The inform Royal Challengers Bangalore will play against the Kolkata Knight Riders in match 39 of IPL 2020 on 21 October (Wednesday). 

Match Timings: 7:30 PM IST and 6:30 PM Local Time

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Match Preview

RCB on the back of yet another batting master class from Ab de Villiers clinched a win in sensational style. Now with 6 wins under their belts, this season RCB will be looking to continue their winning ways. A win against KKR will inch them closer to the IPL 2020 playoffs.

 On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders overcame SRH in a super over thriller. Lockie Ferguson playing in his first match of the season was exceptional for KKR as he produced a match-winning performance. 

KKR will be looking to settle some score against RCB who completely outplayed them when they first met this season at Sharjah. 

Head To Head 

Matches Played: 25

RCB Won: 11

KKR Won: 14

Weather Forecast

It will be a usual setting at the picturesque Abu Dhabi during the match, it will be hot and humid with no bet of any rain whatsoever.

Pitch Report

The all-important 22 yards is anticipated to have a lot of runs during the first 20 overs of the match. However, as the game advances the spinners will come more into to play which will make shot-making difficult for all batsmen. 

Average First Innings Score 

160-170 in IPL 2020

Injury and Availability News

In a big sigh of relief for KKR, Sunil Narine’s bowling action has been cleared by the IPL committee. The star Kolkata Knight Riders spinner is likely to play against RCB and he might replace an out of form Pat Cummins. 

No injury news from the RCB camp before the match. 

Fantasy Tips – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Predicted XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann/ Shivam Dubey, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan ©, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Pat Cummins/ Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Kamlesh Nagarkoti/ Shivam Mavi. 

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad– Top Fantasy Picks 

Ab de Villiers: Your fantasy XI will be half-done if you don’t pick Ab de Villiers in your team. The batting maestro has been in scintillating form in IPL 2020 as he has batted with a strike of around 200 and taken his side out of trouble numerous times. 

Virat Kohli: The RCB skipper since coming back in form has been consistent this season. He has a tremendous record against KKR since 2018 and he will be again hoping to play a big knock in the important match. 

Chris Morris: Since making his debut for RCB this season, the all-rounder has been a banker with the ball for RCB. Morris has been one of the most economical bowlers this year and has also scalped wickets at key moments. In the last match he picked 4 wickets, as a result, he will be a major threat for Kolkata Knight Riders when he takes the ball. 

Lockie Ferguson: In the previous match of KKR, Ferguson proved why he should have been playing for them from the very first match. Ferguson was lethal against SRH as he picked 3 wickets in his 4 overs spell. Then in the super-over, he won the match for his side as he again picked 2 wickets which now makes him a sure shot pick in your fantasy XI. 

Eoin Morgan: The KKR skipper in the middle order will be crucial for his side against RCB. Morgan needs to bat at 4 and lead from the front in they want to continue their winning momentum in IPL 2020. 

Dinesh Karthik: The former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper has been timing the ball sweetly in the death overs. In the last match, Karthik batted with a strike rate of 207 which ultimately made all the difference in the match. 

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Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Captain: Ab de Villiers

Vice-Captain: Eoin Morgan 

Fantasy 11 team

Wicket-Keeper – AB De Villiers, Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen –Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan

All-Rounders – Chris Morris, Andre Russell 

Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Isuru Udana, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy

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