When: April 29, 2018, 20:00 IST
Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
What to expect: Clear skies and a pitch that affords generous amount of turn.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
Corey Anderson spent some time on the eve of the fixture practicing away from the nets. On one of the side wickets, he used a yellow bib as a marker – first placed at back-of-length and then in the wide yorker region for a right-handed batsman – and tried to pitch the ball on it. He then had discussions with head coach Daniel Vettori, who kept a watch on the proceedings. Colin de Grandhomme was tasked with the drill too, but for a shorter while.
If Anderson is persevered with, RCB could look to add a little more to their bowling might by bringing in Moeen Ali, who can also be a handy batsman, for de Grandhomme. And Moeen’s inclusion could mean Pawan Negi makes way for an Indian fast bowler – one of out left-armer duo Kulwant Khejroliya and Aniket Choudhary, and the promising Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini.

Probable XI: Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Corey Anderson, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme/Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Kulwant Khejroliya

Kolkata Knight Riders
The team management is likely to ponder over their fast bowling options, after Shivam Mavi and Mitchell Johnson conceded 100 runs in the eight overs between them against Delhi Daredevils on Friday. KKR have two local options in Vinay Kumar – who hasn’t featured since failing to defend 17 off the final over against CSK – and Praisdh Krishna – who was brought in as a replacement for the injured Kamlesh Nagarkoti. In place of Johnson, KKR can bring back Tom Curran.

Probable XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Tom Curran, Prasidh Krishna/Vinay Kumar

Head to Head
KKR 12 – RCB 9

Team Record at Chinnaswamy stadium
KKR 4 – RCB 4

Apr 29, 2018 – 29th match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (night)
Match scheduled to begin at 20:00 local time (14:30 GMT | 20:30 BDT)

TOSS:
MATCH:  RCB