Published on: Apr 18, 2021 12:58 am IST|Updated on: Apr 17, 2021 12:15 pm IST
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Dream11: Following a chastening 10-run defeat, where the win seemed approachable, Kolkata Knight Riders will surely have their task cut out when they play Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2021 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the first game of the season’s first double-header on Sunday afternoon (IST).
RCB will leave no stone unturned in their bid to extend the 100% start to the season, while KKR will hope to get the win here and make all the right noise. Here are 3 Players Battles To Watch Out For In RCB vs KKR IPL 2021.
1. Virat Kohli vs Pat Cummins: India’s very best vs Australia’s finest. It won’t be an IPL battle any more, as both players won’t be giving anything on the plate to the other. Expect Cummins to run hard and bowl with precision and variation as he looks to outfox Kohli.
IPL 2021 Head To Head: (IPL) Virat Kohli vs Pat Cummins: Balls Faced by Kohli from Cummins: 25 Runs Scored: 25 No of times Cummins dismissed Kohli: 00
Pat Cummins IPL Record: Matches: 32 Balls Bowled: 721 Runs Given: 962 Wickets: 32 Best: 4/34 Economy: 8.00
Virat Kohli IPL Record: Matches: 194 Not Outs: 30 Runs: 5944 High Score: 113 Average: 38.10 100s: 05 50s: 39 4s: 511 6s: 201
2. Andre Russell vs Glenn Maxwell and AB De Villiers: Russell blitzed through MI’s batting with five wickets in just two overs. Eoin Morgan will definitely be using him either in the middle overs or at the death. And that means, Russell, in all likelihood, could be facing either Glenn Maxwell or AB de Villiers or both.
IPL 2021 Head To Head: (IPL)
AB de Villiers IPL Record: Matches: 171 Not Outs: 36 Runs: 4898 High Score: 133* Average: 40.14 100s: 03 50s: 38 4s: 394 6s: 237
Andre Russell IPL Record: (As a bowler) Matches: 76 Balls Bowled: 1177 Runs Given: 1760 Wickets: 67 Best: 5/15 Economy: 8.97
Glenn Maxwell IPL Record: Matches: 84 Not Outs: 11 Runs: 1603 High Score: 95 Average: 22.90 100s: 00 50s: 07 4s: 126 6s: 96
3. Mohammed Siraj vs Shubman Gill: Siraj is at the height of his powers at the moment, bowling with intensity and panache. Gill is no easy batsman to bowl to. He is considered one of India’s future stars when it comes to batting.
IPL 2021 Head To Head: (IPL) Mohammed Siraj vs Shubman Gill: Balls Faced by Gill from Siraj: 05 Runs Scored: 13 No of times Siraj dismissed Gill: 00
Mohammed Siraj IPL Record: Matches: 37 Balls Bowled: 764 Runs Given: 1131 Wickets: 41 Best: 4/32 Economy: 8.88
Shubman Gill IPL Record: Matches: 43 Not Outs: 10 Runs: 987 High Score: 76 Average: 32.90 100s: 00 50s: 07 4s: 93 6s: 26
So far Virat Kohli has had few issues to worry about. Bowling at the depth can be better while the over-dependency on him, AB de Villiers and now Glenn Maxwell may hurt the team in the long run. However, at this moment, RCB looks a good fit for the Kolkata Knight Riders, who looked despondently wanting for batting in the last match. We back Kohli to guide his team to a victory in this RCB vs KKR IPL 2021 match.
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