Bangalore vs Kolkata, MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update – Indian T20 League, Match 28

Match Details:

The 28th match of the Indian T20 League 2020 will be played between Bangalore and Kolkata at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Dubai. We have got the best Bangalore vs Kolkata team prediction for today’s match.

Bangalore vs Kolkata Match 28 is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.

Preview

After yet another successful week ends, Bangalore and Kolkata are going up against each other in the next fixture of the Indian T20 League. Both the teams were victorious in their previous matches and are placed next to each other in top four of the points table. Bangalore is having a dream start to the season with four wins in six games. Virat Kohli played the knock of the season so far which stood as the only difference between both the teams in their last encounter with Chennai.

With Chris Morris joining the team, Bangalore’s bowling got a huge boost and are a team to beat at the moment. They will be high in confidence after a convincing win against the men in yellow and will be looking to extend their winning streak in Sharjah. On the other side, Kolkata also has four wins in six games and are placed at third position in the points table.

They literally came out as the winner out of nowhere in their last two games in Abu Dhabi. Despite being out of the game for most of the time, Kolkata outplayed the opposition tactically in the very last moment, in both the occasions. Dinesh Karthik played a crucial knock at the end to get his team to a defendable target.

However, the likes of Eoin Morgan and Nitish Rana are yet to play any impactful knock in the middle order. They played one game in Sharjah and will be hoping to get the best out of that experience against Bangalore. 

Today’s Probable Playing 11:

Bangalore Probable Playing XI:

Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

Kolkata Probable Playing XI:

Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Tom Banton, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell/Tom Banton, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – AB de Villiers

Batsmen – Virat Kohli (C), Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi

All-Rounders – Andre Russell (VC), Chris Morris

Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Pat Cummins, Navdeep Saini

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – AB de Villiers (C), Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen – Eoin Morgan (VC), Virat Kohli, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill

All-Rounders – Andre Russell, Chris Morris

Bowlers – Isuru Udana, Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy

Injury & Availability News

Andre Russell hurt his knee when he dived into the advertisement board in the last match. Thus, his availability is uncertain. 

With his bowling action report, Sunil Narine is also uncertain for this game.

Bangalore vs Kolkata Weather Report

Another hot and humid evening awaits in Sharjah. The temperature will be around 33-34 Degree Celsius with dew coming into the play during the second half of the match. 

Pitch Report

The pitch at Sharjah has been good to bat on. However, the ball was seen stopping the pitch making it hard to hit in the previous game. But it still looks like a decent pitch to bat on.

Average first innings score: 

212 (Considering last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)

Record of the chasing teams:

Won – 1, Lost – 4, Tie – 0

MVP for MyTeam11 Fantasy from each team

Virat Kohli – Bangalore –  Virat Kohli scored a match-winning 90 off 53 balls in the last game. He scored 46 runs in the death overs. The Bangalore skipper is in fine form and expected to perform well against Kolkata. Also, he has an average of 94.3 against Kolkata since 2018 with two 50s and one century last season.

Andre Russell – Kolkata – Andre Russell has scored 323 runs at an average of 53.83 and SR of 227.46 against Bangalore. He is scoring at the rate of 256 against them since 2018. Moreover, last year he was striking at a rate close to 300 against Bangalore.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection

Captain Options: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shubman Gill

Vice-Captain Options: Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Chris Morris

Today’s Bangalore vs Kolkata Probable Winners

Bangalore is expected to win this match. 

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.