Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik won the toss and put Royal Challengers Bangalore in to bat in their IPL 2019 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
With KKR's trump card Andre Russell recovering from an injury, the Kolkata side has fielded an unchanged playing XI.
RCB, on the other hand, were dealt a major blow when their star batsman AB de Villiers was ruled out as he was “not well”. However, the return of pacer Dale Steyn and compatriot Heinrich Klaasen is expected to bolster the Bangalore side, which is desperately looking for a win.
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Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (C), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli (C), Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini.
