Squads –
KKR –
Dinesh Karthik (c), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Chris Green, Eoin Morgan, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB –
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.
Team News –
KKR –
– Knight Riders won their last game in a super over against SRH and are in more comfortable situation than the bottom teams for the qualifiers. They need to desperately win this game for inching towards the playoffs.
– Sunil Narine or Andre Russell any 1 will play this game. Russell is likely to be missed out due to injury in last game.
– Andre Russell/Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Lochie Ferguson and Pat Cummins will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shubman Gill and Young Rahul Tripathi will open the innings. Tripathi scored 83 against CSK but failed in next 3 games completely. Gill is scoring runs but at a very slow pace.
– Nitish Rana will bat at 1 down. Rana is a very attacking Batsman and was very consistent scoring 350+ runs last season. Rana after scoring 58 against DC failed badly in next 4-5 games.
– Captain Eoin Morgan will bat 2 down. He is one of the best hitters in world cricket and has been in good form this season. He scored 34 last game.
– Dinesh Kartil and Andre Russell/Sunil Narine will bat in middle and be involved in finishing the game. Kartik has been playing attacking Cricket from last few games.
– Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine(if plays) will lead the spin attack along with Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Varun has been bowling brilliantly this IPL.
– Pat Cummins, Lochie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi and Andre Russell(if fit) will be leading the pace attack. Lochie took 5 Wickets last game.
RCB –
– Royal Challenges Bangalore won their 2nd game of season against RR and are 3rd in the points table. This win will assure them 2nd spot with 7 wins.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be Aaron Finch, ABD, Chris Morris and Isuru Udana.
– Aaron Finch and Young Devdutt Padikal will open the innings. Finch is a world class batter while Padikal showed his class in with 3 50+ scores this IPL. Finch is slightly out of form but is a quality player.
– Virat Kohli will bat 1 down. Virat is back in form after scoring 72, 42 and 90* in last few games. Virat also scored 43 last game.
– AB De Villiers will follow Virat at 2 down. He is in excellent form and won the game single handedly for RCB with 50 of just 22 balls.
– Washington Sunder will bat at 3 down. Sunder is a proper Allrounder and has the ability to hit the ball big. Dube will follow him.
– Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sunder and Shahbaz Ahmed will lead the spin section. Sunder is bowling most of his overs in powerplay.
– Isuru Udana, Chris Morris and Navdeep Saini will be the pace attack with Shivam Dube to assist. Morris and Udana will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
KKR –
Shubhman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Andre Russell/Sunil Narine, Lochie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
RCB –
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Chris Morris, Shivam Dube/Gurkeerat Mann, Washington Sunder, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzi Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana.
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitches at Abu Dhabi are generally at the slower side giving assistance to spin more than pace in 2nd innings.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 27
KKR Won : 15
RCB Won : 11
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Dinesh Karthik ( 3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, 29(12b) last game )
AB De Villiers ( 2 down + wk, best T20 striker in world cricket, 77*(33b) last game against KKR, 55(22b) last game)
Parthiv Patel( Opener, known for his fiery starts, SR of 170 in powerplay)
Josh Philippe( 3 down, very attacking Aussie Batsman, 487 runs in BBL 2019 with SR of 130, will not play)
BAT –
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, highest IPL runs , 72*,43,90*,33*,48, 43 in last 6 games, Must have)
Eoin Morgan ( 2/3 down, English team t20 captain, 6000+ t20 runs in 271 games, 42(29b), 34(23b),44(18b), 7(10b), 24(23b),39(29b),34(23b) last 7 games, very experienced, Must have )
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings any game, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, 70*(62b), 47(34b),57(47b) last 4 of 5 games , Must in batting section)
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very aggressive Batsman, 125 in 3 t20s against Aus recently, 47(37) last 2nd game, Must have especially in this game after too many failures)
D Padikal( Opener, loads of domestic records on his name, 211 runs in 6 games this IPL, 35 runs last game, Must have)
Tom Banton ( Opener, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, failed last game, played against RCB last game but failed)
Nitish Rana ( 1 down, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, 26, 22,55, 29 last 4 games, poor form, he may also bowl )
Rahul Tripathi ( Opener, very attacking batsman, scores most of his runs in boundaries, 81(51b) against CSK, Must have)
ALL –
Andre Russell ( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, one of the best hitters in t20 cricket, 510 runs at SR of 202 in IPL 2019 also 11 Wickets with bowl , risky this game )
Chris Morris( Right Arm fast + late hitting, death overs expert, 22 Wicket in BBL 2019, 9 Wickets in last 4 games, 4 Wickets last game, Must have)
Sunil Narine ( Any position + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 380+ T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, will play)
Moeen Ali ( Middle order+ off spin, very attacking Batsman, can be promoted, 6w + 220R for last season, 1w last game Played, Must have if plays )
Shivam Dube( Lower order + part time pace, can hit the ball really big, bowls sometimes, 4w this season, 23 runa last game, can be promoted)
Washington Sunder ( 2/3 down +Off spin, very economical, bowls most overs in powerplay, 2 Wickets last 2nd game)
S Ahmed( Bowling All, slow left arm, excellent domestic season, 36R + 3W in practice game, can be a excellent pick even in SL )
BOWL –
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 98 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks, 1w after 5 games against SRH )
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR, 115 t20 Wickets in 92 innings, just 1w in 3 games, played last game )
Yuzi Chahal( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB, 14 Wickets in 9 games, Must have)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, bowls his 2-3 overs in powerplay, 20 Wickets in 2018 for RCB, very expensive last game + wicketless, will not play)
Dale Steyn( Right arm fast, very experienced, 256 T20 Wickets, could be benched again)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, emerging talent, bowls close to 150ks, 1w last game against KKR )
Lochie Ferguson ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls over 145+, 3 Wickets + 2 Wickets in super over last game )
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 11 games, didn’t played last game)
Isuru Udana( Left arm Medium + late hitting, dark horse for RCB, experienced, 148 t20 Wickets, wicketless but was economical)
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in 9 list A games, wicketless but was bowling beautifully, didn’t played last game)
S Mavi( Pacer, eco in very high close to 10, 7 Wickets in 6 games, death bowler for KKR, 1w last game)
M Siddharth( Slow left arm, 5 Wickets in tnpl 2019, can also bowl in powerplay)
Varun Chakravarthy ( Leg spin, mystery bowler with lot of variations, 1 Wicket last game, good at 8cr )
C/VC Options –
KKR –
Eoin Morgan
Shubman Gill
Nitish Rana
Andre Russell
RCB –
AB De Villiers
Virat Kohli
Chris Morris
Devdutt Padikkal