New Delhi. In the second consecutive season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore has managed to make it to the playoffs. RCB had lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the qualifiers last year. This year he is facing Kolkata Knight Riders. Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium on October 11 in the Eliminator match of IPL 2021. RCB, who performed brilliantly in the 14th season of IPL, will be thrilled to win the game at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The winner of this game will take on the losing team of Qualifier 1 i.e. Delhi Capitals on 13 October. The journey of the losing team in the Eliminator will end today. Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 9 out of their 14 matches in this season’s league stage and finished third in the points table. The Abu-Dhabi leg, on the other hand, turned out to be a dream come true for the Kolkata Knight Riders. During the phase in India, KKR had won only two matches out of 7 and were second from the bottom of the points table, but in the UAE phase, the team made a comeback and made their place in the playoffs.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore have not won their IPL title till date. In such a situation, the team will try to win the Eliminator and take one more step towards the final. Let’s know how the playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kolkata Knight Riders can be:
Openers: Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal
Both Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal have not been successful in the second phase of IPL 2021. He didn’t really do anything special in the tournament this year. Virat Kohli played some good games but failed to convert them into big scores. On the other hand, Devdutt Padikkal lacked confidence this season. He was also involved in an unfortunate run out with Glenn Maxwell. He played 52 balls to score 41 runs in that game. He was out for a duck in the last match. However, the management would not like to change the opening combination in the game.
Middle Order: Shrikar Bharat, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers
Considering how Srikar India batted in the last game, he is likely to come in at number three, followed by Maxwell at number four. Bharat has impressed everyone with his strong innings this season. In the last game, he won the game for the team with a six off the last ball of the match. He played an unbeaten 78 off 52 balls while Maxwell scored his sixth fifty of the tournament. AB de Villiers’ poor form is a big concern for RCB going into the crucial match. In the last game, he showed some good play in the middle and scored 26 runs in 26 balls. The team will hope that he will play a big innings in the Eliminator.
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All Rounders: Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed and Kyle Jameson
Daniel Christian has been effective with the ball on the slow pitches of the UAE. He took three wickets in the last two matches. As an overseas player, RCB would like him to contribute much more than that. Shahbaz Ahmed has also proved effective with the ball. He is bowling in the right areas, not letting the batsmen play freely. Kyle Jameson is likely to return in the playing XI to add strength to the batting unit. Apart from this, Jamieson could be the solution due to RCB finding it difficult to take wickets in the powerplay.
Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal
Harshal Patel will once again be the most important bowler for Virat Kohli in this match. He has taken 30 wickets and RCB want him to take some more wickets on Monday. It is a matter of great pleasure for the team that Siraj bowled an extraordinary spell of 2 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs in the last game. RCB’s bowling unit with Yuzvendra Chahal looks stronger.
Probable Playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jameson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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