Preview:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders all are set to lock honrs in match 10 of the opening IPL 2024 on Friday. March 29, at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB who suffered a loss to CSK in the reason opener, came back with a roaring win in their second game against Punjab Kings at home and opened their account in the points table. star batter Virat Kohli played a match-winning knock of 77runs to guide his team to victory. Dinesh Karthik's quick-fire unbeaten knock of 28 runs of 10 balls sealed the game for the Bengaluru-based franchise.
Meanwhile, KKR, coming of a narrow win in their season opener against Sunrises Hyderabad, aim to maintain their momentum and strengththen their position early in the mega event. Strong West Indian all-rounder Andree Russell remained everyone why he is one of the most dangerous T20 batter in the world with his brilliant 64-runs knock. Young Harshit Rana held his nerve till the very last and bowled a brilliant final over to win the game for his team by 4 runs.
Pitch Report:
The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is famous for its batting-friendly pitch, which typically produces high-scoring clashes. Due to the short boundaries and lightning-fast outfield, no target seems oou of reach for the batting team, allowing them two easily chase down seemingly daunting totals. However's team batting first should aim to post a formidable score, preferably will over 200 runs to remain compititive in the match as the surface tends to favor the batters heavily.
RCB Playing XIs:
Faf du plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Muhammad Siraj, Yash Dayal.
KKR Playing XIs:
Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Natish Rana, Ramandeep Sing, Rinku Sing, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.
Best batter of the match:
After a brilliant performance in the last game Virat Kohli could again emerge as the best batter of the match in the upcoming game. He will aim to play a solid innings and lead RCB to yet another victory of the season against the in form Kolkata Knight Riders.
Best bowler of the match:
Sunil Narine spin blowing will be crucial for KKR and he could be the best bowlerin the upcoming encounter. Marine can provide crucial breakthroughs during matches. He was encnomical in the last game and has a good record against RCB.
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