IPL 2020: KKR vs RCB toss results, head to head and final playing 11

Kohli would be desperate to clinch two crucial points from the game and secure RCB's place for the playoffs. Check KKR vs RCB live toss result, head to head and final playing 11

In match 39 of the Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020), Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. 

Playing 11 of both the teams:

RCB playing 11: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Mohammed Siraj, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Tom Banton, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

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Despite inconsistent performance, KKR has managed to reach the fourth spot in IPL 2020 Points Table with ten points in nine games. 

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Lockie Ferguson has worked wonders for the side while Andre Russell's fitness remains a concern for the team. 

Besides,  KKR may also see Sunil Narine in the playing 11 after he was kept out due to suspected bowling action. 

KKR vs RCB head to head

 

Total matches: 25

KKR won: 14

RCB won: 11

No result: 0

Royal Challengers Bangalore has fared better after initial hiccups as skipper Virat Kohli has finally found his form back while AB de villiers is smashing every other ball out of the park. With six wins in nine games, RCB need two more to qualify for the playoffs. 

Virat Kohli would be desperate to clinch two crucial points from the game and secure RCB's place for the playoffs while Eoin Morgan would expect his team to stun RCB. 

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IPL 2020, Match 39: KKR vs RCB Pitch report

There will be a fresh pitch for RCB vs KKR match. One of the square boundaries is short at 62m and 71 m, while the other side has boundaries sized at 74m and 80m respectively. There is an even covering of green grass, the surface is very hard as well.Nothing much in terms of spin on this wicket. They will have to use their guile, angles and mix things up to be successful here,' said JP Duminy and Daren Ganga during KKR vs RCB pitch report.
 

KKR vs RCB Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders

Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik, Shivam Mavi, Tom Banton, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Nitesh Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Chris Green and Rahul Tripathi

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa.