KKR VS RCB, a marquee clash, will take place at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST on March 30th 2022.
Knight Riders have faced Royal Challengers in 29 matches in the IPL, with KKR winning on 16 occasions while RCB triumphed in the remaining ones.
Team Updates:
Knight Riders started their campaign with a bang against Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede. KKR comprehensively defeated CSK in the tournament’s first match with 6 wickets to spare to ride high on confidence. The bowlers and batters are in good touch for the two-time champions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are again in the predicament of how to solve their bowling problems. The team failed to defend 206 versus Punjab Kings in their first match of the Tata IPL 2022. However, the form of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik are favourable for them.
Probable XIs:
KKR: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Cricreads Fantasy XI:
Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli (c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shahbaz Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Harshal Patel, Varun Chakravarthy
Predicted Star-Batter:
Virat Kohli, the former RCB captain, remained unbeaten on 41* in the first game against PBKS and is showing hunger for runs. Kohli stayed extremely positive versus Punjab, which shows that by leaving captaincy, he has freed himself from the burden holding him back. Virat is not just the batter to look out for in KKR vs RCB encounter but a threat to all the other teams and a solid contender for Orange Cap in the ongoing sports extravaganza.
Predicted Star-Bowler
Harshal Patel, the winner of the purple cap in IPL 2021, had a forgettable first game of the season against the Kings. Patel will be eager to bounce back and regain his reputation as the premium death overs bowler in the game’s shortest format at KKR vs RCB clash.
Predicted Winner:
Cricreads predicts that Royal Challengers will come out on top against Kolkata Knight Riders on the back of a brilliant performance by Virat Kohli.
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