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IPL 2020 | RCB vs KKR: Match Preview, Predicted XI & Dream11 Fantasy Picks

It is going to be a mid-table fight between two of the most exciting teams in the tournament, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders as they would take the field in Sharjah, the place of a run-fest in this entire season. While KKR is coming on the back of two thrilling and dramatic victories, RCB has been able to forget the routing from Delhi Capitals after a complete and comprehensive victory over a tired Chennai Super Kings. 

With captain Dinesh Karthik coming into the form, the Knight Riders had everybody fitting into the right place to complete the jigsaw puzzle of a perfect team until Andre Russell got injured. Now the Knight Riders would have to find a player who could compensate for Russell and as Karthik said, it is not going to be an easy task at all. 

The Challengers on the other hand seem to have found the perfect balance with the inclusion of the South African all-rounder Chris Morris into the eleven. Along with it, the captain Virat Kohli coming into the form has also boosted the team’s confidence going into one of the most important and defining matches of the season so far. 

KKR need to be clinical in their approach

The last two games that the Karthik led team won were mainly a result of their opponents failing to cease their moments. Not discrediting the genius of the KKR captain, but one must also look at the way Kings XI Punjab and CSK failed to build upon the starts they have had. 

Spinners like Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine have been brilliant although the latter has now been reported for a suspect bowling action but would continue to bowl. It is the batting department that the KKR needs to work on. They need all their batters to fire together instead of doing it exclusively. 

RCB need to carry on

For the Royal Challengers to finally achieve their dream of winning their first League trophy, they need to carry on the momentum that they have built. AB de Villiers and Aaron Finch need to join the party for the Virat led team to grow more and be able to become the entity that it wants to be in the league. 

They would also want their bowlers to carry on the good work, especially the way the pace trio of Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, and Chris Morris have performed. The spin bowlers have been performed well as well. Especially the way Washington Sunder has stopped the flow of runs. 


Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders: Match Details 

Match Number- 28

Date: 12th October 2020, at 7:30 PM IST

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Pitch Report

The pitch in Sharjah has over the course of the IPL has remained batting-friendly one. However in the last few games, especially in the day games its nature has changed a bit as it has offered assistance to the spinners, with the bowl gripping a bit. In such a scenario, the idea of chasing might face resistance by team management. 

Weather and Toss

Sharjah has been hot and humid and the chances of the remaining the same are more. Also, the pitch gripping would mean that chasing is not favourable as results have shown. In such a scenario, the team winning the toss would like to bat first. 

Team News

Kolkata Knight Riders

With Andre Russell getting injured, the Knight Riders would be scratching their head to find a replacement for him. But with Prasidh Krishna in form and Shivam Mavi likely to make a return in the next game, the decision would be a real tough on for Karthik on whether he would sacrifice Nitish Rana to play Tom Banton or not. In case He decides to pursue with the same eleven with the minute change, he may just replace Russell with Lockie Ferguson to strengthen the bowling even more. 

Expected XI

Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana/ Tom Banton, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy Lockie Ferguson/ Shivam Mavi


Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB look super settled with all positions delivering except for Aaron Finch. But to expect that Kohli would change a settled XI just for that one position would be too much. So the same team is likely to play the game. 

Expected XI

Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders: Dream 11 team and suggestions

Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal

Captain: Virat Kohli

Vice-captain: Shubman Gill

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IPL 2020: Virat Kohli reveals the 'one change' that helped regain his form

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IPL 2020 | RCB vs CSK: 3 Reasons Why Virat Kohli-led Bangalore beat Chennai by 37 runs

