Match Preview - RCB vs KKR, Indian Premier League 2024, tenth Match

Match particulars

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Bengaluru, 1930 IST (1400 GMT)

Large image – RCB vs KKR, a fiery rivalry

RCB vs KKR on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. That is how it began in 2008, when Brendon McCullum’s unbeaten 158 launched the IPL with a dream begin. Over time, the 2 groups have been concerned in among the iconic, and ugliest, moments within the match’s historical past.

In 2013, it was a night of altercations in Bengaluru. It began with Gautam Gambhir having a verbal change with Moises Henriques after the 2 collided as Gambhir was going for a fast single. Later within the sport, Gambhir and Virat Kohli had a go at one another, and needed to be bodily separated by a 3rd Delhi boy, Rajat Bhatia.

Three years later, on the identical venue, Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell gave KKR a come-from-behind win, and Gambhir confirmed his feelings by kicking a chair within the dugout, an act for which he was fined 15% of his match payment.

The Kohli-Gambhir rivalry was re-ignited final season when RCB confronted Lucknow Tremendous Giants, who had Gambhir as their mentor. This 12 months, Gambhir is again with KKR in the identical position.

Each groups have began their IPL 2024 marketing campaign on a successful notice, with KKR beating Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB successful towards Punjab Kings after shedding to CSK.

Workforce information – Narine returns as opener

Towards Kings, RCB changed Karn Sharma with Mahipal Lomror to increase their batting. The transfer proved to be decisive as Lomror scored an important 17 not out off eight balls to assist RCB win the sport. They’re anticipated to go along with the identical plan, with Cameron Inexperienced and Glenn Maxwell doing the fifth bowler’s job. There’s a case, although, to herald Reece Topley for Alzarri Joseph, who has had figures of 1 for 81 in 7.4 overs throughout the primary two video games.

As soon as Sunil Narine’s weak point towards the brief ball was uncovered, everybody thought his days as an opener within the IPL have been over. However KKR made him open of their first sport of this season, towards Gujarat Titans, the place he scored 2 off 4 balls earlier than being run out. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how he fares with the two-bouncer rule in place now.

Influence Participant technique

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

If RCB are batting first, Lomror can begin within the enjoying XI and Yash Dayal replaces him within the second innings. If they’re bowling first, Dayal begins with Lomror coming in through the chase.

Possible XII: 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Faf du Plessis (capt), 3 Rajat Patidar, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Cameron Inexperienced, 6 Anuj Rawat (wk), 7 Dinesh Karthik, 8 Mahipal Lomror, 9 Alzarri Joseph/Reece Topley, 10 Mayank Dagar, 11 Mohammed Siraj, 12 Yash Dayal

Kolkata Knight Riders

Ramandeep Singh begins if KKR are batting first. Suyash Sharma can substitute him within the second innings. Vice versa if KKR are bowling first.

Possible XII: 1 Phil Salt (wk), 2 Sunil Narine, 3 Venkatesh Iyer, 4 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 5 Nitish Rana, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Andre Russell, 8 Ramandeep Singh, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Harshit Rana, 11 Varun Chakravarthy, 12 Suyash Sharma

Stats that matter – Narine vs Large Three

RCB’s Large Three – Faf du Plessis, Kohli and Maxwell – have discovered it troublesome to get away towards Narine in T20s. Du Plessis has scored 54 in 70 balls (two dismissals) towards him, Kohli 141 in 145 balls (4 dismissals) and Maxwell 94 off 86 (4 dismissals).
Kohli has not been capable of put away Varun Chakravarthy both, scoring solely 31 off 33 balls towards him whereas getting out as soon as in six innings.
Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer haven’t been capable of rating freely towards Mohammed Siraj. Shreyas has managed solely 32 off 31 balls towards him whereas getting out twice. Whereas Venkatesh has by no means acquired out to Siraj, he has solely scored 23 off 30 balls towards him. Rinku Singh, although, has carted Siraj for 22 off 9 balls with out getting out.
Throughout all T20s in 2024, Russell has scored 276 runs within the demise overs, at a strike charge of 287.50.
Because the begin of 2020, Narine has opened eight instances within the IPL, scoring 34 runs at a median of 4.25 and a strike charge of 79.06, with only one double-digit rating.

Pitch and situations – a recent floor

The Chinnaswamy is understood for its placid pitches however the one for the earlier match was not as high-scoring; Kings virtually defended 176. For Friday’s sport, it’s a recent pitch, as soon as once more with a tinge of inexperienced. The temperature will hover round 30°C. There’s little likelihood of dew.

Quotes

“My mindset may be very clear, particularly coming after a win and getting some runs as nicely. [But] I’m not going to take something with no consideration. RCB is an incredible staff and so they have some nice matchwinners, who can take the sport away from us. They’ve an excellent bowling unit as nicely. So I hope that if I face 5, six, seven, eight balls within the backend, I make the most effective use of it. However I’d love the opposite batters to come back to the get together tomorrow and at the least get a while within the center.”
Andre Russell on enjoying towards RCB

“I feel the opposite day’s pitch had a little bit of up-and-down motion, however that is positively not the norm. So I feel it ought to be an excellent pitch [tomorrow] with some tempo in it, which ought to in all probability swimsuit our staff.”
RCB batting coach Neil McKenzie on the pitch

Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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Match Preview – RCB vs KKR, Indian Premier League 2024, tenth Match