RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss expectedly opted to bat first against KKR in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. RCB started their season with a defeat but have gone with the same eleven. Both teams have had contrasting starts to their IPL 2022 campaigns so far. While RCB lost out to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a high-scoring thriller, KKR eased past defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the tournament opener.

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08:25 PM

KKR in absolute disarray

KKR on backfoot as they are 6 down with just 70 on the board.

08:15 PM

KKR on backfoot

KKR on backfoot as they are 4 down with just 46 on the board.

08:07 PM

Another blow

Back of a length, Rahane frees his arms and pulls... straight down the throat of Shahbaz at deep backward square! KKR two wickets down now. Good start this for RCB

07:47 PM

Measured bowling

Another fine over from Willey. Hasn't given much room to maneuver anything. Just four runs off it.

07:44 PM

What a start

Venkatesh welcomes Siraj with a boundary. steps across, frees his arms and slaps it away square of the wicket with an open face. Iyer has crunched that through point.

07:05 PM

Toss done

RCB win toss, opt to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders

06:48 PM

RCB vs KKR DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM LEAGUE IPL T20

Wicketkeepers: Dinesh Karthik (c), Sheldon JacksonBatters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Shreyas IyerAll-rounders: Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Wanindu Hasaranga (vc)Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy

06:35 PM

PITCH REPORT

The DY Patil ground has a pitch that gives decent bounce to the bowlers but often it stays true. We can expect matches that produce scores in the vicinity of 160-170 as a standard fare.

06:16 PM

KKR's last outing

Kolkata notched up a six-wicket win against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after a bit of a stutter.

05:46 PM

IPL 2022: Big names missing from RCB camp

The lack of Aussie players is not limited to KKR, RCB too will miss out on the services of Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, and Jason Behrendorff.

05:44 PM

RCB vs KKR Probable Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson(w), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

05:44 PM

RCB vs KKR Probable Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

05:43 PM

The biggest positive for KKR from the last game

The biggest positive for KKR was Ajinkya Rahane finding his mojo and scoring runs.

05:43 PM

RCB vs KKR: Head-to-Head

Kolkata Knight Riders enjoy a better record against their opponent, winning 16 times against them. Meanwhile, RCB have emerged victorious on 13 occasions.

05:42 PM