The Indian Premier League 2020 has almost wrapped up its fourth week and while the tournament has been the most unpredictable in years, several strong patterns have emerged in the course of the 25 matches it has played. While some may be more significant than others, but nothing has come as a bigger shock than the Chennai Super Kings failing to grab any ground in the tournament with courtesy their awful batting display. CSK batting has been so inconsistent that after winning their 4th match against Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets (chasing 179) they crumbled in their next one against Kolkata Knight Riders, failing to chase a paltry target of 168 runs. The story was scripted along the similar lines on Saturday, 10 October against the Royal Challengers Bangalore when Chennai batting line-up looked lost of ideas, a painful thing to watch for any CSK faithful who has basked in the glory of this champion team for over a decade. On that note, here are the three reasons why Chennai Super Kings lost by 37 runs chasing a 170-run target against Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli There are few things to watch in world cricket than Virat Kohli in full flow. Wait, scratch that, there is nothing better in cricket than watching Kohli bat in full control of his entire arsenal. Coming into bat in the third over after Aaron Finch’s weakness against inswingers were once again exposed by a nippy Deepak Chahar, Kohli took control of the stage. In an innings that had so many facets, Virat Kohli oozed class and gave a masterclass in balance, shot selection, maximising output and running between the wickets. If this was not enough, the impeccably paced innings, pulled Royal Challengers right out of trouble in the final overs of the game while Chennai players looked like they had no clue what hit them. From 95/4 in 15 overs, Kohli’s acceleration propelled RCB to 169/4 at the end of 20 overs, with the King himself remaining not out at 90 off just 52 balls at a mammoth strike rate of 173.08. Chris Morris What a way to introduce yourself to your new franchise. After being out of the action for a side strain, Morris ran through the Chennai lower order picking up three crucial wickets of Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo. Used strategically throughout the innings by Virat Kohli, Morris opened the bowling for the franchise but was taken off after his first over, despite giving away just four runs. He was brought back int the 10th over where he troubled debutant Narayan Jagadeesan with his pace and bounce of the pitch. He returned to bowl the 17th and the 19th over picking up three wickets in quick succession off just 19 runs in his four overs. Above all, Morris’ inclusion in the Bangalore side made the team look more complete than it was before. When RCB aggressively bid for Morris in the auction last year, it was clear that Mike Hesson had plans for the big man and RCB would be super stoked that it came through in the first match itself. Morris never looked out of place in the line-up and delivered from ball one. He could be a huge game-changer for Bangalore if he stays fit throughout the tournament. CSK batting intent Nothing can be added to what already has been said about the ageing batting line-up. MS Dhoni in the last night’s press conference spoke about the need to fix the batting department and the fact that it was time to change the approach. “…our main worry remains the batting department. In the coming games, we'll try to be more expressive.” Dhoni said. Acknowledging that there are too many holes in the ship to plug Dhoni said that they might try playing the other way around in the final overs. “Batting has been a bit of a worry and today also it was evident. We need to do something about it. I think we are better off playing the other way round, playing the bigger shots even if you get out. That is something we can do in the coming games.” Dhoni added. Chennai Super Kings are in deep, deep trouble after losing their game against RCB and have to find out answers to their myriad of problems soon. A mid-season transfer could be an option for them, but that comes with its own problems. Bangalore, on the other hand, looked good with the inclusion of Chris Morris and do not have a reason not to play the same XI in the exciting next game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday, 12 October.

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IPL 2020 | RCB vs CSK: Kohli 90 steers Bangalore to biggest win over arch-rivals Chennai

Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 169/4 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 90*, Devdutt Padikkal 33; Shardul Thakur 2/40) beat Chennai Super Kings 132/8 in 20 overs (Ambati Rayudu 42, Narayan Jagadeesan 33; Chris Morris 3/19) by 37 runs. Chennai Super Kings once again turned a deaf ear to the gospel of proactivity, leaving yet another chase for too late to gift Royal Challengers Bangalore a duck-soup 37-run victory in the 25th match of the Indian Premier League. Chris Morris, on season debut, chalked figures of 3/19 to unplug the ventilator off CSK's vigil after Virat Kohli's scintillating 90* empowered RCB to a defiant 169/4 on Saturday, October 10 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. CSK rearrange the deckchairs for little incentive Kedar Jadhav copped a heap of flak after his blockathon against Kolkata Knight Riders, and the management did show guts to scratch his name from the team sheet, drafting in the fresh legs of Narayan Jagadeesan. For RCB, Morris' much-anticipated debut came at the expense of Moeen Ali while Gurkeerat Singh Mann got the captain's vote ahead of Mohammed Siraj, which was a tough pill to swallow given the paceman arrested two wickets at a satisfactory economy of 8.5 in his previous outing against Delhi Capitals. Washi witchcraft leaves CSK trodding water The jet black clouds of scrutiny have perpetually hovered above RCB's defensive aptitude. Although Faf du Plessis' and Shane Watson's cheap departures granted them a rocket launch. The destruction agent? None other than Washington Sundar, who's PowerPlay exploits have proved time and again that he's worth a king's ransom. Du Plessis lived on the edge as a couple of miscues fell into no man's land before eventually skirting one down mid-wicket's throat. Watson's dismissal was the last straw of the pressure RCB applied from both ends, with a grubber breaching through his rush-of-blood swipe. Slothful CSK dig their own grave Ambati Rayudu and Narayan Jagadeesan's 64-run collaboration screamed dearth of intent as CSK's riposte went pear-shaped. Let alone pulling out the big hits from their kitty, the duo ambled between the wickets with the enthusiasm of a lumberjack axing trees. Chris Morris finally injected a speck of zeal into the contest, nailing bullseye from mid-off to remove a lax Jagadeesan for 33. MS Dhoni shelved his tried-and-tested modus operandi of dragging the game deep only to witness the punt backfire, with an unbalanced swat finding long-off to precision. Ambati Rayudu couldn't wake up from his slumber even till the demand grew to 61 off 18 balls, and his fruitless travails ultimately ceased via an adventurous ramp off Isuru Udana on 42. Sam Curran was bounced out by Chris Morris while Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja didn't have any choice but to throw their bats around as RCB procured the bragging rights for until the next match in this fiercely-contested rivalry. Finch proving a necessary evil for RCB Earlier, Deepak Chahar exploited the can of worms that is Aaron Finch's batting technique. He laid the trap by serving a plethora of wide tempters as the scrappy right-hander kept fishing to no avail with zilch footwork. Every cricket fanatic in the universe knew the inswinger was on the cards, of course including Finch, yet the cookie crumbled. An obnoxious hoick down the ground followed as the stumps went for a spin to leave RCB in an early jitter. Devdutt Padikkal stitched a fifty-run stand with Virat Kohli to paddle their boat, but Shardul Thakur's double whammy yielded another stumbling block. While the youngster jerked a loft to mid-off, AB de Villiers perished nicking behind for a golden duck. King Kohli leads from the front Washington Sundar edged a faint nick in a bid to carve Sam Curran over point, albeit the flurry of wickets hardly impacted RCB as Kohli broke the shackles. He swivel-pulled Thakur to notch his half-century before whipping two eloquent sixes off Curran to lend the red jerseys a head of steam. Shivam Dubey played second fiddle, trading singles while managing to crack the odd boundary after being reprieved by Jagadeesan at long-on. Though Kohli was in a league of his own. He shimmied down the track and maintained a still frame to bludgeon Thakur clean as a whistle over long-on. Having premeditated a tramline yorker, he manoeuvred across the crease to unfurl an atypical lap-sweep off Dwayne Bravo as RCB pillaged 52 from the final three en route the unbeaten 76-run association. You can always get drunk on superlatives and wax lyrical about Kohli's epic finish, but none escaping the fact that CSK's death operators aided a fair bit in his jazzy domination. What's next in store? Sitting pretty with eight points in six games, RCB locomote to Sharjah's pea-sized venue where they collide against Kolkata Knight Riders, who performed a Houdini act earlier in the day versus Kings XI Punjab, on Monday, October 12. A lethargic middle-order stinging their flesh, CSK should focus on expressing themselves a lot more in their next tie against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday, October 13.