RCB VS KKR 6th Match of IPL 2022..... Match Preview And Playing 11

RCB vs KKR Match Preview and playing 11.....

Match Preview

1. G Maxwell not available for selection

2. J Hazelwood not available for this match he is currently in Pakistan

3. Jason Behrendorff is Also not available for this Match

4. Pat Cummins and A Finch not available for first Week of tournament so both are not available

5. V Iyer and A Rahane Open for KKR and A Rawat and Faf du Plessiss Open for RCB

Pitch Report

A red soil pitch will be used at the DY Patil Stadium, so there will be a good bounce to offer. The pacers will enjoy the initial overs, whereas the batters will also like the bounce on the pitch.

Probable XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep/S Kaul

Kolkata Knight Riders

Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy

Player Stats and All Records

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Faf du Plessis started IPL 2022 with a bang. After a slow start vs Punjab, Faf showed his ability to switch gears to finish with a 53-ball 88. The RCB captain has a great past record against KKR, with 427 runs in 13 innings at an average of 42.70 and strike rate of 131.79, including a magnificent 86 off 59 balls in the IPL 2021 Final.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has the most runs in RCB-KKR matches (774) at an average of 35.18 and strike rate of 128.15. In an encouraging sign, Kohli struck at 142 against spin against Punjab compared to his low strike rate last season. How he fares against Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy will be interesting to see.

Dinesh Karthik will provide some key intel to RCB about the KKR team. The keeper-batsman was superb as a finisher last game, striking a 14-ball 32*. In the IPL, he strikes at 184 in the death overs.

Wanindu Hasaranga will have a key role to play in limiting KKR’s run-scoring and also taking wickets.

Mohammed Siraj bounce back after a tough match against PBKS? The seamer has taken eight wickets in as many matches vs KKR at an average of 24.25 and economy rate of 7.37. RCB could utilise him in the powerplay (econ. 6.8) and death overs (econ. 8.9) specifically, especially given Siraj concedes 10.1 per over between overs 12-16 in the IPL.

Harshal Patel, the top wicket-taker from IPL 2021 (32). He took 2/17, 0/13 and 2/19 against KKR last season.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Sunil Narine has terrific all-round stats against RCB. He has taken 20 scalps in 15 matches against them at an average/economy rate of 19.60/6.53, along with 220 runs at an average/strike rate of 31.43 and 196.43.

Narine took 4/21 and struck 26 off 15 balls in an incredible all-round performance vs RCB in last season’s Eliminator.

Venkatesh Iyer struck 41* (27) and 26 (30) against RCB last season. Harshal Patel dismissed him in the Eliminator, and their battle could be one to watch once again.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is in terrific form. He smashed three half-centuries in a row in the T20Is vs Sri Lanka last month, and started IPL 2022 in strong fashion both as a captain and batsman (20* vs CSK).

Shreyas has struck 291 runs in 11 matches vs RCB at an average of 26.45 and strike rate of 118.49. Can he build on those numbers here?

Andre Russell is always one to watch against RCB. The all-rounder has smashed 339 runs in 11 matches against them at an average of 48.43 and unbelievable strike rate of 215.92. He has also taken 10 wickets.

Umesh Yadav against RCB’s top order in the powerplay could go a long way to deciding the match. Umesh was superb against CSK (2/20), and he loves bowling in the powerplay in the IPL. In fact, he has the best strike rate (17.60) and second-best average (21.90) among bowlers who have delivered a minimum of 40 powerplay overs since IPL 2018.

Varun Chakravarthy has taken five wickets in as many games vs RCB at an economy rate of just 6.25. This includes 3/13 in the second leg of IPL 2021.

Other Stats and Facts

Head-to-head: Matches 30, KKR 17, RCB 13.
KKR should look to use Sunil Narine early to du Plessis. The West Indian has a great record against the RCB captain in T20s. He has conceded just 45 runs in 63 deliveries, with two dismissals.

Umesh Yadav has bowled 14 deliveries to Faf du Plessis in the IPL. He has dismissed him once and conceded just 11.
Sunil Narine vs Virat Kohli in all T20s: 137 deliveries bowled, 136 runs, three dismissals.

Nitish Rana for KKR vs RCB: 8 inns, 221 runs, avg. 35.83, SR 142.58.

Andre Russell has a batting strike rate of 176 in IPL matches in India. Also, RCB should look to go short to him as he has scored an unbelievable 139 off 43 against full deliveries (vs pace) in the IPL.

Ajinkya Rahane vs RCB: 21 innings, 639 runs, avg. 37.59, SR 129.35

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