KKR vs RCB Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News: IPL 2019

KKR vs RCB Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News: IPL 2019

Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second time this season will contest at their home at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, and their opponents for this game will be the Kolkata Knight Riders who are coming into this game after a 5-days break.

Royal Challengers Bangalore are still looking for their first win of the season having lost 4 matches on the trot. Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, after winning their first two encounters of the season slumped to a defeat against Delhi Capitals in a thrilling manner which saw the match etching out in the super-over.

If we talk about the points table scenario, Kolkata Knight Riders after 2 wins from 3 games are placed at the fourth position with 4 points to their name and a healthy net run-rate +0.55. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore who are eluded of a victory so far are languishing at the bottom without any points against their name and their net run-rate is also the worse among all the other teams.

Head-to-Head

Two seasons and 4 matches have already gone and RCB are yet to register a win over KKR. Their last win over KKR came in the 2016 edition which saw RCb chasing a formidable 183 in 18.4 overs with 9 wickets to spare at their home in Bangalore.

The overall tally says from the 23 encounters between these two sides, KKR have won 14 times while RCB have won on 9 occasions. Even at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the stats favor KKR as they have registered 6 wins out of 10 over the home side 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.

When and Where:

KKR vs RCB, Indian Premier League

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

05th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST

Pitch report:

Short boundaries either side of the ground favors the batsmen for sure. From the last 2 or 3 years, there has been some slowness on the surface which has assisted the spinners. The first match of this edition saw both MI and RCB scoring ample runs and the same can be expected from the surface here.

Venue Stats: (In IPL)

Total Matches: 75

Average first innings score: 169

Average second innings score: 149

Highest total recorded: 263/5 (20 Ov) by RCB vs PWI

Lowest total recorded: 82/10 (15.1 Ov) by RCB vs KKR

Highest score chased: 207/5 (19.4 Ov) by CSK vs RCB

Lowest score defended: 106/2 (8 Ov) by RCB vs CSK

Last five matches: (last to recent)

KKR: W, L, W, W, L

RCB: L, L, L, L, L

Team news

• Four loss on the trounce means RCB think tank will go for a lot many changes in this game.
• Shimron Hetmyer and Moeen Ali have looked completely out of sorts so far, they might lose their place to pacers Nathan Coulter-Nile and Tim Southee.
• If the overseas pace duo are included, Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini might get benched at the expense of any two from Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi and Gurkeerat Mann.
• Shivam Dube can get a chance as well after sitting out in the last match.
• For KKR, changes are unlikely to happen barring the fact that Sunil Narine who was seen in the net sessions looked fit to feature in place of Nikhil Naik.
• Consistent failures for Chris Lynn isn’t a good sign for KKR, Joe Denly is another option for the team management.

Squad

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Joe Denly, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prithvi Raj, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, KC Cariappa, Shubman Gill, Harry Gurney,  Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Rinku Singh, Shrikant Mundhe, Nikhil Naik.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Kulwant Khejroliya, Shimron Hetmyer, Shivam Dube, Colin de Grandhomme, Prayas Barman, Navdeep Saini, Pawan Negi, Heinrich Klaasen, Parthiv Patel, Tim Southee, AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Akshdeep Nath, Yuzvendra Chahal, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Umesh Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.

Probable Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav, Robin Uthappa, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Dinesh Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, Akshdeep Nath, Ab de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini/Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj/Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Moeen Ali/Nathan Coulter-Nile.

KKR vs RCB Dream11 Grand League Teams:

#1: RCB’s batting finally gets going

RCB so far has failed to deliver in every facet of the game. Batting, bowling and fielding, they have been rusty and out of sorts. Here is a team which comprises RCB batting strength and if they get going, there’s a good chance of winning big.

Wicket-keeper: Parthiv Patel

Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Akshdeep Nath, Nitesh Rana

All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dube, Andre Russell

Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson

Captain/Vice-captain here: Parthiv Patel, Ab de Villiers, Virat Kohli

#2: RCB opting for numerous changes

Changes in the RCB set-up are expected after 4 straight losses to their name. What could be the changes? Here’s our prediction;

• Tim Southee and Nathan Coulter-Nile being the premier fast bowlers.
• Washington Sundar getting a place in the eleven.
• Navdeep Siani and Shimron Hetmyer sitting out.

Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Shubman Gill, Nitesh Rana

All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Washington Sundar, Andre Russell

Bowlers: Tim Southee, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Lockie Ferguson

Captain/Vice-captain here: Washington Sundar, Tim Southee, Andre Russell

#3: A team favoring the star performers from KKR

Guys like, Robbie Uthappa, Andre Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, etc have step up to the occasion and will once again be the players who can make an impact in this game.

Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen: Robbie Uthappa, Ab de Villiers, Akshdeep Nath, Nitesh Rana

All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Marcus Stoinis, Andre Russell

Bowlers: U Yadav, K Yadav, Lockie Ferguson

Captain/Vice-captain here: Robbie Uthappa, Nitesh Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine

#4: The least selected players from fantasy 11

Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Akshdeep Nath, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill

All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: U Yadav, M Siraj, P Krishna

Captain/Vice-captain here: M Ali, S Narine, C Lynn, D Karthik

Key players:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

• Andre Russell
• Nitish Rana
• Kuldeep Yadav
• D Karthik

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

• Ab de Villiers
• Virat Kohli
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Parthiv Patel