IPL 2020, Match 28: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Toss Report

The 28th match of the Indian Premier League will see high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both the teams are coming into this game after winning their previous encounter.

Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a heist against Kings XI Punjab, winning the game by 2 runs from a losing position. Chasing 165, Kings XI Punjab were at 115 for no loss in the 15th over before an inexplicable failure from their batsmen saw the team finish on 163.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other, thrashed Chennai Super Kings in their previous outing. Their skipper Virat Kohli was in imperious form, scoring an unbeaten 90 to fashion a convincing 37-run win. After scoring 169, Royal Challengers Bangalore had restricted Chennai to 132 for 8.

Following the game, Kohli had hailed the win as one of his team’s most complete performances. As far as the standings are concerned, Kolkata Knight Riders are above Royal Challengers Bangalore at third spot due to better net run-rate with both the sides winning four of their opening six clashes. With both the teams in form at present, one can expect a cracking affair today.

Toss report:

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and have opted to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Playing elevens:

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Tom Banton, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy