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Indian Premier League is in full swing and the first few games have already given us a glimpse of what's in store. The start of the highly-anticipated tournament has lived up to its expectations as cricket fans are being treated with some top-notch performances in all the departments.
The sixth clash of the tournament will bring Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders up against Royal Challengers Bangalore. After being thrashed by Punjab Kings, Faf du Plessis will look to lead RCB to their maiden win of the season. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer must be aspiring to register two wins on the trot. Both the teams performed exceptionally well in the tournament but had contrary outcomes. Galaxy of Knights successfully chased down 131 against Chennai Super Kings' experienced bowling lineup, while RCB failed to defend 205 runs and let Punjab take away the game from their hands.
However, both sides are studded with some quality players, and the encounter between these two sides will be nothing less than a thrilling contest. Let's dive deep into the specifics of the game and know everything in detail. Here is all you need to know about the sixth game of the season.
Match Details:
Date: March 30th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Head-to-Head:
Match Played: 29
KKR: 16
RCB: 13
Captains:
KKR: Shreyas Iyer
RCB: Faf du Plessis
Key Players:
Virat Kohli
Faf du Plessis
Shreyas Iyer
Sunil Narine
Where will the match be broadcast?
English: Star Sports Network – Star sports 1 and Star Sports 1HD, Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select 1 HD
Hindi: Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, Star Gold, Star Gold HD
Kannada: Star Sports Kanada and Saravana Plus
Tamil: Star Sports 1 Tamil and Vijay Super
Bengali: Star Sports 1 Bangla and Jalsha Movie
Telugu: Star Sports Telugu
Where can one live stream the match?
One catch watches the live streaming of the match on Disney+Hotstar.
Squads:
KKR:
Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Chamika Karunaratne, Rasikh Salam, Mohammad Nabi, Baba Indrajith, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Aman Hakim Khan, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar
RCB:
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Mahipal Lomror, Siddarth Kaul, Karn Sharma, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Luvnith Sisodia, Chama V Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam