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The RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 match will be played on Friday, March 29 in Bengaluru. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. It is the second game for the Kolkata Knight Riders while the third of the campaign for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

KKR vs RCB is one of the highly anticipated rivalries in the IPL. The two teams have played 32 matches. Out of these 32 games, Bangalore has won 14 whereas Kolkata has come out victorious on 18 occasions. KKR won both the games last year and has a head-to-head record of 3-2 in the last five games.

RCB lost the season opener against CSK and came back storming in their next game against Punjab Kings. Virat Kohli’s 77 anchored the run chase as Dinesh Karthik (28 off 10) and Mahipal Lomror (17 off 8 ) saw the team home.

The RCB bowlers did a decent job on the Chinnaswamy wicket as the total of 176 was par on that wicket. The Chinnaswamy stadium is the biggest six-hitting ground in the IPL and the RCB bowlers did a good job of not conceding over 200.

KKR almost lost their season opener against SRH. Despite scoring over 200 runs with the bat, their bowlers almost gave away the runs. KKR’s million-dollar man Mitchell Starcgave away 51 runs in his first outing for the Knight Riders. In the end, it was Harshit Rana who defended 13 off the final over as KKR prevailed by four wickets.

KKR yet again opened with Sunil Narine as the move backfired. However, the Windies spinner was as economical with the ball as ever giving away just 19 runs off his spell and picking up a wicket. Heading into the next game, KKR needs to sort out their opening combination. Gautam Gambhir as the mentor of the team should think about promoting a long-term opening combination.

The Knight Riders used 12 opening combinations in the last two seasons and lost nearly 60 wickets inside the powerplay. Phil Salt is the designated opener with Venkatesh Iyer looking the best fit to open the batting. The middle-order of Shreyas Iyer, Niotish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandee Singh, and Andre Russell looks deadly and needs to continue their batting prowess in the middle overs.

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RCB vs KKR Broadcasting Rights in India

Star Sports has bagged the broadcast rights of IPL 2024. Thus, the RCB vs KKR match will be broadcast live across Star Sports channels in multiple languages. Disney Star had won India TV rights of IPL for a bid of Rs 23,575 crores.

RCB vs KKR Live Streaming Platform in India

Jio Cinema is the live-streaming platform for IPL 2024 for India. All matches will be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website. Jio won the digital rights for a whopping 23,758 crores.

Subscription Plan in India

Jio users can recharge their Jio SIM using multiple plans. Multiple dats packs are also available as well as unlimited internet packs in the network. The monthly recharges are available for 239, and 299. A three-month plan is available for 666, 739, 749 and 999. Yearly play is available starting from 2999.

IPL Live Streaming In India– When and Where To Watch RCB vs KKR Live In India? IPL 2024, Match 10

When will the RCB vs KKR match begin?

The match begins at 7.30 pm IST on March 29, Friday.

Where will the RCB vs KKR match take place?

The match will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

How to Live Telecast the RCB vs KKR match on television?

Star Sports network will live telecast all IPL 2024 matches in India.

How to Livestream the RCB vs KKR match on mobile Online?

The live streaming of IPL 2024 is available on Jio Cinema for free.

Conclusion

The RCB vs KKR rivalry will ignite in the very first game. Looking at the batting lineups of both sides and the venue being Chinnaswamy, we can expect a high-scoring match. Meanwhile, Jio Ciena will continue to livestream IPL 2024 for free.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) go head to head in match 10 of IPL 2024 on Friday, March 29. The RCB vs KKR rivalry is one of the most keenly followed rivalries in the IPL.

The rivalry features two of the biggest names in Indian cricket, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. The first major altercation between the two happened in an IPL 2013 match. Last year, another verbal altercation happened after the end of the RCB vs LSG match that reignited this rivalry.

Gambhir has now returned as the mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders. As captain of KKR, he had some big performances and wins against RCB. Virat Kohli was leading the Royal Challengers Bangalore at that point.

