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Achi news desk-
A doubleheader will take place on Sunday this weekend. In the first match itself, Kolkata Knight Riders will play against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB vs KKR). Kolkata are currently third in the points table with four wins from six matches, while RCB are at the bottom of the table with a single win from seven matches. So, today’s match is like a last match for RCB. This important match is being held at the Eden Garden ground in Kolkata. Faf du Plessis of RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first.
RCB vs KKR Match 11:
RCB Match 11: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lucky Ferguson, Mohammad Siraj, Yash Dayal.
KKR Match 11: Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Angkrish Rajovanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinko Singh, Ramdeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakraborty, Varun Chakraborty.
RCB to field in green shirt:
Also, RCB will play in green jersey for one match every season. This time RCB will also play in green jersey against Kolkata Knight Riders. IPL 2011 edition, RCB team will wear the green jersey in one match of the season. RCB will wear this green jersey to create awareness among its fans about a clean and green environment.
A knight and a day!
Dressed in green for our first day’s game. We are ready to #KKR challenge. 🏰
Watch it live @JioCinema 📺#PlayBold Our #RCB #IPL2024 #KKRvRCB pic.twitter.com/3YWbpuRsCm
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 21, 2024
But that shirt is a big headache for fans right now. Because there is a saying that a green shirt is not lucky for RCB. RCB have won only 4 matches in this jersey so far. RCB team played 13 matches in green shirt and won only four times. Lost the remaining 8 games. Because of this, RCB fans are worried about today’s match.
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The strength of both teams:
The two teams have so far met 34 times in the tournament, with KKR coming out on top. In the previous meeting this season in March, KKR won against RCB by 7 wickets with 19 balls to spare. Now, today’s game is important for RCB. Bengaluru need to win their remaining seven matches to keep their playoff hopes alive.
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