IPL 2017, RPS vs KKR: 5 winning factors

#4 The pitch

The pitch in Pune is a batting friendly track

The pitch at MCA stadium in Pune is known to be a batting track conducive for runs which doesn’t change much through the course of the match. Hence, chasing is what teams prefer here. Pune have won all three tosses on this ground so far and on all occasions have chosen to ball first.

The pitch for this match would again suit the batsmen and chasing might be the first choice for both captains.

Although Pune won their last game while defending, they may not risk doing it again against a team like KKR, given the lack of experience of their bowlers. Gambhir, on the other hand, must have seen Dhoni’s heroics against SRH and he would be well aware of Smith’s batting abilities.