IPL Fantasy, RR vs RCB: Best XI to pick for today's match

The Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore will face off in what essentially is a virtual quarter-final for the sides in question at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday (May 20). Both the teams will be desperate to win this game, as a loss here means an exit from the tournament, while a victory keeps their chances alive.

With three consecutive victories under their belt, RCB have momentum on their side going into this encounter. They clinched a powerful, 14-run victory over table-toppers, SRH, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday (May 17). They will be confident ahead of the RR clash and will be rearing to get the two points in their last league game of the season.

RR, on the other hand, will be going up against RCB following a defeat against KKR in Kolkata earlier this week. They will be without the services of their foreign superstars, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, for the remainder of the tournament. However, they have been pretty strong at home this season, winning four matches out of six in Jaipur. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side would love to press their advantage onto the visitors and keep their campaign alive with a win on the day.

Enlisted below is a suggestion for how your fantasy playing XI should look like for today's game (five core players who must be present in the team are tagged as "CP")

Best XI to pick for RR vs RCB today:

1. Parthiv Patel

2. Virat Kohli (CP)

3. Sanju Samson

4. AB de Villiers (CP)

5. K Gowtham

6. Moeen Ali

7. Rahul Tripathi

8. Yuzvendra Chahal (CP)

9. Jofra Archer (CP)

10. Umesh Yadav

11. Ish Sodhi (CP)

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Alternate Options

You can choose a different set of players instead of those that have not been marked under the Core Player (CP) in the aforementioned playing XI. You can consider adding these players on your team too:

1. Ajinkya Rahane

2. Colin de Grandhomme

3. Jaydev Unadkat

4. Mandeep Singh

5. Tim Southee

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Captain Options

1. Virat Kohli - Having failed to perform in the last game, the RCB skipper will be raring to make things right this time around. He has been in good form this season and is currently at the sixth position in the race for the orange cap. He has performed well on the Jaipur pitch in domestic as well as international cricket over the years. He will be RCB's main man with the bat on the slow and low surface.

2. Jofra Archer - This West Indian has been very impressive with the ball since his debut for the Royals this season. He has been exceptional at home, in particular, scalping crucial wickets for Rajasthan in the middle overs of the game. He will be the vital cog to RR's success on the day and will be the spearhead of their bowling attack going into this game.