Squads –
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.
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
Team News –
RCB –
– Royal Challenges Bangalore won by a massive 39 runs against CSK. By winning the last game RCB are in the top 4 with 4 wins in their 6 games. Virat Kohli as always lead from the front scoring 90* while Morris picked 3 Wickets making it a dream debut for him.
– 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 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 game . Virat is also highest scorer for RCB against KKR.
– AB De Villiers will follow Virat at 2 down. He has a very poor Average of 26 when it comes to KKR but is best t20 player in world cricket.
– Washington Sunder will bat at 3 down. Sunder is a proper Allrounder and has the ability to hit the ball big. He actually opens in domestic games.
– Shivam Dube and Gurkeerat will bat in middle and should also play the role of hitter. Dube can be promoted any day.
– Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sunder will lead the spin section. Chahal has taken 11 Wickets against KKR.
– Isuru Udana, Chris Morris and Navdeep Saini will be the pace attack with Shivam Dube to assist. Morris and Udana will bowl in death.
KKR –
– Knight Riders won 2 back to back games from the door of defeats. Last game was a lucky win for KKR by a close margin of 2 runs with DK scoring his 1st 50 of the season.
– Russell was injured last game while fielding and didn’t came later to field. His injury is somewhat serious and his playing chances are very shallow. Chris Green can replace Russell if not fit to play.
– Andre Russell/Chris Green, Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine and Pat Cummins will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shubman Gill and Young Rahul Tripathi will open the innings. Tripathi showed why he deserves to open the Innings by scoring a brilliant 81 runs against CSK. Gill scored 57 last game with 220 runs this IPL.
– 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 3 games.
– English team t20 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.
– Andre Russell/Chris Green and Dinesh will bat in middle and be involved in finishing the game. Kartik played a captain’s knock scoring 58 the other day.
– Sunil Narine will lead the spin attack along with Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Both are bowling with a really good economy rate. Narine is bowling in death from last 2 games.
– Pat Cummins, Prasidh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Andre Russell(if plays) will be leading the pace attack.
Probable XI –
RCB –
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Gurkeerat Singh, Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Washington Sunder, Yuzi Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana.
KKR –
Shubhman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Andre Russell/Chris Green, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, K Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
Pitch Report –
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
The Sharjah ground has very small boundaries and pitches also are batting favourable resulting in a high scoring encounter.
Average Score : 200( IPL 2020)
Head to Head –
Total games : 25
RCB Won : 10
KKR Won : 15
Team Blueprint –
WK –
AB De Villiers ( 2 down + wk, best T20 striker even if retired, failed in both last games, 315 runs against KKR in 16 games, Must have)
Dinesh Karthik ( 1/3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, 58(29b) 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* last 3 games, 674 runs against KKR, Must have)
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very aggressive Batsman, 125 in 3 t20s against Aus recently, Must have especially in this game after too many failures)
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) last 5 games, very experienced, Must have )
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, 70*(62b), 47(34b),57(47b) last 3 games , Must in batting section)
Tom Banton ( Opener, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, must have if plays)
Nitish Rana ( 1 down, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, 26, 22,55, 9 last 4 games, poor form but must against RCB, he may also bowl )
Rahul Tripathi ( Opener, very attacking batsman, scores most of his runs in boundaries, 81(51b) last 2nd game against CSK, Must have)
Gurkeerat Singh( Middle order bat + part time off spin, 1200+ T20 runs , experienced)
D Padikal( Opener, loads of domestic records on his name, 211 runs in 6 games this IPL, 33 runs last game, Must have)
ALL –
Chris Morris( Right Arm fast + late hitting, death overs expert, 22 Wicket in BBL 2019, 3 Wickets on his debut last game )
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 playing this game)
Sunil Narine ( Any position + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 380+ T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, 2w last game, Must have, don’t make C/VC as he will give points mostly with bowl now )
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, 22(14b) last game)
Washington Sunder ( Off spin, very economical, bowls most overs in powerplay, bowling very economical, 2 Wickets last 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 –
Yuzi Chahal( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB, 19 wickets against KXIP, 9 Wickets in 6 games, 11 Wickets against KKR, 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)
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 98 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks , wicketless very economical with bowl last game, Must have)
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR, 115 t20 Wickets in 92 innings, just 1w in 3 games, didn’t played last game )
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 11 games, good at 8cr ,3 Wickets last game)
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in 9 list A games)
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, wicketless last game, Must pick from RCB)
Isuru Udana( Left arm Medium + late hitting, dark horse for RCB, experienced, 148 t20 Wickets, 1w last game)
S Mavi( Pacer, eco in very high close to 10, 6 Wickets in 5 games, death bowler for KKR )
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 against CSK, good at 8cr )
C/VC Options –
RCB –
AB De Villiers
Virat Kohli
Aaron Finch
Devdutt Padikkal
KKR –
Andre Russell
Eoin Morgan
Shubman Gill
