KKR are coming into the game having lost their previous fixture against Rajasthan Royals by two wickets. However, they’ve had a good season so far and are on the second spot on the points table with four wins from six matches having eight points to their name. On the other hand, RCB are coming into the game on the back of five consecutive losses. The Faf du Plessis-led side have their back against the wall as they desperately need to win every encounter to keep their playoffs hopes alive. They are reeling at the last spot on the points table with one win from seven matches having two points to their name.
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KKR vs RCB Match Details
Match: KKR vs RCB, Match 36, IPL 2024
Captains:
Sanju Samson is going to lead Rajasthan Royals
Shreyas Iyer will lead Kolkata Knight Riders
When: April 21st 2024, Sunday
Match is going to start at 03:30 p.m.
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 33 matches against each other. Out of which Kolkata Knight Riders has won 19 matches and Royal Challengers Bengaluru has won 14 matches with one match ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Bench : Rahmanullah Gurbaz, KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, N Rana, Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford, AS Roy, Vaibhav Arora, C Sakariya, D Chameera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Suyash Sharma, Allah Mohammad
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj
Bench : Anuj Rawat, SS Prabhudessai, GJ Maxwell, C Green, M Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, TK Curran, MJ Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, KV Sharma, Akash Deep
Pitch report
Out of the three matches played at the venue in the tournament so far, two have been won by teams chasing. The average first innings score has been 197 while the highest target chased has been 224 by Rajasthan Royals. The wicket at the Eden Gardens is a paradise for batters and the captain winning the toss will look to bat first and post a huge score on the board to bring the opposition under pressure.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Virat Kohli
Best Bowler: Vaibhav Arora
Weather forecast for today in Kolkata
Maximum temperature: 47°C
Minimum temperature: 29°C
Wind speed: 15km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 68, 000
Prediction to win: Kolkata Knight Riders is most likely to win the match
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