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The 18th season of IPL (Indian Premier League) is starting from today. There is tremendous enthusiasm among the fans about IPL. All the fans are ready to support their favorite team. In today’s first match. Virat Kohli’s team Royal Challengers Bangalore will face defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders.
Last season, Kolkata won its third title by defeating Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final. Whereas Bangalore is still searching for its first title.
Virat Kohli is just 38 runs away
In today’s first match, Virat Kohli is going to face Kolkata bowlers. As everyone knows, Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in the history of IPL. And in the first match played today against Kolkata, Kohli can complete his 1000 runs.
Kohli has scored 962 runs against Kolkata in 38 matches played for RCB. If Kohli scores 38 runs today, he will become the third batsman to complete 1000 runs against Kolkata.
These two players did this feat before Kohli
There are only two batsmen who have completed 1000 runs against KKR. David Warner has scored 1093 runs in 28 matches played against KKR and Rohit Sharma has scored 1070 runs in 34 matches.
In such a situation, if Kohli scores 38 runs against KKR in today’s first IPL match, then he will become the third batsman to complete 1000 runs against Kolkata.
Who is ahead in head to head
In the matches played between these two teams, Kolkata’s team has an upper hand over Bangalore. 35 IPL matches have been played between these two. In which Kolkata has won 21 matches and Bangalore has won 14 matches.
Both the teams have clashed 12 times in Eden Gardens so far. In which Kolkata has won 8 times and Bangalore has won 4 times.
How will be today’s pitch report
The pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium has mostly been a batting friendly pitch. So far 93 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. Teams batting first have won 38 matches and teams chasing have won 55 matches.
The highest team score at this stadium is 262/2, which Punjab made while chasing against Kolkata last year.
How will the weather condition be
The weather will not be good in the first match played on 22 March. Clouds will remain throughout the day. There is a threat of rain.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, and Suyash Sharma.
Where can you watch the live Indian premier league match
You can watch the live streaming of the match on JioHotstar app and website. Apart from that, you can also watch the broadcast on Star Sports Network and Network 18 channels.
