This would be the second round match between the Kolkata Knight Riders who all of a sudden are in a spot of bother after losing 3 matches on the trot, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore who are already out of the reckoning to finish among the top four sides in this season.
There is nothing to lose now for Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore as they have lost 7 of their 8 matches played. This has been another disappointing season for the Bangalore franchise despite having two big names like Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers in their arsenal. They are still no signs of improvement in the bowling department which has blemished all their hopes once again this year.
Meanwhile, things have not been good from the last three games for Kolkata Knight Riders as they have 3 losses to their name which has pushed them down to the sixth spot on the points table. They were cruising at one stage with 2 back-to-back wins over Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals by 5 and 8 wickets respectively but a drought of win from the last three games has definitely hindered their confidence and momentum.
The last battle between these two teams saw Andre Russell snatching a 5 wicket win from RCB’s grasps courtesy a breathtaking unbeaten knock of 48 from just 13 deliveries which included a four and 7 mighty sixes. He smashed 48 runs from 18th and 19th over which completely changed the face of the match.
If we talk about the head-to-head battles between these two sides, in 24 battles, KKR have won 15 whereas RCB have managed only 9 wins. This shows KKr’s sheer dominance over RCB.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League Teams depending on the current scenarios and match situations to help you win big with minimal investments.
KKR vs RCB, Indian Premier League
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
19th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
It is easy to score runs at the Eden as the dimensions of the ground really help the batsmen to go berserk on the bowlers. However, the surface tends to give some assistance to the spinners and scoring runs freely on the spinners is a bit tricky task.
Total Matches: 74
Average first innings score: 159
Average second innings score: 143
Highest total recorded: 218/4 (20 Ov) by KKR vs KXIP
Lowest total recorded: 49/10 (9.4 Ov) by RCB vs KKR
Highest score chased: 204/2 (18.2 Ov) by KXIP vs KKR
Lowest score defended: 114/4 (20 Ov) by CSK vs KKR
KKR: W, W, L, L, L
RCB: L, L, L, W, L
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Lockie Ferguson, Robin Uthappa, Prithvi Raj, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Carlos Brathwaite Joe Denly, Kuldeep Yadav, KC Cariappa, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Harry Gurney, Shrikant Mundhe, Chris Lynn, Nikhil Naik, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Mohammed Siraj, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shivam Dube, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Himmat Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Colin de Grandhomme, Prayas Barman, Heinrich Klaasen, Navdeep Saini, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Parthiv Patel, Tim Southee, AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Devdutt Padikkal, Milind Kumar.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Robin Uthappa, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Chris Lynn, Dinesh Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell/Carlos Brathwaite.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Parthiv Patel, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar/Pawan Negi, Ab de Villiers, Dale Steyn.
Wicket-keeper: Parthiv Patel
Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Nitesh Rana
All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harry Gurney
Captain/Vice-captain here: Dale Steyn, Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Washington Sundar
There is uncertainty over Andre Russell as the big Jamaican limped off in the last game against CSK in the second innings of the match. What if he does not feature?
Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik
Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Robbie Uthappa, Chris Lynn
All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Carlos Brathwaite
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Piyush Chawla, Harry Gurney
Captain/Vice-captain here: Carlos Brathwaite, Ab de Villiers, Chris Lynn
The surface at the Eden gives some assistance to the spinners. Here is a team which will focus on the spinning options from either side.
Wicket-keeper: Parthiv Patel
Batsmen: Robbie Uthappa, Ab de Villiers, Shubman Gill, Chris Lynn
All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Piyush Chawla, Pawan Negi, K Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
Captain/Vice-captain here: Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Moeen Ali, Piyush Chawla
Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik
Batsmen: Robbie Uthappa, Akshdeep Nath, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Carlos Brathwaite
Bowlers: U Yadav, M Siraj, P Krishna, Pawan Negi
Captain/Vice-captain here: Dinesh Karthik, Chris Lynn, Marcus Stoinis, Shubman Gill
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: