Royal Challengers Bengaluru will lock horns against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday. When these two teams met in the opening game of the season, RCB had registered a comprehensive seven-wicket win.
From there on, RCB has gone from strength to strength as they have won eight out of their 11 matches to put themselves in a commanding position to qualify for the playoffs. On the other hand, KKR have been hot and cold as they have registered five wins, six losses and have one no-result in their 12 games so far.
KKR’s batting has failed to fire at all cylinders and they must deliver for the franchise, if they want to stay afloat in the tournament.
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Virat Kohli needs one four to complete 750 boundaries. He will become the first player to achieve the landmark. He needs 10 sixes to become the second batter to complete 300 sixes in the IPL.
Phil Salt needs three sixes to complete 50 maximums.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar needs seven scalps to complete 200 wickets in the IPL. He will become the first fast bowler in IPL history to reach the milestone.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi needs 51 runs to complete 500 runs in the IPL and also needs five fours to reach 50 boundaries.
Venkatesh Iyer needs 32 runs to complete 1500 runs in the IPL.
KKR squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia.
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
