IPL 2020 Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Latest Update: PITCHING: KKR wins the draw and opts to hit first against RCB in Abu Dhabi. Andre Russell is injured and Sunil Narine has yet to return after the incident with his action.
Breakthrough: Having finally picked up some momentum, Kolkata Knight Riders led by Eoin Morgan will look to avenge their first-leg loss to the star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore when the two sides meet at the IPL in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore is currently third in the points table with 12 points, two more than Kolkata Knight Riders in fourth place. For both parties, this represents a great opportunity to consolidate their positions in terms of the top four.
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KKR
Eoin Morgan turned to Lockie Ferguson against Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kiwi responded in style. One expects more of the same against players like AB De Villiers, RCB captain Virat Kohli and starter Aaron Finch. Morgan will be concerned about Andre Russell’s fitness and could give him a break just before the end of the tournament.
In turn, it remains to be seen if they bring in Sunil Narine, whose action has been cleared. Kuldeep Yadav, who was also included against SRH after being benched for eight games, looked decent alongside his regular spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
KKR also hopes that their young hitter from India, Shubman Gill, along with Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi can provide a good platform for players like Morgan and former captain Dinesh Karthik to end up with a flurry.
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RCB
Virat Kohli’s team have happy memories of playing KKR, especially ABD, who broke the bowling alley with some brutal punches in Sharjah. He’s unlikely to change the hitting and neither is his plan for AB and Kohli to hit the first hit after Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch laid the groundwork.
ABD has been in ominous form for them and won the game single-handed with 55 unbeaten 22-balls in their 178-run chase against the Royals. Kohli will also be looking to convert their starts as they look to brighten their playoff hopes with a double against KKR.
In the bowling department, players like Navdeep Saini, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal will be tasked with preventing KKR from taking off with their heavy hitters. Mohammed Siraj, who has been talked about for the Australia tour, will have extra motivation to impress the skipper, which bodes well for RCB.
WHAT: IPL 2020, Match 39
WHEN: October 21 at 7:30 pm IST
WHERE: Abu Dhabi
TELECAST: Star Sports Network
LIVE STREAM: Disney + Hotstar
Squads
Horsemen of the Kolkata Knights: Eoin Morgan (c), Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (week), Andre Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Tom Banton, Siddhesh Lad, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrior, Shivam Mavi, Rinku Singh, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel (wk), Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa.
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