RCB vs KKR will be played on 12 October 2020. Bangalore will take on Kolkata in Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Let’s see what will be the winner and toss predictions, Dream 11 teams, teams preview for Bangalore vs Kolkata.
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RCB VS KKR MATCH PREDICTION & ANALYSIS
The two teams that have won in their previous matches and are currently taking on each other on the same points. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders have four wins from six matches and one more win here will help strengthen their position in the top-4.
Interestingly, both teams were pushed into a corner during their last match, which they managed to overcome earlier and eventually won. Both captains also hit form in that match. Now, it is important to continue the winning momentum.
RCB vs KKR Teams Preview
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Royal Challenger Bangalore:
Virat Kohli started the tournament slow and difficult to bat on the pitch. He scored an unbeaten 90 and was single-handedly responsible for RCB winning the match against CSK. In fact, RCB scored 74 runs in their last five overs without losing wickets, the bulk of those runs being scored by Virat Kohli.
In short, Kohli is not the typical T20 player who seeks teams. He is incredibly consistent but he is not someone who will hit sixes from the start on most occasions. From here Sharjah is going to be another unique challenge for them.
RCB have made many changes in their team but have found themselves dependent on Virat and AB de Villiers once again. Everything seems to revolve around both. Devdutt Padikkal is being targeted with some spin of the KDR camp, as it is an obvious weakness that is emerging.
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Kolkata Knight Riders
Dinesh Karthik played a brilliant innings for the competitive team against KXIP in the previous match. Had it not been for his bang, in the end, KKR would not have come close to winning the match.
As it turned out, the victory still required a special kind of collapse from KXIP but this is a conversation for another time.
KKR is definitely going to have a Test against RCB in this match. Shubman Gill is a traditional player and still has to perform the next gear in his cricket, while Rahul Tripathi had to look average against fast pace in the previous match.
The likes of Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, and Dinesh Karthik now have an innings to keep in mind, but there is nothing else to show in the IPL 2020. The fact that Andre Russell is yet to get runs creates pressure for everyone else.
RCB VS KKR TOSS PREDICTION
We think the team that wins the toss wants to bat first. The shorter boundaries defend the overall odds but the last match played here was won by the team batting first. It was also a match where the pitch slowed down a lot and made batting a second problem.
KKR vs RCB: Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch and Weather Reports:
Sharjah has much lower ground dimensions than the other two places. 184 is the lowest score defended so far in Sharjah and the total majority is over 200.
Six-hitting is an absolute must, but we also feel that teams need to avoid going overboard in an effort to achieve a massive total.
The pitch being used for this match is different from the previous match and so once again we can score a few more runs. However, there is no doubt that the class will start to dry up a bit as the matches will continue to be played.
KKR vs RCB Dream 11 Team Predictions
