IPL 2024, RCB vs KKR Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday (29 March) in match number 10 of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Both the teams will compete at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by four runs in their first match. Whereas RCB had to face defeat by six wickets in its first match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). However, RCB made a strong comeback after this and opened the account of victory by defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 4 wickets.
Eyes will be on Kohli-Gambhir
In this match, eyes will also be on RCB's star batsman Virat Kohli and Kolkata Knight Riders' mentor Gautam Gambhir. There was a fight between Kohli and Gambhir in the last IPL season. Gambhir was then the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). So far 32 matches have been played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. During this period, RCB has won 14 matches and KKR has won 18 matches. RCB has not defeated KKR on its home ground since 2015. In such a situation, RCB will aim to end this drought.
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In this match, fans will also have their eyes on the playing-11 of both the teams. There is a possibility of a change in RCB. England's left-arm fast bowler Reece Topley can be fielded in place of fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, who has been ineffective with the ball so far. On the other hand, KKR may not make any changes in its combination.
Probable playing-11 of Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph/Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player: Mahipal Lomror.
Probable playing-11 of Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nitish Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma.
In Fantasy XI, you can make anyone among Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell or Andre Russell as captain. Besides, one of them can also be made the vice-captain.
These will be the best in Fantasy XI:
Wicketkeeper- Phil Salt
Batsmen- Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Nitish Rana
All-rounder- Glenn Maxwell (captain), Andre Russell (vice-captain), Cameron Green, Sunil Narine
Bowlers – Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Siraj, Mitchell Starc
Maxwell-Kohli will have to score runs
While chasing the target of 177 runs against Punjab Kings, the RCB camp would have heaved a sigh of relief with the half-century of star batsman Virat Kohli. Good innings are expected from captain Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar. Dinesh Karthik's experience and 'impact player' Mahipal Lomror's useful innings came in handy in the last moments against Punjab.
KKR have a good bowling attack and if they perform well as a unit, they can cause trouble to the RCB batsmen. For RCB, fast bowlers Mohammad Siraj and Yash Dayal bowled well against Punjab, but the rest of the bowlers will have to perform better. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph gave 38 runs in the first match and did not get any wicket while in the second match he took one wicket for 43 runs.
KKR has captain Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine and Nitish Rana in the top and middle order who could not perform against Sunrisers at Eden Gardens. 'Impact players' Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell were able to take the team to a good score by batting at sixth, seventh and eighth positions.
Will Captain Shreyas return to form?
Shreyas Iyer played two balls and could not even open the account. However, their morale will boost due to their good performance in the last two innings at Chinnaswamy Stadium. Last year in the World Cup, he scored unbeaten 128 against Netherlands and 53 runs in the fifth T20 against Australia in December. Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakraborty have not been able to impress in bowling.
