Indian Premier League Match-10 Prediction
Match: RCB vs KKR Fantasy Team Prediction
Time: 18 April, 03:30 PM (IST)
Series:: Indian Premier League 2021
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai.
Head to Head Stats
Matches Played 26
KKR Won 14
RCB Won 12
No Result/Tie 00RCB Won 12
Recent Form:
KKR: L, W, W, L, L❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
L, W, W, L, L
❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
RCB: W W L, L, L✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
RCB:
W W L, L, L
✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
Info:
- Both of RCB’s wins have been built on tight bowling from the unit and individual brilliance. In the first game it was Harshal Patel who delivered a fantastic final over of the Mumbai Indians’ innings in which only 1 run was scored and 4 wickets fell. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, they looked all set for their first defeat of the campaign before Shahbaz Ahmed took the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Abdul Samad during the 17th over and take them from 115-2 to 116-5. With the bat, the surfaces haven’t been conducive for big scores but Glenn Maxwell has already hit 98 runs, 10 runs shy of his entire total from the 2020 season.
- KKR have also produced brilliance with the ball, Andre Russell following up Harshal Patel’s 5-27 against Mumbai Indians with his own 5-15 from 2 overs. However, Russell’s five wickets didn’t produce a victory. The win against Sunrisers Hyderabad saw Prasidh Krishna take the leading role with 2-35. With the bat, 137 of KKR’s 329 runs so far in the tournament have been scored by Nitish Rana. Rahul Tripathi’s 29-ball 53 is the only other individual score above 50 for Eoin Morgan’s team.
- RCB will now have Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson available after completing their quarantine periods. KKR are yet to use the pace of Lockie Ferguson but are perhaps saving him for more conducive pitches later on in the tournament.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
TV Channels:
The match can be watched live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA.
Toss Predictions:
The captains like to chase and we don’t envisage either Virat Kohli or Eoin Morgan changing the habit of all the skippers in the tournament so far.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
The sun will be shining and the temperature around 33 degrees in this earlier than usual game
🏟️ Pitch:
Tough to bat on with most players struggling to read the pace of the wicket. We again expect a relatively low scoring game with spin and pace-off bowling to come to the fore.
Team NEWS:
KKR Team News:
KKR have selected the same XI in both of their games so far with differing outcomes. There is always the option to throw Lockie Ferguson into the action but they may choose to stick with the same team who arguably should have won two out of two.
RCB Team News:
RCB made one change from their first game victory over Mumbai Indians, Rajat Patidar making way for Devdutt Padikkal. Adam Zampa could be a very handy option in Chennai but none of their bowlers have let the side down as yet in the tournament.
Kolkata
Nitish RanaShubman GillRahul TripathiAndre RussellEoin Morgan (c)Dinesh KarthikShakib Al HasanPat CumminsHarbhajan SinghPrasidh KrishnaVarun Chakravarthy
Nitish Rana
Shubman Gill
Rahul Tripathi
Andre Russell
Eoin Morgan (c)
Dinesh Karthik
Shakib Al Hasan
Pat Cummins
Harbhajan Singh
Prasidh Krishna
Varun Chakravarthy
Bangalore
Virat Kohli (c)
Devdutt Padikkal
Shahbaz Ahmed
Glenn Maxwell
AB de Villiers (wk)
Washington Sundar
Daniel Christian
Kyle Jamieson
Harshal Patel
Mohammed Siraj
Yuzvendra Chahal
ℹ️ Small League Team:
*Final SL & GL Team will be add in Final Team Section with more stats
ℹ️ Match Finished
Players H2H Battle:
E Morgan Against W Sundar11 balls 14 runs 02 out
G Maxwell Against K Yadav14 balls 36 runs 02 out
AB de Villiers Against H Singh18 balls 33 runs 02 out
AB de Villiers against L Ferguson04 balls 07 runs 01 out
D Padikkal against A Russell04 balls 08 runs 01 out
D Padikkal against Pat Cummins19 balls 19 runs 00 out
V Kohli against V Chakravarthy16 balls 15 runs 00 out
V Kohli against A Russell43 balls 68 runs 00 out
V Kohli against Shakib24 balls 32 runs 01 out
V Kohli against S Naraine58 balls 70 runs 00 out
D Christian against Ben Cutting08 balls 23 runs 01 out
A Russell against M Siraj08 balls 17 runs 01 out
A Russell Against Y Chahal25 balls 44 runs 01 out
Nitish Rana against Harshal Patel11 balls 19 runs 02 out
Nitish Rana against Navdeep Saini10 balls 20 runs 00 out
Nitish Rana against Y Chahal42 balls 55 runs 02 out
Nitish Rana against M Siraj19 balls 32 runs 01 out
R Tripathi against M Siraj31 balls 32 runs 02 out
R Tripathi against Y Chahal41 balls 43 runs 00 out
S Gill against Navdeep Saini15 balls 09 runs 01 out
D Karthik against Y Chahal31 balls 30 runs 02 out
E Morgan Against W Sundar
11 balls 14 runs 02 out
G Maxwell Against K Yadav
14 balls 36 runs 02 out
AB de Villiers Against H Singh
18 balls 33 runs 02 out
AB de Villiers against L Ferguson
04 balls 07 runs 01 out
D Padikkal against A Russell
