*RCB VS KKR- MATCH 36 PREVIEW*
*THE BUILD UP:*
*UNDER PRESSURE HOPE TO SEEK REFUGE AT CHINNASWAMY:*
The Nitish led outfit boast of a good record vs RCB at the oppositions home ground. Coming on the back of four devastating losses, all humiliating, KKR would look for a reversal of their fortunes at a ground and venue which is expected to suit their batters and make sure that they don’t suffer a bad powerplay once again. It is the constant shuffling at the top of the order that has been the undoing of Kolkata, losing 17 wickets in the powerplay itself. A win against RCB here at their home ground, should keep them in stead and in the competition for the rest of the tournament.
*KKR PROBABLE XI:*
Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan(wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, David Weise, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarty
Sunil Narine has gone wicketless in the last few games but expect a turnaround against RCB, his happy hunting team. The RCB batters have been vulnerable to spin and with Sunil not firing, he could very well find his mojo back.
Narine up against Kohli and Maxwell, who have been in good nick could be an interesting watchable battle.
*IMPACT PLAYER STRATEGY:*
Suyash Sharma, the hero from KKR’s last game vs RCB is likely to come in. The three spinners hunting together could wreck Bangalore’s hopes and could very well be a threatening match up against the inform trio as well.
*RCB PROBABLE XI:*
Virat Kohli(c), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Suyash Prabhudesai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Mohammad Siraj
Siraj would be licking his lips against KKR while bowling upfront with the new cherry. He has truly made the ball talk and with the KKR top order instable, he could strike gold again.
RCB need their domestic player contingent to turn up bigtime. Their Fab 3 have been among the runs everytime, hiding the flaws that exist in the batting order. The likes of Shahbaz, Lomror and Prabhudesai will have to make noticeable contributions if their team has to achieve greater heights.
*IMPACT PLAYER STRATEGY*
There’s a possibility of seeing Faf Duplessis come to the fore again, as a pure batter and not be the captain. With Virat expected to take over the captaincy duties, Faf with his ridiculous form backing him is would be set to dominate the KKR attack. He would replace Mohammad Siraj or Vijaykumar
*MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE GAME:*
*FOR KKR:*
Highest run getter- Rinku Singh/Andre Russell
Highest wicket taker- Varun Chakravarty/Sunil Narine
*FOR RCB:*
Highest run getter- Glenn Maxwell/Faf du Plessis
Highest wicket taker- Mohammad Siraj/Wanindu Hasaranga
*FOR THE GAME:*
RCB to win