The 28th match of the 13th season of IPL will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Sharjah today. KKR is third and RCB is fourth in the points table. Talking about the last 5 matches played between the two, Bengaluru has beaten Kolkata only once.
Kolkata will have a chance to score a hat-trick of victory in the match. KKR have won the last two matches excitingly in the last over. First, he defeated Chennai by 10 runs and then Punjab by 2 runs. At the same time, Bengaluru registered the biggest win against Chennai Super Kings in the last match.
Doubt on playing Russell and Naren
Injured Andre Russell and Sunil Narine's suspected action for KKR is a cause for concern. In such a situation, both Tom Benton and Lockie Ferguson can get a place in the absence of a place in the team.
Naren got a warning during the match against Punjab
Naren's bowling action was found suspicious against Kings XI Punjab on Saturday. On this complaint, umpires Ulhas Gandhe and Chris Gaffney gave a warning. Both these umpires were ground umpiring in Saturday's match. The BCCI's suspected bowling action committee later added Naren's name to its warning list. The same committee will give the green signal to Naren for bowling.
RCB hopes for Kohli's superb form
RCB captain Virat Kohli, who is craving for runs in the opening matches, looks old. Kohli had a brilliant 90-run knock against Chennai in the previous match. Earlier too, Kohli hit an unbeaten fifty against Rajasthan.
Most expensive players from both teams
Kolkata's most expensive player is Pat Cummins. He will get Rs 15.50 crore for the season. After this comes the number of Sunil Naren, who will get 12.50 crores of the season. At the same time, Captain Kohli is the most expensive player in RCB. The team will give him 17 crores of a season. After him, AB de Villiers is named in the team, who will get Rs 11 crore this season.
Weather and Pitch Report
The sky will be clear in Sharjah. The temperature is likely to be between 23 and 37 degrees Celsius. The pitch in Sharjah can help the batsmen. Being a slow wicket here will also help the spinners a lot. The team that won the toss in Sharjah would like to bat first. The success rate of the first batting team's victory in the last 13 T20s in Sharjah has been 69%.
Total T20: 13 on this ground
First Batting Team Won: 9
First bowling team wins: 4
Average team score in first innings: 149
Team average score in second innings: 131
Kolkata won the title 2 times, Bengaluru still waiting
Kolkata has played the final twice (2014, 2012) so far in IPL history and has been the champion both times. At the same time, RCB played the final under the captaincy of Anil Kumble in 2009 and Daniel Vettori in 2011. The team also reached the final under Virat's captaincy in 2016. But, could not win the title even once.
Kolkata's success rate higher than Bengaluru
Kolkata has a success rate of 52.98% in IPL. KKR has played a total of 184 matches so far, in which it has won 96 and lost 88. At the same time, Bengaluru has a success rate of 47.81%. RCB has played a total of 187 matches so far, in which it has won 88 and lost 95. 4 matches remain inconclusive.
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