IPL 2019: RCB vs KKR - Venue, Stats, Key Players & Predicted XI
After a terrible start to their 2019 IPL campaign, Royal Challengers Bangalore is set to host Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB will be determined to open their account while the visitors will look to seal the top spot on the points table. We can anticipate another thrilling contest when both these teams battle it out in the 16th fixture of the Indian Premier League.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has had their worst-ever start to a IPL campaign this season. Having lost all four matches, RCB is the only team in the league that remains winless so far. Virat Kohli & co are on the cusp of being knocked out of the tournament, and we are only in the second week of the IPL.
RCB has been poor in all the three departments, which is why they are languishing at the bottom of the table. They will have to make some tough calls quite early if they want to stay alive in this tournament. The hosts would be hoping to register their first victory in this edition when they take on the Knight Riders.
Meanwhile, the Kolkata Knight Riders are sitting comfortably at the fourth position in the points table with two wins and a sole defeat in three matches. The visitors would be looking to dominate the tie against the struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore. Their only loss came in the super over game against the Delhi Capitals where some quality bowling by Kagiso Rabada undid them.
Andre Russell has been pivotal in KKR’s success as he has changed the game single-handedly to win them the first two games. With the momentum on their side, the Knight Riders have the upper hand heading into the upcoming match in Bangalore.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Friday, April 5, 2019
Time: 08:00 PM IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
League: Indian Premier League
Live Telecast: Star Network
Online Streaming: Hotstar
Head to Head
Total – 23
RCB – 09
KKR – 14
Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- N Coulter Nile or Tim Southee might feature in their playing XI to strengthen their pace attack
- Shimron Hetmyer or Moeen Ali might miss out after failing to impress in their last four games.
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Sunil Narine is expected to return after missing the last game due to an injury.
- Nikhil Naik will make the way for the Trinidadian.
Venue Stats
Average first Inns scores – 169
Average second Inns scores – 14
Highest total recorded – 263/5 (20 Ov) by RCB vs PWI
Lowest total recorded – 82/10 (15.1 Ov) by RCB vs KKR
Highest score chased – 207/5 (19.4 Ov) by CSK vs RCB
Lowest score defended – 106/2 (8 Ov) by RCB vs CSK
SQUADS
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Tim Southee, Shimron Hetmyer, Colin de Grandhomme, Parthiv Patel, Shivam Dube, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (c), Moeen Ali, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Prayas Barman
Kolkata Knight Riders
Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Lockie Ferguson, Chris Lynn, Prasidh Krishna, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Sandeep Warrier, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Harry Gurney, Rinku Singh, Yarra Prithviraj, Andre Russell, KC Cariappa
Key Players
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Virat Kohli
- Marcus Stoinis
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Nitish Rana
- Andre Russell
- Kuldeep Yadav
Probable Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Akshdeep Nath, Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini,
Kolkata Knight Riders
Dinesh Karthik, C Lynn, R Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Shubhman Gill, Sunil Narine, A Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, P Krishna, P Chawla, L Ferguson