In the 39th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) locking horns with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. KKR managed to register a close win against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a close encounter. The game ended in a tie and the game entered into the super-over, in which KKR emerged as victorious.
Lockie Ferguson came into the playing XI and announced his arrival in style. KKR will be facing a stern challenger against RCB, who thrashed the Knight Riders in the reverse encounter a week ago. KKR can make changes in their playing XI to pose a tougher challenger this time around. The same team, which suffered six consecutive defeats in IPL 2019, has turned into a serious contender for the coveted trophy as RCB has won six games so far out of nine.
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RCB is currently behind Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) on the points table. Recently, with the help of AB de Villiers, completed a heist against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Saturday as they came from behind to register a glowing 7-wicket win. ABD thrashed RR’s bowlers towards, still the Bangalore will be looking to fine-tune the balance in the squad against KKR.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
A half-fit Andre Russell failed to defend 18 runs in the final over against SRH. If the hamstring injury isn’t too serious, the team management will continue to bank on the allrounder to turn things around with the bat. Bar any forced injury-related changes, KKR will be expected to retain the same XI.
Probable XI: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell/Chris Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Aaron Finch’s form has now become a matter of concern for the team but one thing is certain that the team is going to stick with him through thick and thin. He’s part of the leadership group and compliments Devdutt Padikkal.
Probable XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal.
