Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders will face each other today in IPL 2024. This match between the two teams will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. That means today Mitchell Starc and Virat Kohli will be face to face.
It is noteworthy that for the first time in the history of IPL, these two legends will be face to face. Actually, Mitchell Starc has definitely played in IPL before, but he was a part of Virat's team RCB. However, this time it is in Kolkata. In such a situation, Kohli and Starc will be seen in this league for the first time.
Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore.
Let us tell you that fast bowler Mitchell Starc is the most expensive player in IPL history. IPL He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore in the 2024 auction. Whereas Virat Kohli has been a part of the RCB team since the beginning. However, fans are eager to see the clash between Kohli and Starc.
Starc has never dismissed Virat in T20.
You will be surprised to know that Mitchell Starc has never dismissed Virat Kohli in a T20 International match. These two giants have faced each other 5 times in T20 International. Meanwhile, Kohli scored 47 runs in 28 balls from Starc. King Kohli has often struggled against left-arm fast bowlers, but against Starc he seems to be in a different rhythm.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable Playing XI- Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj and Yash Dayal.
impact player – Mahipal Lomror
Probable playing eleven of Kolkata Knight Riders – Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty.