Kolkata Knight Riders have rolled their sleeves to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 36th fixture of the IPL 2024. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)
Updated On: 2024-04-21 02:15 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. The match is set to begin at 3.30 PM
Previously, both teams have faced each other on 33 occasions out of which Kolkata has the upper hand with 19 wins. Bengaluru has defeated KKR in 14 matches
Shreyas Iyer-led KKR is having a great run in the IPL 2024 as they have won four matches out of six. On the other hand, RCB is placed at the bottom of the table with just one win from seven games. The visitors will be eager to get back on winning tracks
Sunil Narine has been a standout performer for KKR throughout the tournament. The left-hander also registered his first IPL century in the previous game against RR
RCB will heavily rely on Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis to deliver an impressive start for the side
Also, it will be interesting to see if Glenn Maxwell who opted out citing "mental and physical break" features in today's game
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad:
Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:
Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dushmantha Chameera, Srikar Bharat, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Allah Ghazanfar