The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will lock horns with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 10th match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on Friday, March 29th at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore by 7:6 30 PM IST.
Kolkata Knight Riders opt to bowl first
Where to Watch RCB vs KKR Match:
Watch the live broadcast and get the telecast information for the RCB vs KKR match on the 29th of March based on your location.
India: The Star Sports Network or the JioCinema app.
Other regions: Check the broadcaster websites (e.g., Sky Sports in the UK, Willow TV in the US) for updates. These updates may be due to licensing issues.
Recent Performance:
RCB, under the leadership of Virat Kohli, defeated CSK in their last encounter against them after losing the first match of the season to the same team.
Kohli who played this match brilliantly got 77 runs in the chase of 177 runs. RCB will be more confident with Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, and Dinesh Karthik in excellent form, and they will be looking to continue their winning momentum.
While KKR proved successful against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening match, Andre Russell’s explosive batting and Harshit Rana’s nerve-wracking final over secured a narrow win for them.
Despite their batting being impressive, their bowling department gave signs of vulnerability, letting their opponents score 208 runs in total.
KKR will depend largely on their batting lineup comprising batters of the caliber, including Phil Salt, Shreyas Iyer, and Nitish Rana, to do the job for them.
Head of Head Record:
In terms of overall head-to-head records, KKR, with 18 wins out of 32 encounters, has a better record against RCB. While RCB already holds the upper hand due to the home advantage, they also hope to recover from the loss and level the playing field.
Pitch and Weather Report:
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is famous for its pitch, which is suitable for batting, and its short boundaries which are a dream come true for batsmen.
Both teams will know how imperative it is to either put up a formidable total or to chase down any target set by the opposition.
Bangalore has a hot and humid weather forecast for the RCB vs KKR match. The temperature at the beginning will be 32°C or less and later on, dew might also appear.No rain is forecast.
Probable Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat (WK), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, M.Starc, Harshit Rana, V.Chakravarty, Syash Sharma