Meanwhile, heading into the game, KKR should consider themselves lucky to win the first game against SRH at home. After scoring over 200 runs, their bowlers almost leaked the runs but Harshit Rana managed to keep his cool in the final over. Mitchell Starc went for 51 runs in his first game for KKR and needs to make a big comeback with the ball against his former IPL franchise.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after losing their season opener against CSK, came back to winning ways against Punjab Kings. Virat Kohli led the way with a brilliant 77 as Dinesh Karthik aced the finisher’s role to chase down 177. The RCB bowlers did a good job of not conceding over 200 runs.

RCB vs KKR Head To Head Records In IPL

Played	Won by KKR	Won by RCB	Tie	No Result
32	18	14	0	0

RCB vs KKR Head To Head Records At Chinnaswamy Stadium

Matches Played	Matches won by KKR	Matches won by RCB	Previous Meeting
11	7	4	KKR won by 21 runs

RCB vs KKR Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

The two teams have played 32 matches with the Knight Riders winning 18 games and Bangalore franchise. KKR leads the overall head to head count and also wins at Eden Gardens and Chinnaswamy.

RCB vs KKR: Last 5 Encounters

Kolkata Knight Riders have won four out of the last five games against RCB. They also won both their games against RCB last year. They won in Kolkata by 81 runs and in Bangalore by 21 runs.

RCB vs KKR: Key Moments and Stand-out Performances (Players)

One of Virat Kohli’s seven IPL hundreds came against KKR in IPL 2019. Andre Russell has a strike rate of 205.05 against KKR. Sunil Narine (23) and Yuzvendra Chahal (19) are the top two wicket-takers in this rivalry.

RCB vs KKR: Trends and Patterns

KKR have dominated the RCB vs KKR rivalry throughout the IPL history. They have won 18 games as opposed to 14 by RCB. The Knight Riders have won seven games each at Eden Gardens and Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCN, on the other hand, have won more games at neutral venues (6).

RCB vs KKR Head-to-Head Records in IPL- IPL 2024, Match 10

Matches Played – 32

RCB Won – 14

KKR Won – 18

Most Runs For RCB- Virat Kohli- 861

Most Wickets For RCB- Yuzvendra Chahal- 19

Most Runs For KKR- Gautam Gambhir-465

Most Wickets For KKR- Sunil Narine- 23

Conclusion

We can expect another high-scoring contest in the upcoming RCB vs KKR contest. Over the years, the two teams have had high-scoring contests. RCB’s top score against KKR is 213 while their lowest is 49. KKR’s top-score against RCB is 222 while their lowest is 84.

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Chinnaswamy Stadium is all set to host the RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 match on Friday, March 29. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST and is the second straight home game for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The Kolkata Knight Riders play their next three games away from home and it starts with the match against RCB. Over the years, they have had a good head-to-head count against RCB. They lead the head-to-head count by 18-14.

The Knight Riders won their last four out of the five games against RCB. They won both their games last season. Heading into this game, they won their previous game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In a way, they were lucky to win their match against KKR. The game was out of their grasp. However, Harshit Rana kept a cool head to win the game for the side.

Mitchell Starc went for 51 off his four overs against SRH and remained wicketless. He needs to come back and have a good game for KKR against RCB. There will be pressure for him to deliver with the big price tag on his back and Starc needs to step up.

RCB after losing their season opener against CSK came back to winning ways with a thumping win against Punjab Kings. The batters chased down 177 for victory with Virat Kohli leading the way with 77 of 49 balls. He looked sublime in the game against Punjab Kings which is an ominous sign for KKR. Dines Karthik and Mahipal role aced the finishing act to win the match for the Bengaluru franchise. Karthik fancies playing against KKR and he has a strike rate of 132.33.

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RCB vs KKR Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Chinnaswamy Stadium– IPL 2024, Match 10

Weather Report Of Bengaluru

Different to the norms, Bengaluru is currently having very hot and humid conditions. This is the summer season in the city as well but the weather is not the weather the city is accustomed to having. To add to that, the city is coping with a water crisis problem. However, the Karnataka State Cricket Association and the IPL officials have assured that the IPL will not be impacted by the same.

For The RCB vs KKR game on Friday, the temperatures will be around 36 degrees in the daytime. The conditions will be mostly sunny and very warm in the daytime. By the evening, the temperatures will drop down to 26 degrees and will be mainly clear. Humidity will be around 33 percent and there is no threat of rain.

Pitch Analysis

The pitch at the Chinnaswamy stadium has always been a batting-friendly one. The venue has seen the most sixes in the IPL and is a six-hitting ground in general. Almost 50 out of the 90 games have been won by the team chasing while 37 matches were won batting first. Generally, more sixes are hit at this ground than fours. With big-hitters on both sides, we can expect a high-scoring contest.

Weather Impact on RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 Match 10

There is a negligible change of rain of 1 percent according to Accuweather. Thus it can be confirmed that rain will not interrupt the game at all and we can have a full 40 overs game. The fans at the Chinnaswamy will be tooting for RCB. In between, there will be a few KKR fans as well. Given the matchwinners in both sides, we can have a high-scoring contest.

Conclusion

The Chinnaswamy is considered as a chasing ground. Teams will prefer chasing at this venue as RCB proved against Punjab Kings. The stats favor the chasing team as well and the impact of dew on the game will be an interesting observation.

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The RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 match will be played at the Chinnaswamy stadium on March 29 from 7.30 pm IST. This is the second straight home game for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Kolkata Knight Riders after their first win at home play their next three at home before coming back to Eden Gardens on April 14. They start against RCB and play at their favourable Chinnaswamy stadium. Interestingly, KKR have a favourable 18-14 head-to-head count against RCB in 32 IPL games.

Team Analysis

Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB have tasted success at home as they defeated Punjab Kings in their previous game. Led by Virat Kohli’s 77, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the game by four wickets and with four balls to spare.

Their bowlers did a good job of not conceding over 200 runs. Their batters again did the job by chasing down the total at a chasing ground. Kohli, Faf and Dinesh Karthik all have their strike rates on the higher side against KKR and love playing against them. What they would ideally want is not to concede above 200 if they are asked to bowl first.

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR would consider themselves lucky to win their first game at home. All the team have won their first game at home. KKR will now be on the move and winning away from home will be important. Their batters did a good job to post a score above 200 but their bowlers nearly spilt it.

KKR have a few areas to work on heading into this contest. They will need Mitchell Starc to step up and need to sort out their opening combination. Over the last two seasons, the Knight Riders used 12 different opening combinations and lost nearly 60 wickets in the powerplay. While Phil Salt looks the settled overseas opener, KKR needs to identify who can open with him for a longer run. The Sunil Narine experiment did not work in the last game.

Key Factors

Pitch Conditions

The Chinnaswamy stadium is historically a chasing ground and RCB proved the saying right in their last game against Punjab Kings. 50 out of almost 90 matches have been won by the team chasing. This is also a six-hitting venue with the most sixes being hit at this stadium. The pitch has true bounce and carry and the ball will come into bat quickly. The Chinnaswamy is often called the bowler’s graveyard.

Form and Fitness

Fitness-wise the two teams have no injury concerns with the current lot of players on both sides. Virat Kohli gave a glimpse of his batting form against Punjab Kings with a blazing 77 with talks of him likely to be not included in India’s T20 World Cup squad. After not scoring a fifty last season, Andre Russell started with 64 off 25 balls. Shreyas Iyer bagged a first-ball duck while Ramandeep Singh and Rinku Singh played handy cameos.

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Tactical Acumen

For KKR, the tactical acumen will come from Gautam Gambhir who will have his plans to stop the likes of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik who have a good record against KKR. RCB will have their own plans to stop the big West Indian. Tactical acumen for KKR also needs to be around Mitchell Starc who went for 51 in the first game and remained wicketless. KKR needs wickets from him in the powerplay.

Recent Venue Records (Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)

IPL Matches Played 89

Matches Won Batting First 37

Matches Won Batting Second 48

Matches Won Winning Toss 48

Matches Won Losing Toss 37

Matches with No Result 4

Average 1st Inns scores 141

Average 2nd Inns scores 136

Who Will Score Most Runs For RCB: Virat Kohli /Faf du Plessis

Who Will Take Most Wickets For RCB: Karn Sharma / Mohd Siraj

Who Will Score Most Runs For KKR: Phil Salt / Andre Russell

Who Will Take Most Wickets For KKR: Sunil Narine / Varun Chakravarthy

RCB vs KKR Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match? IPL 2024, Match 10

KKR have a good record at the Chinnaswamy winning seven out of the 1 games played at the venue. However, having won a game at home already and with the support of the fans, RCB will have a clear advantage.

Conclusion

KKR leads the overall head-to-head count against RCB and also in matches played at the Chinnaswamy. We can expect a high-scoring contest with the big match players expected to rise to the occasion.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) in match 10 of IPL 2024 on Friday, March 29. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. KKR won against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their first game at home.

They will be now on the move for their next three games against RCB, DC, and CSK before coming back to Kolkata on April 14. The Knight Riders were lucky in a way with their win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Virtually it was Harshit Rana who kept his cool in the final over and delivered a win for KKR.

Heading into this game, KKR will need to do well in all departments. They need to sort out their opening combination and the bowlers will need to step up at Chinnaswamy. The Sunil Narien has not been working since 2022. Thus KKR will need to find an opener alongside Phil Salt.

The seam department as a whole needs to have a better outing led by Mitchell Starc who was very expensive in the first match. Gautam Gambhir’s biggest challenge will be to bring out the best from Starc and the entire bowling lineup.

He will also need to put an end to KKR’s woes at the top. The side has lost the most wickets inside the powerplay in the last two seasons. They lost three in the first game including their skipper Shreyas Iyer. Also for KKR to do well, their spinners Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Suyash Sharma.

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KKR Playing 11 vs RCB- IPL 2024, Match 10

Phil Salt (WK)

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Salt will open the batting for the Kolkata Knight Riders. He started with a 54 and will be key for the franchise throughout the tournament. He was named as a replacement for Jason Roy who pulled out due to personal reasons.

Venkatesh Iyer

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Iyer was asked to bat at three in the previous game and scored just seven off five balls. He will be terr off opening the batting for the Knight Riders.

Shreyas Iyer (C)

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Shreyas Iyer will bat at three. He was dismissed for a duck in the first game but has decent form on his back. He scored a 95 in the Ranji Trophy final in the second innings. He is back as the skipper this season after missing the last.

Nitish Rana

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Rana will slot in at four. He scored 9 off 11 balls in the first match against KKR. He spoke about scoring 600 runs in the pre-season presser for Kolkata Knight Riders. He scored 413 runs last year.

Ramandeep Singh

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Ramandeep batted at five in the previous game and might bat at that number against RCB as well. His 35 off 17 balls provided the impetus for the Knight Riders.

Rinku Singh

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Rinku Singh will slot in at six. He scored 23 off 15 balls and added an 81-run stand with Andre Russell. The southpaw scored 474 runs for KKR last season.

Andre Russell

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Russell scored an unbeaten 64 off 25 balls at a strike rate of 256. He also took a wicket. Andre Russell did not score a fifty throughout the IPL 2023 season. He is three shy of 100 IPL wickets for KKR.

Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc (Credits: Twitter)

Starc will slot in at eight. He went wicketless and gave away 51 runs against SRH. Kolkata Knight Riders will ideally hope that he steps up against RCB. He needs to take wickets inside the powerplay.

Sunil Narine

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Narine will be one of the three specialist spinners for KKR. He bowled a spell of 1 for 19 against SRH. He should not be sent to open the batting by his franchise. He has 164 wickets for KKR.

Harshit Rana

Harshit Rana (Image Credits: Twitter)

Rana will be the specialist Indian seamer in the XI. He defended 13 off the final over against SRH and has been backed well by the Knight Riders.

Varun Chakravarthy

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Varun will be the second specialist spinner for KKR. He took 1 for 55 in the last game and was taken to the cleaners by Heinrich Klaasen. He took 20 wickets last season for KKR.

Impact Sub- Suyash Sharma

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KKR has used Suyash Sharma as the Impact Player continuously since last season. He was used in that same role in the last match as well. He remained wicketless going for 18 off just two overs. The youngster took 10 wickets last season.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match 10 of IPL 2024 on Friday. RCB will be playing back-to-back games at home. They are heading into the game against KKR after winning against Punjab Kings.

