Royal Challengers Bengaluru will host Kolkata Knight Riders in their second home game of IPL 2024 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 29th March 2024.
RCB will look to continue their winning momentum as they registered a 4-wicket win over Punjab Kings. Virat Kohli showed his class with a well-made 77 while Karthik’s and Lomror’s brilliance helped them to garner 2 points in their kitty.
On the other hand, KKR registered a close-fought win over SRH by 4 runs. Andre Russell was the main contributor with both, and the ball ensured that KKR won the match. Harshit Rana did a grand job of holding onto his nerves to help them register a thrilling victory.
Few player battles would decide the fate of the match and help their team win matches. It promises to be an exciting contest between two teams that would look to register 2 points and go up the points table.
Here we look at the 3 player battles to look out for between RCB and KKR in match number 10 of IPL 2024:
- Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc
Virat Kohli looked in sublime touch showing his intent right from word go and scored 77 which laid a strong foundation for a win. On the other hand, Mitchell Starc conceded 53 runs in his 4 overs.
Kohli is yet to be dismissed by Mitchell Starc. It promises to be an interesting battle between the top two players in the world. Kohli would look for domination over Starc and help his team win the match.
- Andre Russell vs Mohammed Siraj
Andre Russell was at his sublime best with an unbeaten 64 off 25 deliveries with 3 fours and 7 sixes that helped KKR post 208 for 7 in 20 overs. On the other hand, Mohammed Siraj looked impressive with figures of 2 for 26 in 4 overs and restricted PBKS to a modest total.
Russell has a staggering strike rate of 175.54 at this venue. Mohammed Siraj has dismissed Russell twice in IPL history. It promises to be an exciting battle to see how Russell would tackle RCB bowlers and help KKR post a big total.
Siraj would be looking to prove his worth and pick the big wicket of Russell to stem the flow of KKR batting.
- Glenn Maxwell vs Sunil Narine
Glenn Maxwell had a disappointing outing for RCB in the previous encounter against Punjab Kings. He was dismissed for a mere 3 runs.
Maxwell can change the fortune of the game and make sure that RCB win it. On the other hand, Sunil Narine would be asked to stop Maxwell from scoring big runs in middle overs.
This player battle would decide the fate of the game. Maxwell would look to showcase his domination over Narine in this encounter.
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