We have now reached to match no. 6 of Indian Premier League (IPL) and by every team has played at least one match. Thus, they know where their team lack and where they can improve.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will tie horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) today at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai.
Both teams will come into this match with contrasting results. At one end RCB end up on losing side even after scoring 200+ runs againt Punjab. Meanwhile, KKR on the other hand, defeated the defending champions CSK in a one sided contest.
Key Points
In match no. 6 of the Indian T20 league, Royal Challengers Bangalore will tie horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
The game will take place at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on 30th March.
Pitch Report: The pitch is good for batting, as we witnessed in the recent match played at this location.
This pitch has a nice bounce, a rapid outfield, and the batters may easily score a lot of runs.
Previously, RCB scored 200+ runs on this pitch and lost to Punjab.
A high scoring contest is expected with teams looking to chase after winning the toss.
Both teams will come into this match with contrasting results.
KKR defeated defending champions CSK in a one sided contest to win their opening game.
In RCB's previous encounter against Punjab, Faf du Plessis was in outstanding form.
Meanwhile, In KKR's first encounter against CSK, Umesh Yadav bowled a fantastic session.
Predicted XI: RCB - Faf du Plessis (c), ViratKohli, AnujRawat, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, WaninduHasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Predicted XI: KKR - VenkateshIyer, AjinkyaRahane, ShreyasIyer(c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson(wk), Umesh Yadav, ShivamMavi, Varun Chakaravarthy