RCB vs KKR: The 36th match of Indian Premier League-16 is going to start at 7:30 pm at M Chinnaswamy Stadium between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Bengaluru has decided to bowl after winning the toss. Virat Kohli has come down to captain in the third match.
KKR ahead in head to head
Both the teams have been facing each other since the first season of IPL. Kolkata is ahead in the overall head to head record. So far 31 matches have been played between the two. KKR won in 17 and RCB in 14.
pitch report
In limited overs cricket, the pitch at M Chinnaswamy Stadium is batsmen friendly. Although spin bowlers especially leg spinners play an important role here. Fast bowlers can get early help.
Weather condition
The weather will not be good in Bengaluru on Sunday. It will be cloudy, there is a possibility of some rain. There may also be a storm. The temperature of this day will be between 32 to 21 degree Celsius.
Possible playing 11 of both the teams...
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Vanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, David Willey, Harshal Patel and Suyash Prabhudesai.
Impact Players: Vijaykumar Vaishak, Finn Ellin, Karn Sharma, Akashdeep and Anuj Rawat.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (Captain), Narayan Jagadishan, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, David VJ, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Players: Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Liton Das and Kulwant Khejroliya.