Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will square off against Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2nd qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Friday (May 27). The winning side of the fixture will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the grand finale on May 29 while the losing side will crash out.
Before the much-awaited tie, IPL 2022 is one of the top trending topics on social media and the fans are predicting the winner of the fixture. Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne also joined the bandwagon and conducted a Twitter poll. Though he has asked the fans to pick the winner of the season.
Responding to a fan, Labuschagne also revealed his pick and went with RCB. The Bengaluru-based franchise is yet to punch its ticket to the final. They will have to defeat RR in the 2nd qualifier to make it to their first final since 2016.
Talking of Labuschagne, the right-handed batsman has entered the IPL auctions but hasn’t been able to fetch a bid. He has played one T20I for Australia.
RCB are on a two-match winning run in the season and have momentum on their side. They defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the eliminator. They had finished the league stage at the 4th spot.
On the other hand, RR are entering the fixture after suffering a defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier. A win in that fixture would have seen RR qualify for their maiden final since 2008. The team’s success heavily relies on Jos Buttler and the opening batsman will have to play a big knock.
The grand finale of IPL 2022 will be played on May 29 in Ahmedabad. The summit clash will start at 8:00 PM as the BCCI is conducting a closing ceremony this year.
