On Friday (March 30), the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host the tenth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, featuring a clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
In their previous game at this venue, RCB defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 4 wickets, while KKR edged past Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their opening fixture of the ongoing IPL season.
IPLT20 Stats and Records at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium:
- Total matches: 89
- Matches won batting first: 37
- Matches won bowling first: 48
- Average score batting first: 166
- Highest total recorded: 263/5 (20 Overs) by Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Pune Warriors India
- Lowest total recorded: 82/10 (15.1 Overs) by Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders
- Highest score chased: 186/3 (19.2 Overs) by Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report:
Chinnaswamy Stadium provides an ideal setting for batters, with both pacers and spinners hoping for favourable conditions. However, the shorter boundaries present an intriguing challenge, adding complexity for bowlers. As a result, the match is anticipated to feature a high-scoring contest, with the toss-winning captain likely to choose fielding. Given the flat nature of the pitch and the close boundaries, chasing becomes a preferred strategy in this scenario.
Bengaluru Weather Forecast:
The weather outlook for the RCB versus KKR match appears exceedingly favourable, with no expected rainfall. Atmospheric conditions are predicted to maintain a humidity level of 60%, also a mild breeze is anticipated to blow at a moderate pace of 11 kilometres per hour. With temperature hovering around 27 degrees Celsius, these advantageous weather conditions ensure an uninterrupted and pleasant cricketing encounter for both players and spectators at the venue.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Anukul Roy, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera
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