KKR vs RCB: The 18th season of IPL i.e. Indian Premier League is starting with Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match. This match will be played on 22 March at Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata. When there is defending champion KKR on one side and Virat Kohli’s team, which has scored the most runs in IPL, on the other side, then an exciting match can be expected.
Let us know which team is more likely to win this match. This is the previous record of both these teams. What could be the playing eleven in the match and how will the pitch be.
KKR vs RCB: KKR won 20 out of 34 matches
Let’s start with the previous record of both teams. So far 34 matches have been played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Out of these, KKR has won 20 matches while RCB has won 14 matches. Talking about the last 5 matches, the Kolkata team has won 4 Matches while Bangalore team has won only one. That is, Kolkata Knight Riders have the upper hand in the record book.
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will play under the new captaincy. KKR has released last year’s captain Shreyas Iyer and handed over the command of the team to Ajinkya Rahane. RCB has made Rajat Patidar its captain in place of Faf du Plessis. Shreyas Iyer will captain the Punjab Kings this season. Faf du Plessis will be the vice-captain of Delhi Capitals.
Big scores are made in Kolkata
Talking about the Eden Gardens pitch, it is mostly batting-friendly. While there is good bounce for fast bowlers on the pitch, there is also good help for spinners. This is the reason why good scores are made in the matches of Eden Gardens. While the new ball helps the fast bowlers, spinners also make a good impact. The ball comes fast on the bat, so batsmen are also happy to play here. Overall, a great contest between bat and ball can be seen in the matches here.
The team batting later is at an advantage
So far 93 IPL matches have been played at Eden Gardens. Out of these, 38 matches have been won by the team batting first. In the remaining 55 matches, the team batting later has been successful. In this sense, it can be said that the team chasing the target here has a higher chance of winning.
KKR vs RCB Playing 11
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI (Probable): Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Manish Pandey, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakraborty.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Playing XI (Probable): Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.
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