Stage set battle royale for weekend IPL crowd

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will clash on Saturday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

The stage is set for an exiting weekend for Indian Premier League fans, who would be eager to know if Royal Challengers Bangalore are the next victims for giant killers Rajasthan Royals at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, on Saturday.

Shane Warne-led Rajasthan Royals, who were considered as the weakest team after a nine-wicket loss to Delhi Daredevils in their opening match, stunned the favourites like Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers in a spectacular fashion and would be keen to prove that the feat was no fluke.

Rajasthan Royals jumped to fourth place after Thursday’s superb win in Hyderabad and would be determined to keep at bay the Rahul Dravid and Co, just one step behind them at the fifth spot in the points table.

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The Jaipur outfit appeared to have gelled well under their charismatic leader Warne and their morale is boosted with South Africa Graeme Smith joining the batting line up which is already in good shape with Yousuf Pathan, Shane Watson and Mohammad Kaif in good touch.

Royal Challengers, with a loss and a win from their two matches so far, will be hoping to earn more points with Pakistani batsman Misbah-ul Haq joining the team to strengthen their middle-order.

Their top-order though seems to be a matter of concern with Dravid yet to come to terms with the quickest version of the game.

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