IPL 2024 Eliminator: RR Uses Hetmyer as Impact Sub, RCB Unchanged

In the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) Eliminator, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, May 22.

For both clubs, it’s a “now or never” situation because the victor will play Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 on May 24 and the loser would be eliminated from the league. Returning to the game, RR chose to bowl first after winning the toss.

Shimron Hetmeyer, who was benched in RR’s prior games to give him plenty of rest, returned as an impact replacement against RCB to help RR cover the vacuum left by Jos Buttler‘s absence. This was RR’s only roster alteration for the pivotal match. But RCB committed to their formula for success and went into the match with the same lineup.

Considering the circumstances and the wicket, I would prefer to bowl first. Last night, dew was present. It all comes down to mindset. Really looking forward to playing at this amazing stadium. Lots much energy in this place. examining the lessons cricket has taught us. You need to be confident and have character when things are tough. The difficult aspect has been balancing injuries and fitness. At the toss, Samson said, “Hetty comes back.”

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Would have followed suit. When I watched the game yesterday night, the seam bowlers had early help. With artificial grass on top, this appears to be on the drier side. We have continued to think in that way. concentrating on your own abilities and being loyal to your preferred style of play. The most recent matchup vs CSK was incredible. It’s better to have less. Many believe that you have to be Superman to advance past the knockout stages. You are merely demonstrating your trust in the boys. “Same team,” Du Plessis declared during the toss.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru playing XI is as follows: Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, and Virat Kohli.

Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Himanshu Sharma are the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact substitutes.

The Rajasthan Royals (playing XI) are: Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Sanju Samson (w/c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rovman Kohler-Cadmore.

Impact Subs for the Rajasthan Royals: Tanush Kotian, Donovan Ferreira, Nandre Burger, Shimron Hetmyer, and Shubham Dubey