KOL vs RCB| 30TH Match, Indian Premier League| 03-05-2021 19:30 IST
Schedule
Match : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Series : Indian Premier League, 2021
Date : 03-05-2021, 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Narendra Modi Stadium. Gujrat
Last Hour Update :
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Head to Head Performance Over All:
Matches 27 27
- RCB won by 38 runs
- RCB won by 8 wickets
- RCB won by 82 runs
- RCB won by 10 runs
- KKR won by 5 wickets
Match Analysis :
The 3oth game of this edition of IPL will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. One of the upper end of the table and the other at the lower will face each other in this match. The last time these two sides faced we saw a total of 200 scored by Bangalore courtesy of AB de Villiers and Maxwell. That game ended in a one sided win for Bangalore. They are yet again the favorites heading into this encounter.
KKR and RCB have delivered many a classic over the years but, more than entertainment, it’ll be victory that these two sides will be looking for on Monday. Having racked up 5 wins already, RCB are in pole position to qualify for the playoffs and could further strengthen their stranglehold at the top with a win, while KKR, currently reeling at sixth spot, simply need to win to stay relevant in the competition. The Knight Riders are already four points behind fourth-placed Mumbai Indians and so the Morgan-led side will need to win to ensure that the gap does not widen further.
A win against Punjab Kings made many believe that KKR might have finally found the success formula, but the defeat in their last clash vs the Capitals turned out to be damning. An underwhelming display with the bat saw KKR post just 154, and it took DC all of 16.3 overs to knock the target down. In a bid to increase their scoring at the top and in the powerplay, we might see a few changes from KKR, maybe even see a relook at Narine at the top if it provides them the right balance. There is a chance of an Indian batsman - the likes of Karun Nair, Gurkeerat Singh or Venkatesh Iyer - having a look-in as well.
RCB’s form guide might be the same as KKR, but they are a far more settled side and will undoubtedly be the favorites on Monday. That RCB were firmly outclassed by Punjab in all three facets goes without saying, but they are still a team that has more good than bad. The side, in the last game, did not quite get their plans with the bat right, so Hesson & Co. will be looking to put up a much stronger showing with the bat in today’s encounter. Will they be willing to give another chance to Rajat Patidar despite his struggle in the previous game? Will Washington Sundar earn his place back given the presence of enough left-handers in the line-up? These could be the primary questions that RCB will look to answer while planning for the game.
Expected 11 :
Kolkata Knight Riders : Nitish Rana/Karun Nair, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine/Shakib Al Hasan, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Royal Challengers Bangalore : Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Glenn Maxwell, Rahul Tripathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Harshal Patel, Kyle Jamieson,
Top pick for Captain/ Vice Captain :
Captain - Ab de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Rahul Tripathi
Vice Captain - Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Glenn Maxwell
Interesting Facts :
- This will be Virat Kohli's 200th IPL outing.
- Yuzvendra Chahal has dismissed Dinesh Karthik thrice in just 30 balls
- AB de Villiers has been dismissed thrice against spin in IPL 2021 but never against pace.
- AB de Villiers averages 15.33 against Narine
- The Royal Challengers have the fastest-scoring opening partnership of this IPL
Squad :
Kolkata Knight Riders : Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Karun Nair, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ben Cutting, Pawan Negi, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Vaibhav Arora, Sandeep Warrier, Harbhajan Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
Royal Challengers Bangalore : Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Scott Kuggleijn, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Suyesh Prabhudessai, K.S. Bharat, Finn Allen
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