On Thursday, April 6, the 9th match of IPL 2023 will take place at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, where Kolkata Knight Riders (KOL) will face off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (BGR).
The two teams are set to face each other in Eden Gardens Stadium, at Kolkata. The Kolkata Knight Riders is led by Nitish Rana, and Faf du Plessis is the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Both the teams have many superstars in their squad and the fans are expecting a blockbuster match between the power-packed Kolkata Knight Riders and star-stunned Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, a few players from both these teams are also struggling through injuries or will miss the match 9 of the tournament due to national commitments.
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KOL vs BGR: Injury Updates for Match 9 of the Tournament
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have also been hit by injuries, with regular skipper and batting mainstay Shreyas almost ruled out of the tournament with a back problem.
Apart from Shreyas Iyer, the Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will also miss the match 9 of the tournament due to injury. Even though Lockie Fergusson have joined the KKR squad, he is a doubtful for the match 9 of the tournament, because of having injured his right hamstring last week.
KOL Squad for IPL 2023:
Nitish Rana (captain), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Liton Das, Mandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Suyash Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, David Wiese, Umesh Yadav.
Player Missing: Shreyas Iyer
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB faces injury concerns with Josh Hazlewood being set to miss the first half of the season due to his Achilles injury. Furthermore, there is no Rajat Patidar available for the today’s match, and Wanindu Hasaranga is unavailable due to his national commitments against New Zealand.
BGR Squad for IPL 2023:
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudesai, Karn Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell.
Player Missing: Josh Hazlewood
The upcoming match will witness two teams, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, facing each other, both teams will be hoping to put their best foot forward and shed their inconsistent past in the IPL 2023.