Virat Kohli anchored the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a win against the Kings chasing 177 to win. Cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror helped the cause.

It was almost a clinical game for RCB against Punjab Kings. Their bowlers were on point and the batters chased down the score perfectly. The bowling attack conceded 176 as a unit in the game against Punjab Kings which was decent. RCB not conceding over 200 was a moral victory for the side.

Unlike their loss against CSK, the RCB batters had more intent in the match to score runs against Punjab Kings. They will be up against a team who have a better head-to-head record in Kolkata Knight Riders.

In the last five games against KKR, RCB have lost four and won just one. However, playing at home, they will back themselves to deliver. It will be interesting to see whether they make any changes to their playing XI.

RCB Playing 11 vs KKR- IPL 2024, Match 10

Virat Kohli

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Kohli is fresh off a 77 against Punjab Kings and will open the batting. He has scored 98 runs in the first two games. He scored 639 runs last year. He has now gone past 12000 T20 runs.

Faf du Plessis (C)

Faf du Plessis [PC: X/Twitter]
Faf is the skipper of the side and will open with Virat Kohli. He scored three in the previous game and just 38 in the first two games. He has the tough task of leading RCB to an IPL title win.

Cameron Green

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Green can bat at three. He has not had the start he would have hoped for after joining RCB. He scored just three in the last game and bowled two overs. He scored over 450 runs for Mumbai Indians last year.

Rajat Patidar

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Patidar will slot in at four. He has not been in good form since the Test series against England. He did not score too many in the first two games wither scoring just 18 in the previous game.

Glenn Maxwell

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Maxwell will slot in at five. He has scored just three runs in IPL 2023 so far. He scored a duck in the first game against CSK and just three against Punjab Kings.

Anuj Rawat

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Rawat can bat at six. He scored 48 against CSK but failed to replicate his form against Punjab Kings scoring just 11 off 14 balls in the last game.

Dinesh Karthik (WK)

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He played handy cameos of 38 and 28 in the first two games. He scored 28 off 10 balls against Punjab Kings. Karthik spoke about this being his last IPL season and he has a chance to get to 5000 IPL runs.

Mahipal Lomror

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Lomror can bat at number eight. He scored 17 off 8 balls against Punjab Kings which was the typical cameo needed at that point for RCB. His big-hitting prowess is handy for RCB. RCB can also look to bring in Karn Sharma as the specialist leg spinner.

Mohammed Siraj

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Siraj will lead the pace attack for RCB. He picked up 2 for 26 against Punjab Kings. The pacer has been backed to the hilt by the management. He now has 70 wickets for RCB.

Mayank Dagar

Mayank Dagar Dinesh Karthik. Image Credits: Twitter

Dagar will be the specialist left-arm spinner in the XI. He bowled a spell of none for 34 in the last game and bowled two overs for 12 runs against CSK.

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Joseph concludes the likely Royal Challengers Bangalore XI against KKR. So far in the first two games he has been expensive and picked up just one wicket.

Impact Sub- Yash Dayal

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Yash Dayal might be used as the Impact Sub. He was used in that role for the first two games as well. He picked up 1/23 in the last game and two wickets overall so far.

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The RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 match will be played at the Chinnaswamy on March 29. This is the second straight home game for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. RCB are heading into this game after their win over the Punjab Kings. KKR, on the other hand, won their first game against SRH at home.

Date and Venue

The RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 match will be played at the Chinnaswamy stadium on March 29, Monday. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. The two teams have played some close contests over the years in the IPL. The Knight Riders are ahead in the head-to-head count by 18-14.

RCB vs KKR Match Preview- IPL 2024, Match 10

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

After their win against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, the RCB side will be pumped up. Everything fell into place for the side as they bowled well and batted clinically to win the game. The game did get a bit close in the end but Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror aced the chase. Against KKR, they have their work cut out. They will have to negate the threat of the spin trio. They have Kohli, DK Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell four big names to pose a threat.

Their bowlers did a great job against the Punjab Kings as they did not concede over 200 runs. The spinners limited the run scoring allowing the pacers to pick up the wickets. With the crowd backing them and their players in good form, RCB can pose a challenge to KKR.

