Preview: In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 36. After winning the away game by seven wickets, KKR will now want to maintain their dominance at home against a poor opposition. On Sunday, April 21, there will be two events in one. In the afternoon, there will be a thrilling duel in Eden Gardens.
After winning four of their last six games, the home club is presently ranked second in the standings. They just lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by a tight margin of two wickets in an exciting last-ball match. Conversely, the bottom-ranked RCB, who lost their most recent game to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), have now dropped five straight games.
One more loss would virtually eliminate RCB’s chances of making the playoffs, as they are currently in terrible shape. That is not something they can afford, and KKR needs to get back to winning. Kolkata is playing excellent cricket right now, and their wins against RCB are evident from their head-to-head matches. In their 33 meetings, KKR has prevailed 19 times compared to RCB’s 14 victories.
Indian Premier League 2024, 36th T20 match, IPL 2024, KKR vs RCB
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Sunday, Apr 21, 3:30 PM
Pitch Report: Eden Gardens is a location with great ratings. This season, the venue has hosted three matches, two of which have featured double digit scores in both innings. Fast bowlers have an advantage over spinners due to the characteristics of the ground.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Kolkata Knight Riders:
S Iyer (C), Ramandeep Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, RK Singh, VR Iyer, AD Russell, SP Narine, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana, PD Salt (wk)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Dinesh Karthik (wk), F du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, RM Patidar, S Chauhan, MK Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, WG Jacks, RJW Topley, Yash Dayal, LH Ferguson
