Match Details
Date: March 29, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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Preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will compete against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 10th match of the IPL 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Following the first couple of matches in the tournament, RCB have won one and lost one, including their recent home win against PBKS. On the other side, KKR will arrive at this fixture on the back of a last-gasp home win against SRH.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium are generally very good for batting in the shortest format of the game, but the pacers do have a say in the proceedings too. The average first innings score at this venue in IPL history is 165, which could prove to be well below par when Royal Challengers Bengaluru play Kolkata Knight Riders in their upcoming match.
Team Analysis
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat have performed exceptionally with the bat in the first couple of IPL 2024 matches for RCB, helping them register a win against PBKS in a run chase. Apart from these two, Virat Kohli has got a couple of good scores for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell have picked up crucial wickets for them too.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XI
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Substitute - Yash Dayal for Dinesh Karthik
Kolkata Knight Riders
Phil Salt and Andre Russell were two of the top scorers for Kolkata Knight Riders in their first IPL 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, propelling them beyond 200-run total. Sunil Narine bowled an economical spell for KKR, and Harshit Rana helped them secure the win in the final over, while defending 12 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI
Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitesh Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma
Impact Substitute - Ramandeep Singh for Suyash Sharma
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Kolkata Knight Riders have looked a power-packed unit in their first IPL 2024 outing, but against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, they will be slight underdogs against the home team.
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