KKR vs RCB, IPL 2024 Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 36 of IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, April 21, in the first game of the double-header. KKR are third in the points table, with eight points from six matches, while RCB are last, having won only one of their seven matches.

While Kolkata and Bengaluru clashed at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the first half of IPL 2024, KKR registered a thumping victory by seven wickets. Batting first, Virat Kohli's unbeaten 83* off 59 guided RCB to 182-6. Kolkata chased down the target in 16.5 overs. The match sums up Bengaluru's woes in IPL 2024. They have been over-dependent on Kohli in batting, while their bowling has been pedestrian.

KKR have been highly impressive in IPL 2024 but have lost two of their last three games. They went down to Rajasthan Royals by two wickets in their previous match at the Eden Gardens. Batting first, they put up 223-6, with Sunil Narine slamming 109 off 56. Jos Buttler's hundred, though, lifted RR to a stunning win.

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Today's KKR vs RCB toss result

RCB have won the toss and opted to field first. Captain Faf du Plessis said:

“We are going to chase. This has always been a chasing ground. I am really fan of batting first in the heat, but it tends to cool down in Kolkata towards the evening.”

Bengaluru have made three changes to their team, with Cameron Green, Mohammed Siraj and Karn Sharma coming back. Kolkata are going in with an unchanged side.

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KKR vs RCB - Today's match playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

Kolkata subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj

Bengaluru subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh

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Today's KKR vs RCB pitch report

According to Graeme Swann, it’s very hot out in the middle, and the pitch is going to suffer because of it. He said that the surface is dry, adding that most of the wicket is very even and looks very flat.

Swann, though, pointed out to one area where there's a big circle of dryness. It's around the spinner's length, so they might get some help, he added.

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Today's KKR vs RCB match players list

Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh , Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera, Chetan Sakariya, Allah Ghazanfar, Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford

Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Suyash Prabhudessai, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Tom Curran, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Cameron Green, Manoj Bhandage, Glenn Maxwell, Himanshu Sharma

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KKR vs RCB - Today's match umpires

On-field umpires: Akshay Totre, Vinod Seshan

TV umpire: Michael Gough

Match Referee: Amit Sharma