RCB Squad

Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.

Kolkata Knight Riders

The Knight Riders will consider themselves lucky to win their first game against SRH. Their batters gave their bowlers enough runs to defend but they almost lost them the game. Harshit Rana kept his cool in the end and helped the Knight Riders prevail in the end. KKR needs to do better across departments in the next game. Their openers did not give them a good start, they had a few catches dropped and their pacers leaked runs.

The biggest challenge for Gautam Gambhir as KKR’e mentor will be to put an end to KKR’s opening woes. Since the last two seasons, the franchise has used 12 different batting combinations at the top. They have lost far too many wickets inside the powerplay, close to 60. He will also need to bring the best out of Mitchell Starc who will be under pressure to deliver. The KKR spin trio needs to be consistent and Shreyas Iyer at three needs to score runs.

KKR Squad

Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain.

Key Battles

Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc

This will be the most anticipated battle fans will look forward to in this game. Both have been stellar performers at the international level and will look to outdo each other. STarc has dismissed Kohli four times in Test cricket and once in ODIs. He is yet to dismiss him in T20 cricket. However, Starc has not conceded too many runs.

Rinku Singh vs Yash Dayal

The two will come face to face once again after the epic IPL 2023 game. Yash Dayal recently spoke about how he was trolled on social media after theta game and will have his chance to dismiss Rinku again.

Dinesh Karthik vs Harshit Rana

DK is RCB’s designated finisher. Meanwhile, KKR will back Harshit Rana to deliver once again if the situation arises and he might have to come up with Karthik who has aced the finisher’s role in recent times.

Key Players

For KKR, Phil Salt, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, and Andre Russell will be the key with the bat. With the ball, all eyes will be on Mitchell Starc and the spin troika of Narine, Chakravarthy, and Suyash Sharma.

For RCB, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, and Dinesh Karthik will be the key batters. With the ball, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, and the left-arm pace of Reece Topley will be key. RCB might bring him in against KKR. They might also bring in Karn Sharma.

Weather and Pitch

The Chinnaswamy track for the RCB vs KKR match is expected to be a high-scoring pitch as is the norm. Bowlers from both teams will be under pressure of leaking runs. It will be about limiting the damage. The Chinnaswamy stadium has seen the most sixes hit in the IPL and thus the bowlers will need to be on their toes.

Talking about the Bengaluru weather, the temperatures will be around 40 degrees during the day, and in the evening it will drop down to 26 degrees with clear weather conditions. There has not been too much rain off late in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, the impact of dw on the match will be an interesting observation.

Conclusion

This is a very crucial game for both teams more so for KKR as they will be on the road for the next few games and winning away from home has been their challenge in the last few seasons.

Also Read: Faf du Plessis blames Virat Kohli, and other batters for IPL 2024 opener defeat vs CSK

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Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, recently revealed the reason behind all-rounder Riyan Parag’s promotion in the batting order. Kumar Sangakkara stated that Riyan Parag has the potential to play a more significant role in the IPL 2024 team.

Riyan Parag had a disappointing IPL 2023 season where he scored only 78 runs in seven innings. The young batter scored 183 runs in 2022 and 93 runs in 2021. The Rajasthan Royals team chose to retain him ahead of the IPL 2024 auction despite his poor outings.

It Was A Cricketing Decision – Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara explained that promoting Riyan Parag in the batting order was a strategic cricketing decision based on his consistent performance over the years. Sangakkara highlighted Parag’s impressive performance in domestic cricket before the IPL season.

“It was a cricketing decision. We looked at how he has performed over the years. It is a very difficult thing for someone like Riyan, who has an overall game, just to always only get the toughest parts of the game where he has to come in and up the run rate at the death overs,” Sangakkara said, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

“We all felt that he has a much more important role that he can play for us. And the hard work that he did leading up to the season, all the runs he scored at domestic cricket, all played a part in that decision,” he added.

Riyan Parag previously struggled to excel in the finisher’s role for the Royals in the IPL. The batter was promoted to bat at No. 4 in the team’s recent match against the Lucknow Super Giants. He repaid the team management’s faith by making a significant contribution.

