Royal Challengers Bangalore will transfer nearer to securing a playoff berth once they tackle Punjab Kings of their Indian Premier League match in Sharjah on Sunday. Eyeing their maiden IPL title win, RCB are at the moment on the third spot with 14 factors from seven wins and 4 losses.
Two extra factors from a win would virtually safe them a spot within the place-offs, however for that to occur, RCB must put it up in opposition to Punjab Kings, who’re coming off a morale-boosting win in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders.
With their five-wicket win over KKR, Punjab Kings additionally stored their possibilities of making the playoffs alive regardless that they’re fifth on 12 factors after 5 wins and 7 upsets.
Batsmen’s Association in Session. I#playbold #wearechallengers #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/rEg0SyR0tV
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) 2 October 2021
Against an bold RCB outfit, Punjab Kings must end their job on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Even although he did not go on to attain an enormous complete, Virat Kohli seemed good when he was within the center in his group’s win over Rajasthan Royals, as did the captain’s younger opening companion Devdutt Padikkal.
The duo performed some cracking pictures earlier than in-form star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell completed the job with a second consecutive half-century.
If the state of affairs requires it, as in his final outing, Maxwell might once more look to Srikar India to construct a stable partnership within the center overs.
Punjab Kings, then again, will once more depend on the reliable opening pair of skipper KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal to get them off to begin.
He was among the many run-scorers in opposition to KKR, and want to repeat in opposition to RCB.
kings go#SaddaPunjab #IPL2021 #punjabkings #KKRvPBKS @ klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/uotvDW3MGP
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) 2 October 2021
The largest plus within the RCB sport for Punjab Kings is his demise bowling which paved the best way for his or her victory within the earlier match.
Two decisive overs from Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh on the time of demise helped arrange Punjab’s win in opposition to KKR, and the group would count on related outings from each in opposition to RCB.
Teams (from):
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Navdeep Saini, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Rajat Patidar, Dushmantha Chamira, Pawan Deshpande, Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Baby, Vanindu Hasranga, George Garten, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal , Kyle Jamieson, Suyash Prabhudesai, KS Bharat, Tim David, Akash Deep, AB de Villiers.
Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Shahrukh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Nathan Ellis, Adil Rashid, Murugan Ashwin, Harpreet Brar, Moises Henriques, Chris Jordan, Aiden Markram, Mandeep Singh, Darsan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh , Ravi BIshnoi, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar, Jalaj Saxena.
Match begins: 3:30 PM IST.
SRH goal to curtail KKR’s play-off probabilities
Out of the race for the play-offs, bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to attenuate the possibilities of Kolkata Knight Riders reaching the knockout stage of their IPL match right here on Sunday.
With 9 losses from 11 matches, SRH are on the backside, whereas KKR are nonetheless anticipated to qualify for the knockout stage as they’re fourth with 10 factors from 12 matches.
SRH have received only one match out of the 4 they’ve performed for the reason that resumption of the IPL within the UAE.
While SRH have been again on a profitable observe after 5 consecutive losses to Rajasthan Royals, they misplaced their final sport in Sharjah by six wickets, permitting Chennai Super Kings to qualify for the play-offs.
continues to work arduous for @IamAbhiSharma4, as he desires to construct on two spectacular cameos for # riser.#orange military #OrangeOrNothing #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/PDw7vra6nN
— Sunrisers Hyderabad (@SolarRisers) 2 October 2021
Sunrisers had dropped their lone IPL winner (2016) captain David Warner after being dropped from captaincy, however that didn’t change the group’s fortunes as Kane Williamson was unable to revive the Orange Army’s fortunes.
For SRH, batting is their weakest hyperlink, particularly within the absence of Jonny Bairstow.
While English opener Jason Roy made his debut with a fast 60 and Williamson additionally scored 51 runs of their profitable chase of 165 in opposition to RR, each got here off a cropper of their final sport in opposition to CSK.
In the bowling division, Jason Holder has given them success again and again however senior India pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Siddharth Kaul have disillusioned.
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan is SRH’s largest weapon in opposition to any opposition however he did not have sufficient runs to play for many of the instances.
For KKR, the UAE leg of the IPL has been a turnaround as they’ve received three video games to date, whereas dropping two.
The two-time former champion has impressed together with his efficiency within the second half, and even his two losses have been brief, the place he misplaced within the final over.
Venkatesh Iyer has been a star performer for KKR with the bat within the second leg, whereas Rahul Tripathi has scored probably the most runs for the group this season.
The determination to maneuver Nitish Rana up the order has additionally paid dividends, however Shubman Gill hasn’t been in a position to capitalize on the beginning.
In bowling, Varun Chakraborty has been his favourite as he took six wickets within the second leg, whereas Sunil Narine has additionally been concerned within the wickets.
But they’ve considerations within the tempo division with Andre Russell and Lockie Ferguson out of the sport after accidents, forcing captain Eoin Morgan to make adjustments.
solely getting higher#Venkatesh Iyer #KKRvPBKS #KKR #AmiKKR #KorboLorboJeetbo #I’m KKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/6wT3O59PES
— Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) 2 October 2021
Even the KKR skipper wants to attain some runs.
Tim Southee and Shivam Mavi are the brand new quick bowling pair for KKR and so they might want to transfer on.
Fast bowler Pranbhav Krishna did properly in opposition to CSK to select up 4 wickets within the matches he performed earlier than conceding 22 runs within the nineteenth over.
Teams (from):
Kolkata Knight Riders: Eoin Morgan (Captain), Dinesh Karthik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pawan Negi, M Pranand Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Dubey. Tim Southee, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Ben Cutting, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (capt), David Warner, Manish Pandey, Sherfane Rutherford, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Urman Malik, Basil Thampi, Sandeep Sharma , Shahbaz Nadeem, Abdul Samad, J Suchit, Jason Holder, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Jason Roy.
The match will begin at 7:30 PM IST.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
