Royal Challengers Bangalore will host Kolkata Knight Riders in the 17th game of the Indian Premier League 2019. Bengaluru is yet to win a single game in this ongoing season and is currently sitting at the last place on the Points Table while Kolkata won two out of their three matches and are the fourth-placed team in the league. RCB will be eager to register a win on their home ground and winning the game against a team like KKR will give them a big boost. On the other hand, KKR will try to shrug off their memories of super-over defeat against Delhi Capitals and will eye to comeback on winning ways.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Virat Kohli-led team played against Rajasthan Royals in their last game, where they lost the game by seven wickets. The under fir top-order of RCB is a big concern for them as they failed against Rajasthan to pull their A game. It was Parthiv Patel who scored a timely half-century to take their total to 158. Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Shimron Hetmyer got out to Shreyas Gopal which left RCB finding for momentum.
They can make a few changes in their team for the game against KKR. Navdeep Saini might miss the game and Nathan Coulter-Nile is a likely replacement of him. Moeen Ali is another player who may miss this game and either of Washington Sundar or Pawan Negi can come in place. Shimron Hetmyer has been poor in the first four matches and Heinrich Klaasen is likely to make his RCB debut against KKR.
Probable XI: Parthiv Patel (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, Washington Sundar/Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.
Kolkata Knight Riders
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KKR is in great form since the start of this season. Though they lost their last game against Delhi Capitals in super-over, they will try to come back on winning ways. Andre Russell has been their biggest asset in this season as he is smashing every bowling lineup apart for sixes. He scored a crucial fifty in Delhi but the bowling lineup let the team down.
Kolkata can bring Sunil Narine back in the team as he has nursed his finger injury. Nikhil Naik will miss in this case. Rest of the team lineup is likely to remain same unless Captain Dinesh Karthik throws some last-minute surprise.
Probable XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C/WK), Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna.
