Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), with three victories in sight, will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. RCB, who was defeated earlier by KKR in the reverse match, is out for revenge against the Nitish Rana led squad. A win would move RCB to third in the points table, ahead of Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, who are third and fourth respectively in the points table. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood was spotted practicing in the nets and is available for selection.
Here’s what we think RCB could play against XI against KKR:
Faf Du Plessis is in superb form and has put on several century stands with Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell, who are also in great shape.
More is expected from the middle class consisting of Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomlor, Shahbaz Ahmed and Suyash Prabhudessai.
Among the bowlers, Mohammed Siraj is in sensational form. He conceded 7.17 runs per over and has bowled the most dot balls – 89 this season.
Siraj, who is second on the purple cap list, will be assisted in the tempo attack by Vijyakumar Vyshak and Hazlewood.
The addition of Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has also done wonders for the previously struggling RCB bowling unit.
When RCB bats first, Faf opens the innings again, before being replaced by Harshal Patel for the second innings.
RCB Predicted XI: Virat Kohli (Captain), Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudesai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Vijyakumar Vyshak
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