KKR is placed at no.6 on points table, whole RCB is snugly on no.8.
Kolkata Knight Riders have a golden chance to get back into the winning form as they come back home after losing two matches to CSK and one to DC. However, they have been badly hurt by injuries to Andre Russell, given that Dinesh Karthik had also asked him to bowl, on top of carrying their batting as well.
Meanwhile, KKR needs to wean themselves off Russell, as it seems that they need to find someone else to get them to win the matches, or use him as a pure batsman and pick another seamer. They might get in Carlos Brathwaite in for Russell given Brathwaite’s love for Eden Gardens if Russell doesn’t get fit in time.
The match between RCB and KKR is a chance for one team to get their campaign on track and another to make life difficult for their opponents.
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:
Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (C&WK), Shubman Gill, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney
Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI:
Virat Kohli (C), Parthiv Patel (WK), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dube, Pawan Negi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dale Steyn, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj