Young Yashasvi Jaiswal and seasoned Faf du Plessis, two of this season’s most important batsmen, are set to square off when the Rajasthan Royals play Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match on Sunday. Both teams are trying to avoid a hat-trick of losses. The top two run scorers in the event thus far are Jaiswal and du Plessis, who are both in sublime form.
Jaiswal is a close second with 575 runs from 12 knocks that include four fifties and a 124-run effort, while du Plessis is in first place with 576 runs from 11 innings, six half-centuries, and a high of 84.
Whoever will prevail in Sunday’s high-profile match is still up in the air. If both succeed on Sunday, it will be an impressive achievement for the audience.
RCB will also want to avoid a hat-trick of losses after losing their most recent two games to the Mumbai Indians and the last-place Delhi Capitals.
On the other side, the Royals, who had suffered three straight losses, got back on track with a convincing nine-wicket win against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday thanks to Jaiswal’s 47-ball 98 and captain Sanju Samson’s 48 off 29 deliveries while pursuing a manageable 150-run goal.