The 22-year-old batter entered the crease when the team was in a spot of bother at 49/2. Parag added 97 runs off 59 deliveries with skipper Sanju Samson to stabilize the innings. He scored 43 runs off 29 deliveries, including a boundary and three maximums.

Riyan Parag Has To Repay That Faith – Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara acknowledged Riyan’s promising start and urged him to maintain his confidence. Sangakkara highlighted Riyan’s strength against pace, making him well-suited for the crucial role in the batting order.

“Riyan, and all the players, of course, have to repay that faith. He’s off to a great start. He just has to keep working on making sure he reads the game well and keep trusting what he can do at No. 4. He’s good against pace and again so that important position of four was ideally suited for him,” Sangakkara further stated.

During the Deodhar Trophy 2023, Riyan Parag emerged as the highest run scorer, leading six-hitter, and joint third-highest wicket-taker. The right-handed batter achieved two List A centuries during the event, earning him the Player of the Tournament title.

Parag continued to shine at the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s, amassing 510 runs in ten innings with a striking rate of 182.79. His remarkable feat of scoring seven consecutive half-centuries earned him recognition from the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy.

The Jaipur-based franchise will take on the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their next match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday, March 28.

Also read: IPL 2024: “I’m Going To Play For Country…” – Riyan Parag Reflects On His India Non-Selection

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Aakash Chopra took to X (formerly Twitter) and slammed a user named Rushi who used the former Indian cricketer’s name to make derogatory comments on MI skipper Hardik Pandya. Chopra, who regularly appears as a pundit for Jio Cinema, does say a lot of things about players and teams but this particular comment about Pandya being the worst IPL captain ever, was not made by him.

Aakash Chopra openly called out the user and stated that all of those comments were fake and that he had never said anything bad regarding the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. That tweet from the user Rushi was posted moments after the Sunrisers Hyderabad successfully defended the highest-ever IPL total of 277 and claimed victory by 31 runs. MI had visited the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in search of their first victory, however, Pat Cummins’ side cruised over them and continued the home advantage trend.

Until now, in the first 8 matches of IPL 2024, every visiting team has lost their matches while it has been the hosting team that has come out on top each time. It started with CSK beating RCB on the opening night, then Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, all won their first matches at home. With Mumbai facing Rajasthan up next at the Wankhede, Hardik Pandya’s side will be aiming for nothing less than a win.

What happened between the X User, Hardik Pandya, and Aakash Chopra

After the conclusion of last night’s match, the X user posted that Aakash Chopra has labeled Hardik Pandya as by far the worst-ever captain in IPL history. That user further stated that Chopra said Pandya has done a poor job as captain until now and that either he should relinquish the leadership role or MI should come forward to sack him.

Kuch bhi? Anything for engagement?? Don’t spread lies, brother.

Statement wrong. My name’s spelling wrong. What’s wrong with you? https://t.co/eg2YWimGB2

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 27, 2024

“I have seen the worst captaincy till date by any captain in history of IPL. Hardik Pandya has really done very bad captaincy. Hardik should either give up the captaincy himself or Mumbai Indians should remove him.”~ Akash Chopra [Jio cinema] How do you feel now @mipaltan ? It’s your future.” – the user wrote on X.

A response was needed from Aakash Chopra’s side and the former batter in his satiric way, came up with a fitting response. He reposted that tweet and asked the fan whether he will do just anything for public engagement and that he should not be spreading lies without proper knowledge. Kuch bhi? Anything for engagement?? Don’t spread lies, brother. ” – Chopra replied.

The 46-year-old, who played 7 IPL matches for KKR in 2008 and 2009, took a brutal dig at the user by highlighting the incorrect spelling of his name, for putting out a wrong statement, and then asked if everything was alright with him. “Statement wrong. My name’s spelling wrong. What’s wrong with you? ” – Chopra concluded.

Hardik Pandya becomes 3rd batsman to score 100 or more sixes for MI

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya, who departed from the crease after scoring a much-debated 24 off 20, became the 3rd batsman to score at least 100 sixes for MI last night. His only 6 from the innings helped him achieve the feat in 94 matches since making his debut.

