Kolkata vs Bangalore Fantasy Team for Today’s Match
We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable Playing XIs for Kolkata & Bangalore
Kolkata: Rahmanullah Gurbaz* (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell*, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine*, Tim Southee*, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis* (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell*, Michael Bracewell*, Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, David Willey*, Mohammed Siraj
Eden Gardens Pitch Report for Kolkata vs Bangalore
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
(Based on the last three games)
1st innings average score: 176
2nd innings average score: 172
Wickets per innings: 5
Type: Good for batting
Wins
Batting 1st: 67%
Batting 2nd: 33%
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The Eden Gardens has been a happy hunting ground for Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. Besides collectively piling 1,039 runs at a combined average of 27, they have bagged 84 wickets and grabbed 18 catches.
Virat Kohli has encouraging numbers against Kolkata: 786 runs at 34 – of which 307 runs at 44 have come at The Eden Gardens. In addition to his batting exploits, he has held onto 16 catches.
For the last two editions, Umesh Yadav has taken 17 wickets, including two two-fors, a three and a four-for. In Kolkata, he has hunted down 20 wickets, including the best figures of four for 33, to go with 10 catches.
In addition to picking 28 wickets between them in the previous season, Mohammed Siraj and Harshal Patel have together scalped 17 wickets against Kolkata. Incidentally, both have an identical strike rate of 20.
For eight consecutive professional T20s, Michael Bracewell hasn’t gone wicketless, thereby generating at least 25 points per game.
Given Kolkata’s inexperienced top order, the onus will be on Nitish Rana to anchor the innings. He has collected 278 runs at 28 versus Bangalore.
Aside from taking 16 catches against Kolkata, Faf du Plessis has accumulated 446 runs at 37 – of which 301 runs at 43 have come batting first.
In the last three games at the venue, seamers took 61% of the wickets. Meanwhile, seven half-centuries were registered – of which none belonged to the openers.