KKR vs RCB pitch report: Kolkata Knight Riders will be seeking to return to profitable methods after they host rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the essential IPL 2024 fixture at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Shreyas Iyer-led KKR suffered a last-ball defeat whereas defending 223 runs towards Rajasthan Royals in their final recreation. Kolkata stay second in the factors desk however have gained simply as soon as in their final three video games this season however stay favourites towards RCB.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru wrestle to get out of the underside spot in the factors desk with six losses in their first seven video games this season. They had been thrashed by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final recreation whereas chasing a file 288-run goal and are in dire want of a win to stay in rivalry for the playoff qualification race.
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Pitch Report
Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens presents a balanced surface in T20 cricket however batters have dominated in all three IPL 2024 video games right here. Rajasthan Royals efficiently chased down a file 224-run goal at Eden Gardens in the final recreation whereas Kolkata chased 204 towards Sunrisers in the primary recreation at this venue this season. Teams bowling first have gained all three video games right here this season so the toss is anticipated to play a giant position in the end result on Sunday.
Eden Gardens, Kolkata stats
Total T20I Matches: 12
Matches gained batting first: 5
Matches gained bowling first: 7
Average first innings rating: 155
Average second innings rating: 137
Highest complete scored: 201/5 by Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Highest rating chased: 162/4 by India vs West Indies
Lowest complete scored: 70/10 by Bangladesh vs New Zealand
Lowest rating defended: 186/5 by India vs West Indies
KKR vs RCB possible enjoying XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders predicted enjoying XI: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted enjoying XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj.
