The 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) draws near the halfway point when Match 28 pits Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the high-scoring Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Both teams sit fairly in the top half of the table with four wins in six games. On the one hand, we have the Kolkata Knight Riders, who have gained momentum after a slow start to competition.
With a powerful hitting unit that complements well with the spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine, KKR looks poised for a top four result this season. They come into this game after two sensational victories, including an outright robbery against KXIP on Saturday, which should give them a lot of confidence heading into this match.
His opponents RCB have also done very well this season with the additions of Chris Morris and Devdutt Padikkal reaping the rewards so far. His bowling unit, which has been the focus of criticism for the past few seasons, has also performed admirably with Chahal at the helm.
With players like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers also in good shape, ideally they would imagine their chances of a second straight win in Sharjah.
However, RCB would not be very fond of their IPL record against KKR, which is 15-10 against them. Either side won a game every past season in the IPL, in games that saw Andre Russell star with bat in hand.
If their encounters at IPL 2019 are any hint of what’s to come on Monday, we should be in for another high-scoring thriller considering the venue as well. With the likes of Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill hitting the field, we should be in for an absolute treat!
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Squads to choose from
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Dinesh Karthik (C), Shivam Mavi, Tom Banton, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Nitesh Rana, Siddhesh Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Chris Green, and Rahul Tripathi
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Predicted move 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana and Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C&WK), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, and Varun Chakravarthy.
Match details
Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 28
Date: October 12, 2020 at 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
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Launch report
Another high-scoring encounter is coming up in Sharjah with the average first-inning score at the 2020 IPL at the venue being 212. Although pacemakers have had some success in this venue, the hitters have ruled the roost with the dimensions of the ground. playing in their hands. .
However, the spinners varied their pace perfectly last time in Sharjah, which could be a template for players like Chahal and Narine on this surface. Ideally, both captains would be looking to chase on this surface with conditions that probably won’t change much during the game.
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