Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore would be hoping to avoid a fifth straight loss in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they host Kolkata Knight Riders here, Friday.
The Knight Riders on the other hand, although coming into the game at the back of a defeat, should feel confident against the dejected RCB after winning two of their three matches so far this season.
Here are some stats and figures ahead of the encounter at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Head to Head
Matches played: 23
RCB wins: 9
KKR wins: 14
Batting stats
Highest score in this fixture: KKR 222/3 (20 overs) in Bangalore, 18th April 2008.
Lowest score: RCB 49 (9.4 overs) in Kolkata, 23rd April 2017.
Highest individual score: 158* by Brendon McCullum in Bangalore, 18th April 2008.
Most runs scored: 557 runs by Chris Gayle.
Biggest win by runs: KKR’s 140-run victory in Bangalore, 18th April 2008.
Bowling stats
Most wickets in this fixture: 14 wickets by Sunil Narine.
Best bowling figures: 4/18 by Lakshmipathy Balaji in Bangalore, 10th April 2012.
Biggest win by wickets: KKR’s 9-wicket win in Bangalore, 29th September 2011.
Predicted XI
RCB: Akshdeep Nath, Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini.
KKR: Dinesh Karthik (Captain), C Lynn, R Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Shubhman Gill, Sunil Narine, A Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, P Krishna, P Chawla, L Ferguson.
Live streaming
TV: The Star Network
Stream: Hotstar
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