Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage as Kolkata Knight Riders take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 39 of IPL 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
KKR 13/3 after 3 overs: Kolkata is in serious trouble when Navdeep Saini attacks after Mohammed Siraj’s double hit. Saini eliminates Shubman Gill as he falls on an ambitious shooting shot. Tom Banton and Dinesh Karthik have a job on their hands.
KKR 3/2 after 2 overs: What a start from Bangalore when Mohammed Siraj does a double whammy by eliminating Rahul Tripathi and then castleing Nitish Rana for a duck. Sleep start.
KKR 3/0 after 1 over: Excellent start for Chris Morris and only three races have come since the opening. Both Gill and Tripathi are out of place.
All right, we are ready for Match 39 to begin and it will be Rahul Tripathi along with Shubman Gill who will open the batting for KKR. It will be Chris Morris with the new ball. Here we go!
Pitch: Kolkata Knight Riders win the pitch, choose to hit first
Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Mohammed Siraj, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Horsemen of the Kolkata Knights: Shubman Gill, Tom Banton, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (w), Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Changes: KKR – Tom Banton and Prasidh Krishna replace Shivam Mavi and Andre Russell | RCB – Mohammed Siraj replaces Shahbaz Ahmed
Position in the points table:
RCB currently occupies third position in the 2020 IPL points table with 12 points from nine starts, including six wins and three losses. Meanwhile, KKR is fourth in the standings with 10 points, having won five games and lost four.
Last IPL meeting:
RCB (194/2 in 20 overs) beat KKR (112/9 in 20 overs) by 82 runs.
Head-to-head: (25 games – KKR 14 | RCB 11)
The two teams have faced each other 25 times in the IPL so far, with KKR posting a 14-11 win / loss record against RCB.
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The preview
Just 10 days after being decimated by the sword of AB de Villiers, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will set out to banish those painful memories when they take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
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The strong 82-run loss was followed by an eight-wicket beating by Mumbai Indians in Eoin Morgan’s first game as captain, leaving the team in disarray. Key bowler Sunil narine he was benched for both games after being reported for a “suspected illegal bowling action.”
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But a Lockie Ferguson-inspired Super Over victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has helped the two-time champion stop the slide. What has also brought some smiles is the news that Narine’s action was cleared and removed from the warning list. The hope now is for a full, power-packed performance that has eluded the team so far.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa, Parthiv Patel, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube
Kolkata Knight Rider Squad: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (w), Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik , Rinku Singh, Chris Green, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Tom Banton, Manimaran Siddharth, Prasidh Krishna, Tim Seifert
What: KKR vs RCB, Game 39, 7:30 pm IST
Where: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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