04 balls 08 runs 01 out
D Padikkal against Pat Cummins
19 balls 19 runs 00 out
V Kohli against V Chakravarthy
16 balls 15 runs 00 out
V Kohli against A Russell
43 balls 68 runs 00 out
V Kohli against Shakib
24 balls 32 runs 01 out
V Kohli against S Naraine
58 balls 70 runs 00 out
D Christian against Ben Cutting
08 balls 23 runs 01 out
A Russell against M Siraj
08 balls 17 runs 01 out
A Russell Against Y Chahal
25 balls 44 runs 01 out
Nitish Rana against Harshal Patel
11 balls 19 runs 02 out
Nitish Rana against Navdeep Saini
10 balls 20 runs 00 out
Nitish Rana against Y Chahal
42 balls 55 runs 02 out
Nitish Rana against M Siraj
19 balls 32 runs 01 out
R Tripathi against M Siraj
31 balls 32 runs 02 out
R Tripathi against Y Chahal
41 balls 43 runs 00 out
S Gill against Navdeep Saini
15 balls 09 runs 01 out
D Karthik against Y Chahal
31 balls 30 runs 02 out
KKR Key Players:
Nitish Rana: Mr Consistent with the bat for KKR and 137 runs so far in this year’s competition. After hitting between 304 and 352 runs across the last four IPLs, this year could see him aiming for the Orange Cap
Andre Russell: The Caribbean all-rounder already has as many wickets in this year’s IPL than he picked up in 10 games last year. If KKR can get his batting going as well then they will be near the top of the league.
Eoin Morgan: KKR’s captain is yet to hit the heights of his power hitting from the 2020 IPL. However, whether performing for KKR or England, Morgan is always worth so much more than his weight in runs. As a leader, they don’t come much calmer under pressure.
Nitish Rana:
Mr Consistent with the bat for KKR and 137 runs so far in this year’s competition. After hitting between 304 and 352 runs across the last four IPLs, this year could see him aiming for the Orange Cap
Andre Russell:
The Caribbean all-rounder already has as many wickets in this year’s IPL than he picked up in 10 games last year. If KKR can get his batting going as well then they will be near the top of the league.
Eoin Morgan:
KKR’s captain is yet to hit the heights of his power hitting from the 2020 IPL. However, whether performing for KKR or England, Morgan is always worth so much more than his weight in runs. As a leader, they don’t come much calmer under pressure.
RCB Key Players:
Virat Kohli: He’s been dismissed on 33 from 29 balls in both games and each time he has hit 4 fours and 0 sixes. He will consider these to have both been failures but the team has won each game. There are many more runs to come from Virat for sure.
Glenn Maxwell:
The Aussie all-rounder is a changed man in the colours of RCB after a disappointing IPL with Kings XI Punjab last year. A half-century and a 39 is an excellent start for the man who will be looking to emulate the 552 runs he scored in the 2014 IPL.
Mohammed Siraj: His stock has risen considerably since making his Test debut in Melbourne last December. So far his economy rate is at an impressive 5.87 and he will be looking to improve on last year’s return of 11 wickets.
Virat Kohli:
He’s been dismissed on 33 from 29 balls in both games and each time he has hit 4 fours and 0 sixes. He will consider these to have both been failures but the team has won each game. There are many more runs to come from Virat for sure.
Glenn Maxwell:
The Aussie all-rounder is a changed man in the colours of RCB after a disappointing IPL with Kings XI Punjab last year. A half-century and a 39 is an excellent start for the man who will be looking to emulate the 552 runs he scored in the 2014 IPL.
The Aussie all-rounder is a changed man in the colours of RCB after a disappointing IPL with Kings XI Punjab last year. A half-century and a 39 is an excellent start for the man who will be looking to emulate the 552 runs he scored in the 2014 IPL.
Mohammed Siraj:
His stock has risen considerably since making his Test debut in Melbourne last December. So far his economy rate is at an impressive 5.87 and he will be looking to improve on last year’s return of 11 wickets.
Team Forms:
KKR Team Form:
KKR’s lack of consistency cost them a place in the playoffs in the 2020 IPL and they are already showing signs of the same in IPL 2021. We always expect runs from Rana but never know exactly which KKR will turn up.
RCB Team Form:
Certainly the form side in this year’s IPL with the only 100% record so far. They have turned around their miserable end to the 2020 competition where they lost their final five games.
SQUAD:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Kane Richardson, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Finn Allen, Shahbaz Ahamad, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Daniel Christian, KS Bharat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Karun Nair, Eoin Morgan (F), Nitish Rana, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Tim Seifert (F), Dinesh Karthik, Sheldon Jackson, Andre Russell (F), Shakib Al Hasan (F), Ben Cutting (F), Venkatesh Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine (F), Harbhajan Singh, Pawan Negi, Vaibhav Arora, Pat Cummins (F), Lockie Ferguson (F), Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
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