RCB vs KKR Match Preview – The Chinnaswamy Stadium is all set to host another game of the world’s biggest domestic league here on Friday.
The 17th match of IPL 2019 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) tonight at 08:00 PM local time.
RCB is left clueless in this season and is the only team in the tournament with no wins yet.
Virat Kohli quoted after the previous match that they would make significant changes for the next game and it’ll be interesting to see who will get chance and who will make a way out in the dugout.
On the other end, the Shahrukh Khan owned KKR is coming off a significant rest after a defeat against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in an exciting encounter that went to the super over.
Now, it’ll be very interesting to see, how both the teams tackle each other’s strategies to get themselves up in the points table.
Here are the match preview, Dream 11 fantasy league teams, pitch report, weather conditions, our power picks, and all the details of today’s match.
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Match Details:
The Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru will host the 17th game of IPL season-12th between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders.
This encounter between both the teams will start at 08:00 PM local time tonight (02:30 GMT).
In India, the official broadcasting channel for live telecasting of IPL matches is Star Sports.
You can also watch the online Live Streaming of today’s game of RCB vs KKR on Hotstar.
Pitch Report/Condition:
Once known as a grave of spinners, the pitch of Chinnaswamy has been changed. It is now supporting batsman as well as the turners of the ball.
Average 1st Innings total at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (last 5 Night IPL games): 187
Records of the chasing teams at this venue: Won 2, Lost 3
Weather Conditions/Report:
The sun will be out the entire day on Friday here at Bengaluru.
However, the temperature is expected to remain in the range of 30 and 35-degree Celsius during the play time.
During the second half of the game, the temperature will get down under 30 degrees, making the crowd and players to get comfortable. Dew can play an important part in the second half of the match and there is a very slight chance of rain as well.
Last 5 IPL Matches (most-recent match first)
The win/lose stats for both the teams are as follows;
Royal Challengers Bangalore: L, L, L, L, L
Kolkata Knight Riders: L, W, W, L, W
Possible Playing 11:
Here are possible playing 11 of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for tonight’s match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Parthiv Patel (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Washington Sundar Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
RCB’s Bench Strength – Shivam Dube, Devdutt Padikkal, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Colin de Grandhomme, Navdeep Saini, Pawan Negi, Heinrich Klaasen, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Prayas Ray Barman.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (C & WK), Piyush Chawla, Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna.
KKR’s Bench Strength – Carlos Brathwaite, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik, Harry Gurney, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Sandeep Warrier, Yarra Prithviraj, KC Cariappa.
Team News:
Some of our official sources confirmed Sunil Narine to be fit for this game, and he’ll most probably play tonight against the Challengers.
Fantasy Cricket League Tips
Win Small and Grand leagues of fantasy cricket leagues by following our tips and match predictions. Here are our suggested options for Captain and Vice-captain choices for tonight’s match of RCB vs KKR.
Captain Choices: Chris Lynn, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Andre Russell
Vice Captain Choices: Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Ab de Villiers
Crickclassics’ Dream 11 Teams
At Crickclassics, we carry out an in-depth analysis of each and every match to make the best and winning teams for the fantasy cricket leagues like Dream 11, My Team 11, Mobile Premier League, 11 Wickets, Dot Ball, etc.
Here are our teams for small and grand leagues of Dream 11 for tonight’s match of RCB vs KKR.
Small League/Head To Head Team
Wicket Keeper – Parthiv Patel
Batsman – AB de Villiers (VC), Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Virat Kohli
All-Rounders – Andre Russell (C), Moeen Ali
Bowlers – Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Piyush Chawla
Grand/Mega League Team
Wicket Keeper – Parthiv Patel
Batsman – AB de Villiers (C), Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana
All-Rounders – Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (VC), Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers – Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
Power Pick Player
Our power pick for today’s match between RCB and KKR is Umesh Yadav.
In his last 9 matches in IPL, Yadav took 13 wickets at an average of 19.60, making him a must-have bowler in small leagues.
Our Advice:
Chris Lynn has been in an amazing form before this IPL and he is due for a big knock in this edition. Thus, you can pick him in Grand Leagues and make captain as well.
Our Match Prediction:
KKR is the favourites for most of the cricket experts due to their recent form. However, we predict RCB to win this match against Knight Riders, as they are highly desperate for their first win of the season and this could be the one.
Hope you win small and grand leagues of fantasy cricket games with our match predictions, match previews, detailed analysis of the match, and fantasy cricket tips. Stay updated with Crickclassics to get the same for every match.
*Disclaimer: These teams are based on the analysis, instinct, and understanding of the author. Make your own decision and consider the points mentioned while selecting your team.