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Lisbon Super Giants will be playing against Lisbon Capitals in the 22nd and 24th match of ECS Portugal T10 2024. In this article, we look at LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction Today Match, LSG vs LCA Dream11 Team Today, Playing 11s, and Pitch Report. Lisbon Super Giants will face off against Lisbon Capitals for the first time in the ECS Portugal T10.

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LSG vs LCA ECS Portugal T10 Match 22 and 24 Preview:

• The 22nd and 24th matches of the ECS Portugal T10 tournament will feature a face-off between the Lisbon Super Giants and the Lisbon Capitals. These games are scheduled to be held at the Santarem Cricket Ground in Cartaxo, with the first match starting at 4:30 PM IST and the second at 8:30 PM IST on the 28th of March.
• The Lisbon Super Giants have secured two wins from their five matches, placing them third in Group A. Meanwhile, the Lisbon Capitals have one win from their five matches, which positions them fifth in the same group standings.

LSG vs LCA Head-to-Head Record:

Teams	Matches Won
Lisbon Super Giants	0
Lisbon Capitals	0

LSG vs LCA ECS Portugal T10 Match 22 and 24 Weather & Pitch Report:

Temperature	17°C
Weather Forecast	Precipitation
Pitch Behaviour	Balanced
Best Suited To	Pace
Average 1st innings score	108

Record of chasing teams:

Records	Poor
Winning %	47%

LSG vs LCA ECS Portugal T10 Match 22 and 24 Squads:

• Lisbon Super Giants Squad: Amandeep Singh, Hardikkumar Patel(wk), Jaswant Singh, Jeewan Giri, Anupkumar Shrivastav©, Harinder Singh, Ronak Patel, Nikhil Chand, Rutul Chaudhari, Giridhar Manjunath, Nirav Gabani
• Lisbon Capitals Squad: Amir Dar, Danish Siddique, Rahul Hudda, Samarth Patel, Narinder Rana, Shahan Khan(wk), Dhaval Patel, Mayank Raval, Ranjit Singh, Sunil Patel©, Faizal Rahim

LSG vs LCA Dream11 Team Today Stats:

Player	Players Stats (last match)
Hardikkumar Patel	NA
Amir Dar	NA
Amandeep Singh-I	NA
Narinder Rana	NA

Hot Picks for LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Cricket Tips:

Captaincy Picks for LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction:

Narinder Rana

Amandeep Singh-I

Top Picks for LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction:

Amir Dar

Hardikkumar Patel

Budget Picks for LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction:

Samarth Patel

Jaswant Singh

LSG vs LCA ECS Portugal T10 Match 22 and 24 Captain and Vice-captain Choices:

Captain	Amandeep Singh-I & Narinder Rana
Vice-Captain	Amir Dar & Hardikkumar Patel

LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction Team 1:

• Keeper – Hardikkumar Patel
• Batsmen – Rahul Hudda, Narinder Rana, Jeewan Giri
• All-rounders – Amandeep Singh-I (c), Amir Dar (vc), Danish Siddique
• Bowlers – Rutulbhai Chaudhari, Faizal Rahim, Harinder Singh, Nirav Gabani

LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction

LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction Team 2:

• Keeper – Hardikkumar Patel (vc)
• Batsmen – Rahul Hudda, Narinder Rana (c), Jeewan Giri
• All-rounders – Amandeep Singh-I, Amir Dar, Jaswant Singh
• Bowlers – Rutulbhai Chaudhari, Faizal Rahim, Harinder Singh, Sunil Patel

LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction

LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction Today Match ECS Portugal T10 Match 22 and 24 Players to Avoid:

Players	Dream11 Credits	Dream11 Points (Last match)
Ronak Patel-I	8.0 credits	NA
Ranjit Singh	5.0 credits	NA

LSG vs LCA Dream11 Prediction Today Match ECS Portugal T10 Match 22 and 24 Expert Advice:

SL Captaincy Choice	Amandeep Singh-I
GL Captaincy Choice	Narinder Rana
Punt Picks	Sunil Patel and Jaswant Singh
Dream11 Combination	1-3-3-4

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