IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders: RCB confidently take on KKR | Cricket News – Times of India

Bengaluru would like to put their house in order against Kolkata
Bowling over the years has been the Achilles heel of Royal Challengers Bangalore. It came back to bite them in the IPL 2022 opener against Punjab Kings, where they failed to defend 205.

it will be heavy Faf du Plessis and his people when they go up against a resurrection Kolkata Knight Riders At the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday night. KKR Beginning their campaign with a thumping six-wicket win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings, they are full of confidence.

The venue has been a pleasant hunting ground for Kolkata, who have never lost a match there. Plus, they go to the competition with the psychological benefit of being beaten up. RCB In three outings, including the Eliminator, last season. Though RCB’s facelift went largely unused in the previous game, they would win hearts with a performance from the top-order led by skipper du Plessis, who started his campaign for their new franchise with 88 off 57 balls.
add form to Virat Kohli And young Anuj Rawat, RCB’s potential will get off to a good start. Their middle order anchored by Dinesh Karthik, has enough firepower including the dangerous David Willey, Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed. With an explosive batting line-up, the key box he will have to tick against the former champions is the bowling.

As they continue to miss the services of Josh Hazlewood, Willie’s swift attack and mohammed siraji, whoever had the forgettable the first time, must put their house in order. Siraj, who misfired on more than one count, has to leave the horror night behind and start afresh. RCB gave 22 extra, in which Siraj scored 10 runs.
And in trying to bowl wide, the 28-year-old’s line and length dominated everywhere. Unlike the previous match, RCB should focus on bowling Harshal Patel And leggi wanindu hasranga early. To use spinner Shahbaz, who bowled just one over, may also help RCB.

Kolkata, on the other hand, ticked most of the boxes against CSK and their depth in batting could be a worrying factor for the opposition. start with Ajinkya Rahane And Venkatesh IyerThey have potential match winners up to the number 8 batsman Sunil Narine,
Umesh Yadav will be their main weapon in the powerplay and one area they will have to improve upon is the death overs for 47 runs in the last three overs against CSK. With the dew factor being crucial to the team’s strategy, winning the toss would be the obvious choice.