Chinnaswamy Stadium is all set to host the RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 match on Friday, March 29. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST and is the second straight home game for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
The Kolkata Knight Riders play their next three games away from home and it starts with the match against RCB. Over the years, they have had a good head-to-head count against RCB. They lead the head-to-head count by 18-14.
The Knight Riders won their last four out of the five games against RCB. They won both their games last season. Heading into this game, they won their previous game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In a way, they were lucky to win their match against KKR. The game was out of their grasp. However, Harshit Rana kept a cool head to win the game for the side.
Mitchell Starc went for 51 off his four overs against SRH and remained wicketless. He needs to come back and have a good game for KKR against RCB. There will be pressure for him to deliver with the big price tag on his back and Starc needs to step up.
RCB after losing their season opener against CSK came back to winning ways with a thumping win against Punjab Kings. The batters chased down 177 for victory with Virat Kohli leading the way with 77 of 49 balls. He looked sublime in the game against Punjab Kings which is an ominous sign for KKR. Dines Karthik and Mahipal role aced the finishing act to win the match for the Bengaluru franchise. Karthik fancies playing against KKR and he has a strike rate of 132.33.
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RCB vs KKR Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Chinnaswamy Stadium– IPL 2024, Match 10
Weather Report Of Bengaluru
Different to the norms, Bengaluru is currently having very hot and humid conditions. This is the summer season in the city as well but the weather is not the weather the city is accustomed to having. To add to that, the city is coping with a water crisis problem. However, the Karnataka State Cricket Association and the IPL officials have assured that the IPL will not be impacted by the same.
For The RCB vs KKR game on Friday, the temperatures will be around 36 degrees in the daytime. The conditions will be mostly sunny and very warm in the daytime. By the evening, the temperatures will drop down to 26 degrees and will be mainly clear. Humidity will be around 33 percent and there is no threat of rain.
Pitch Analysis
The pitch at the Chinnaswamy stadium has always been a batting-friendly one. The venue has seen the most sixes in the IPL and is a six-hitting ground in general. Almost 50 out of the 90 games have been won by the team chasing while 37 matches were won batting first. Generally, more sixes are hit at this ground than fours. With big-hitters on both sides, we can expect a high-scoring contest.
Weather Impact on RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 Match 10
There is a negligible change of rain of 1 percent according to Accuweather. Thus it can be confirmed that rain will not interrupt the game at all and we can have a full 40 overs game. The fans at the Chinnaswamy will be tooting for RCB. In between, there will be a few KKR fans as well. Given the matchwinners in both sides, we can have a high-scoring contest.
Conclusion
The Chinnaswamy is considered as a chasing ground. Teams will prefer chasing at this venue as RCB proved against Punjab Kings. The stats favor the chasing team as well and the impact of dew on the game will be an interesting observation.
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