🏏IPL 2021, 20/9/21, Match 31 KKR v/s RCB🏏

Welcome to the staunch supporters of the 8 teams of IPL14!

Hello friends, here is the game 'IPL Phase 2 2021'

RCB, on a roll before the IPL was suspended, will look to return to winning ways when it takes on KKR in its opening match of the second leg at Abu Dhabi on Today.

Virat Kohli's RCB will take on Eoin Morgan's KKR.

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RCB vs KKR Head to Head Stats

Span: 2008-2021

Matches: 27

Won: RCB - 13, KKR - 14

HS (RCB) vs KKR: 213

LS (RCB) vs KKR: 49

HS (KKR) vs RCB: 222

LS (KKR) vs RCB: 131

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RCB (3rd) and KKR (6th) will be playing the second match after the restart of the IPL 2021 season in the UAE. The match will be played from 7:30 pm (IST) onwards at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

From leading the table with four wins on the trot, the Virat Kohli-led team had slipped to third spot before the break in the season, having suffered two defeats from their last three matches. The onus would be on their famed batting lineup of Kohli, AB de Villiers and Glen Maxwell to start firing once again and put pressure on the KKR batsmen.

Having started the season with much promise under Eoin Morgan, KKR so far have failed to inspire, suffering five defeats in seven matches. They are at the sixth spot in the eight-team table, staring at early elimination for a third season in a row. The biggest letdown for KKR this season has been their top-order batting as the top three Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi have failed to give the team a decent start.

Predicted Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (capt), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11: Virat Kohli (capt), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Well I am supporting Virat Kohli. 😊

Now want RCB to win IPL.. as its his last as captain.

Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): The stage is set for another big rivalry of IPL to resume - it is KKR vs RCB. The two teams have played some of the best contests over the years - it was also the first-ever match in IPL history. RCB, while in good form, had to make a few replacements before the resumption, while KKR have pretty much the same squad as before. So, things could get pretty interesting once again.

KKR coach David Hussey speaks

"Our goal remains the same and that is to qualify for the final. We have done it before and we can do it again. And we have the squad to do it. We have to start winning and there's nothing to lose" - David Hussey.

Originally posted by: vijay

Well I am supporting Virat Kohli. 😊

Now want RCB to win IPL.. as its his last as captain.

Virat Kohli speaks before match

"The conditions in subcontinent this time of the year are pretty similar. Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera are two guys who have played so much cricket for Sri Lanka and they understand how to play on pitches like these and their skill sets will be of huge help for us, playing in Dubai, understanding how hot and humid conditions can be and how the pitches will play out, they know everything" - Virat Kohli.

By the rate things are going viru will announce sanyas in 1/2 yrs .

So let's see what his team does in this year.

Supporting Kohli for a change... Namma Bengaluru...

Friends, here are a few facts----

KKR vs RCB: History

Total number of matches played: 28

Matches won by KKR: 15

Matches won by RCB: 13

Matched played in India: 23 (KKR 14, RCB 9)

Matches played outside India: 5 (KKR 1, RCB 4)

KKR average score against RCB: 158

RCB average score against KKR: 152

Most runs for KKR: 339 (Andre Russell)

Most runs for RCB: 730 (Virat Kohli)

Most wickets for KKR: 16 (Sunil Narine)

Most wickets for RCB: 16 (Yuzvendra Chahal)

Most catches for KKR: 4 (Andre Russell)

Most catches for RCB: 15 (Virat Kohli)

Originally posted by: TheMinion

Supporting Kohli for a change... Namma Bengaluru...

Not a fan of VK but honestly as a RCB fan will love to see him lifting the trophy this time.

The man has led the team for over a decade and deserves this before stepping down as the skipper.