London, Oct 20
On the 39th match of Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will encounter the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday, 21 October 2020 at 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 local time from the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
RCB has a standing of 2 wins and a lost where KKR has lost in the 2 of the 3 matches. Eoin Morgan's team comes with Dinesh Karthik as the Wicket Keeper, Shubham Gill, Shivam Mavi and Varun Chakravarthy. Virat Kohli's RCB highlights AB De Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvend Chahal and Chris Morris. In the last match, KKR (112/9) lost to RCB (194/2) for 82 runs. KKR fans consider tomorrows match as crucial for the team's uprising,
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As of now, RCB stands in the 3rd and KKR in the 4th positions of IPL 2020 standings, posing a serious challenge to each other. RCB has a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -0.096 and where KKR has -0.607, with 12 and 10 points respectively.
The next 5 days are crucial for the fate of IPL 2020 Playoffs for many teams. If RCB wins tomorrows match, they can qualify for playoffs without much trouble, if KKR loses, it will be hard for them to qualify for playoff and endorse their final dreams. RCB just needs 2 more wins from 5 games to ensure playoff qualification. At the same time, KKR needs 3 wins from 5 games to qualify for the playoff.
Both the teams are coming off a win in their previous games for tomorrow's match. As of now, it is the RCB who is favoured at the time being, considering their late performances. AB de Villiers has been in his best form in the current year. When the last time both teams met, De Villiers blasted 73 off just 33 balls and helped Bangalore to an easy win.
Kolkata, on the other hand, won a Super Over against Hyderabad in the last match, reinforcing their quest for the Cup. Fans of both the teams are waiting for the most awaited match to witness their dream teams wins. Let's hope tomorrow's match will be a spectacle for the cricket-loving audience who has been waiting so long for the crucial match.
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