IPL 2020: RCB vs KKR Preview – Mid-table teams seek winning momentum
Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore and Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata Knight Riders will take on each other at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Match 22 of IPL 2020. Both the teams have 4 wins to their name in 6 matches. RCB defeated Chennai by 37 runs in Dubai. Meanwhile, KKR edged past Punjab by 2 runs at Abu Dhabi in a close contest the same afternoon.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have had a good start to the campaign. RCB are known to be slow starters, but this time around it has taken them just 6 games to register 4 wins. With the return of Chris Morris, RCB are looking covered in all aspects as well. Kolkata Knight Riders have also done well this season, winning their last 2 games out of nowhere. The unit looks a lot more settled now, and captain Dinesh Karthik is also back in form with that blinder against Kings XI in the last match. Both the captains would be looking to continue their good form in this all-important clash.
Match Info:
Match 28- RCB vs KKR
Venue- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Head To Head:
Stat Attack:
Andre Russell is 1 wicket away from completing 300 wickets in T20s.
AB de Villiers vs Sunil Narine in the IPL – 46 runs, 34 balls, 3 dismissals
Before a defeat in 2019, KKR had four straight victories against RCB.
Team News:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
For the first time in the last few years, the Royal Challengers are now genuinely looking like a proper unit which doesn’t just rely on Virat, AB, and Chahal. The emergence of Isuru Udana and the return of Chris Morris means that RCB finally has the right bowlers to bowl at the back end of the innings. However, the form of Aaron Finch has been a slight concern, and they would be hoping for him to regain his mojo at Sharjah.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Kolkata, even after winning, is in a bit of a tight spot. Sunil Narine has been reported by the on-field umpires for suspected illegal bowling action. He shall, however, continue to bowl in the rest of the tournament, but he has been placed in the Warning List. Another report in this edition of the league would mean that he’ll be disbarred from bowling. Andre Russell was also injured in the same match while attempting to catch the ball near the boundary in the 2nd over of the innings. The seriousness of the knee injury is yet to be known, and the uncertainty regarding his place in the next match remains.
Probable XI:
