New Delhi . The IPL 2024 Eliminator match will be played on 22nd May between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Rajasthan Royals team topped the points table in IPL 2024 for most of the time, but at the end of the league stage, their rhythm deteriorated and they finished third.

Actually, Rajasthan Royals' match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati on Sunday was cancelled due to rain and due to this they had to be satisfied with the third position. KKR had secured the first position while Royals needed a win to secure the second position. But rain dashed the hopes of Royals and they had to be satisfied with the third position.

Now the eliminator match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The team that wins this will enter the second qualifier. Let us tell you when these two teams first clashed in the playoffs in IPL history.

Rajasthan vs Bangalore playoff history

Let us tell you that Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have clashed twice in the IPL playoffs. Both the teams defeated each other once. RCB and RR first faced each other in the eliminator match in 2015. Then RCB defeated RR by a huge margin of 71 runs.

Talking about this match, RCB batted first and scored 180 runs. AB de Villiers and Mandeep Singh scored half centuries. Then Harshal Patel, Srinath Arvind, David Weese and Yuzvendra Chahal broke the back of Rajasthan Royals by taking two wickets each. RCB bowled out RR for 109 runs.

Royals took revenge two years ago

After this, RCB and RR clashed in the second qualifier of IPL 2022. Bangalore entered the second qualifier by defeating Lucknow in the eliminator match, while the Royals lost to Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier.

In this match, RCB batted first and scored 157 runs. Rajat Patidar scored a half-century. But Jos Buttler smashed RCB's hopes by scoring a century and gave Royals an easy victory of seven wickets.

An exciting match is expected

Looking at the statistics between RCB and Rajasthan Royals, it seems that the eliminator match is expected to be very exciting. RCB was the fourth team to make it to the playoffs while Royals were the second. RCB will be seen trying hard to win the IPL title for the first time. Rajasthan Royals will be seen trying their best to become the champion for the second time.