Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Tata IPL 2022 6th Match Preview:
Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 33°C on the matchday with 30 % humidity and 14 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the DY Patil ground has a pitch that bestows reasonable bounce to the bowlers but often it stays true. We can anticipate matches that produce scores in the vicinity of 160-170 as a standard fare. Overall, it is a surface that has help on offer for both departments.
The 6th match of the Tata IPL 2022 will see Royal Challengers Bangalore facing off against Kolkata Knight Riders on 30th March at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.
The sixth match of the TATA IPL 2022 will see the clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time in the sixth match of this season of the Tata IPL.
Royal Challengers Bangalore played their last game against Punjab Kings where Punjab Kings beat them by 5 wickets. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli smashed 88 runs and 41 runs respectively for Royal Challengers Bangalore in that game.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders played their last game against Chennai Super Kings where they won the game by 6 wickets. Ajinkya Rahane knocked 44 runs while Umesh Yadav took 2 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders in that game.
These two teams have met a total of 30 times in the IPL, where Royal Challengers Bangalore won 13 games while Kolkata Knight Riders won the remaining games.
Average 1st innings score: 170
The team batting second has great records here. They have maintained a winning percentage of 60 on this ground.
Probable XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
Top Picks:
Faf du Plessis is a right-handed batsman from Royal Challengers Bangalore who leads the team. He scored 88 runs in the last game and will be hoping for something similar in this match as well.
Virat Kohli is a right-handed batsman from Royal Challengers Bangalore. He smashed 44 runs in the last match and can turn out to be among the top points contributors here.
Harshal Patel is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler from Royal Challengers Bangalore. He took 1 wicket in the last game and will be aiming for an even better performance here.
Anuj Rawat is a left-handed batsman from Royal Challengers Bangalore who opens the innings for them. He marked 21 runs in the last match and will be hoping to capitalize on the start here.
Ajinkya Rahane is a right-handed batsman from Kolkata Knight Riders. He stacked 44 runs in the last game and cam make a significant impact with the bat once again here.
Shreyas Iyer is a right-handed batsman from Kolkata Knight Riders. He smacked 20 runs in the last match and will have the responsibility to contribute hugely here.
Captain and Vice-Captain Choices:
Captain – Virat Kohli, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
Vice-Captain – Harshal Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Faf du Plessis
