This is a highly anticipated games in the Indian Premier League, it has always been packed with drama and expect this fixture to go down to the wire,
Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 36th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the M Chinnaswami Stadium in Bangalore. RCB started their season with a win over Mumbai Indians followed by a couple of losses. They bounced back well to defeat Delhi Capitals at home. The team has clicked well and they are coming into the game on the back of two back-to-back wins. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell have done the build of scoring for the men in red. The middle order has failed to live up to the expectations, it has been a point of concern and the impact players they have chosen have proved to be the least effective in the tournament so far. RCB bowlers have been impressive, Mohamad Sirj has led the bowling attack. David Willey and Harshal Patel have done well in patches.
KKR are struggling to bounce back and have lost four matches in a row now. Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh have done the bulk of the scoring for the team. The spin trio of Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakwarthy and Sunil Narine. Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee and even Kulwant Khejroliya have failed to live up to teams expectations. Andre Russell has performed below par and so has Shardul Thakur. This is a highly anticipated games in the Indian Premier League, it has always been packed with drama and expect this fixture to go down to the wire, with two important points up for grabs, both teams will get their best game out today.
The pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium has traditionally been helpful to batters, It offers something for the bowlers as well. The ball might do a little bit for the fast bowlers in the initial stages of the match, but it will get easier to bat as the match progresses. The batters need to get their eye in before going for the aggressive shots, they can take advantage of the short boundaries at this venue. The captain winning the toss would be inclined to bowl first at this venue and chase the score down in the second innings with some dew expected.
Total Matches: 31
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 17
Kolkata Knight Riders: 14
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 36th Match
Venue: Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Date & Time: 26th April, at 7:30 PM IST
| Opened | 1969 |
| Capacity | 48,000 |
| Ends | Pavilion End, BEML End |
| Location | Bangalore, India |
| Time Zone | UTC +5:30 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 16 |
| Matches won batting first | 6 |
| Matches won bowling first | 9 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 135 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 130 |
| Highest total recorded | 202/6 (20 Ov) by IND vs ENG |
| Lowest total recorded | 99/10 (19.3 Ov) by RSAW vs NZW |
| Highest score chased | 194/3 (19.4 Ov) by AUS vs IND |
| Lowest score defended | 114/7 (20 Ov) by SLW vs RSAW |
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