Royal Challengers Bengaluru will host Kolkata Knight Riders in match number 10 of IPL 2024 to be played in Bengaluru on 29th March 2024. RCB registered their first win with a 4-wicket win over Punjab Kings.
Virat Kohli looked in sublime touch with well well-made 77 and cameos by Karthik and Lomror helped RCB win the match comfortably. Mohammed Siraj and Maxwell took 2 wickets each to restrict PBKS to a modest total.
On the other hand, KKR struggled with their batting before Phil Salt, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, and Russell put on a superb display to post 208. Harshit Rana held onto his nerves before helping KKR win the match by 4 runs.
Match Details
Details– IPL 2024, Match 10, RCB vs KKR
Venue– M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time– 29th March, 7.30 PM IST
Head-to-Head Record
Kolkata Knight Riders and RCB met a total of 32 times in IPL history with KKR winning a total of 18 times while RCB registered win 14 occasions.
KKR and RCB met twice in last year’s IPL. The first time KKR recovered from 89 for 5 to a big total thanks to Shardul Thakur’s brilliance and won the match by 81 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
KKR showed their class with a 21-run win over RCB in Bengaluru. It was an impressive performance by KKR as they posted 200 and restricted RCB to 179 for 5 in 20 overs. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponent, and chase down the target easily.
Pitch Report
The pitch at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru between Punjab Kings and RCB was two-paced. It had some help for the bowlers which did not allow the batters to score runs freely.
Punjab Kings posted 176 for 6 in 20 overs which was not enough. Virat Kohli scored a well-made 77. Dinesh Karthik and Lomror’s brilliance helped RCB win the match by 4 wickets in the last over.
The captain that wins the toss would likely to field first, restrict the opponent and chase down the target.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- Predicted Playing XI
RCB
Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Will Jacks, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj.
KKR
Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nitish Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
Fantasy Selection- RCB vs KKR
Team 1– Virat Kohli (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Cameron Green, Nitish Rana, Glenn Maxwell, Rinku Singh, Anuj Rawat, Russell (VC), Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Siraj.
Team 2– Faf du Plessis, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Ramandeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell (C), Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine (VC), Will Jacks, Varun Chakravarty, Siraj.
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