IPL: Eliminator Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Predicted XI
On Monday, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Bangalore, the royal challengers, led by Virat Kohli, will face the rejuvenated Kolkata Knights in the 2021 IPL qualifier.
The winner of this game will take on the Delhi Capitals, who lost Qualifier 1 against Chennai Super Kings, while the team which loses this game will be knocked out.
RCB will be brimming with confidence after securing a thrilling win over Delhi Capitals with a last-ball six in their final league match, finishing third in the standings with 18 points from 14 matches. KKR, on the other hand, scripted a terrific turnaround, finishing fourth with 14 points after winning five of seven games in the UAE leg following a lackluster performance in the first phase.
Both the captains have enough ammunition at their disposal and it will be all about managing resources.
RCB possesses a formidable batting line-up that includes AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, and Devdutt Padikkal apart from Kohli but they have failed to find a perfect combination so far. In bowling, Harshal Patel has been simply sensational with 30 wickets in 14 games, which includes a hat-trick against Mumbai Indians. Mohammed Siraj and George Garton too have been impressive, while Yuzvendra Chahal has answered his critics with 16 wickets this season.
KKR too has been served well by the bowlers, who have churned out some terrific performances.
While the pace duo of Lockie Ferguson and Shivam Mavi have peaked at the right time, sharing seven wickets in their last match, the spinners led by Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Shakib Al Hasan too have been impressive.
n batting, Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi and Nitish Rana hold the key and it will be interesting to see how they handle the variations of Patel and on the guile of Chahal on the slow Sharjah pitch.
RCB vs KKR IPL 2021 Eliminator Predicted XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Kona Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dan Christian, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
