Important News
1. J Hazelwood recovered from injury but Team management waiting for clearance from cricket australia most probably he will Playing from next Matches
2. S Thakur missed last few matches but expected to Play today most likely K khejrolia sit Out
3. Faf continue to play as a impact Player due to rib injury
4. N Jagdeeshan expected to make Way for R Gurbaz in that Case D Wiese sit out
5. V Kohli and Faf du Plessis Open for RCB While J Roy and R Gurbaz open for KKR
Probable Playing XI
RCB
Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
KKR
Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese/R Gurbaz, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy,V Arora
Pitch Reports
Night matches have been magnificent for the batsmen at Bengaluru this season. In three such matches so far, the average first innings score is 203, with the chasing team winning twice. This includes Nicholas Pooran’s incredible innings against RCB.
A warm and mostly clear evening is forecast
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Faf du Plessis is the IPL 2023 Orange Cap holder with 405 at a superb average of 67.50 and strike rate of 165.30.
du Plessis has a strong record against KKR: 15 inns, 455 runs, avg. 37.92, SR 133.82.
Glenn Maxwell has smashed 59, 24, 76 and 77 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium this season. Overall against KKR, Maxwell has scored 447 runs at an average of 27.94 and strike rate of 141.90.
Virat Kohli has the most runs in RCB-KKR matches (807) at an average of 33.63 and strike rate of 128.30. He is 39 away from 3,000 T20 runs on this ground.
Virat has great numbers against Umesh Yadav in the IPL: 83 balls, 162 runs, avg. 54.00, SR 174.2.
Mohammed Siraj is in dream form. He has taken the equal-most wickets this season (13) at an average of 15.38.
Seven of Siraj’s wickets have come in the powerplay, where he is conceding just 4.88 per over. KKR have lost the most powerplay wickets of any team (17), so Siraj will be ready to pounce.
Wanindu Hasaranga has taken four wickets in two matches against KKR. The legspinner has kept Andre Russell in check in domestic T20s, conceding just 25 in 22 balls with one dismissal. Also, he has excellent numbers against Jason Roy in T20s: six balls, seven runs, two dismissals.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Andre Russell is yet to fire in IPL 2023, but today could be his day. He has smashed 364 runs against RCB at an average of 40.44 and strike rate of 206.82. On this ground, he has hammered 266 runs at a strike rate of 237.14.
Venkatesh Iyer is KKR’s top run-scorer this season (254) at an average of 36.29 and strike rate of 159.75.
Nitish Rana vs RCB: 10 inns, 232 runs, avg. 29.00, SR 140.61.
Sunil Narine has taken 23 wickets against RCB at an economy of 6.18. He dismissed Virat Kohli earlier this season, who strikes at just 100 in 102 balls against Narine in IPL history (four dismissals).
Varun Chakravarthy blew RCB away with 4/15 earlier this season. He has strong numbers against Kohli (24 balls, 20 runs, one dismissal) and Maxwell (21 balls, 31 runs, two dismissals).
Umesh Yadav has had a difficult season so far, and KKR need him to deliver now. He has a superb record against Maxwell in all T20s, having dismissed him four times in 28 balls for 31 runs.
Other Stats and Facts
Head-to-head: Matches 32, RCB 14, KKR 18.
KKR lead RCB 7-4 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Shardul Thakur smashed 68 off 29 and took 1/15 to lead KKR to victory over RCB earlier in IPL 2023.
Faf du Plessis at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium: 9 inns, 420 runs, avg. 70.00, SR 154.41.
Mohammed Siraj has taken ten wickets in ten matches against KKR (avg. 26.30, econ. 7.66).
Harshal Patel vs Andre Russell in the IPL: 26 balls, 35 runs, two dismissals.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have scored at 8.30 per over at the death (16-20) in their last four matches while their overall scoring rate in the death overs in this IPL is 9.86 - the fourth lowest among all teams.
Virat Kohli is yet to be dismissed by a right-arm pacer in this IPL and has scored 108 runs off 64 balls. Overall against pace in IPL 2023, Kohli has an average of 75 with a strike rate of 171. But he has not been fluent against spin, averaging 22.25 with a strike rate of 103 and has fallen to spin four times.
There's a case for KKR to match Sunil Narine up with du Plessis in the powerplay. The spinner has kept him to 47 off 67 balls while dismissing him twice in all T20s. Kohli has also struggled to get Narine away in T20 cricket: 137 runs off 141 balls while being dismissed four times.
Umesh Yadav has a strong head-to-head record against Maxwell in T20s, getting him four times in seven innings while giving up only 31 runs off 28 balls.
A total of 102 sixes have been hit at the Chinnaswamy in IPL 2023, the highest at a venue so far this season
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