh, Monu Kumar, Jitendra Giri, Nagendra Chaudhary, Animesh Sharma
Weather Conditions Shriram Book
Shriram Book It will be sunny with a high of 33 degrees Celsius on the match day in Raipur. It is great weather for cricket and the spinners could find some help from the surface if there are cracks on the pitch due to the sunny weather.
RAJK vs BIGB Pitch Report Shriram Book
Shriram Book It has been a very batting-friendly wicket but we have also witnessed a few games where the bowlers were on top. Both the Kings and Boys have suffered top-order collapses on this wicket. The average 1st innings score in the last 5 matches here is 150 runs. We reckon the team batting first will be in a winning position if they can reach this total.
Toss: To Bat
Teams batting first have won 3 of the last 5 matches of the Legend 90 League at this venue. Though most teams are opting to bowl first, considering the bowling inconsistencies of the Boys, we believe batting first seems to be a good option for the Kings to post a big score which puts them far ahead in the contest. For the Big Boys, bowling first poses a big risk and they should also consider batting first in this match.
Winning Prediction – Rajasthan Kings to win
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