Kolkata Knight Riders secured victory in their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at their home ground. The team will now hit the road for their second game of the season. They will be visiting Royal Challengers Bangalore for their next game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
The team from Bengaluru has already notched their first win of the season against Punjab Kings and is now aiming for a second consecutive victory.
RCB vs KKR, Head-to-Head:
Total Matches: 32
RCB: 14
KKR: 18
RCB vs KKR, IPL 2024, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Pitch Report:
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch is renowned for favoring the chasing team, as demonstrated in the first game of this season where the hosts successfully chased down a target of 177 against Punjab. Out of the total 89 games played at the venue so far, 48 have been won by teams batting second. On this ground, a captain normally opts to bowl first after winning the toss.
RCB vs KKR, IPL 2024, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to fluctuate between 32 degrees Celsius at 7 pm IST, the start time of the match, and 31 degrees Celsius by 11 pm IST. As the cloud cover diminishes, the impact of dew will become noticeable, prompting the toss-winning captain to opt for fielding first.
RCB vs KKR, IPL 2024 10th Match, Probable Playing XI:
RCB:
Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph
KKR:
Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma
