The Royal Challengers Bengaluru is set to play its first match at home today against the Gujarat Titans. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium has not been very favorable to the home franchise. A total of 91 matches have been played here in which RCB has managed to claim victory in 43 matches and suffered defeat in 43 matches as well. Only 1 match was tied while 4 matches ended with no result. Although the crowd support for the Royal Challengers has always been overwhelming everywhere, M Chinnaswamy suggests that the victory rate here is less than 50%.
Pitch Report
Each square boundary equals 68m and 61m whereas the straight boundary measures 73m and the pockets near both sides extend 68m and 74m in length. Currently, the wicket shows dry conditions yet it might produce excellent bounce. The pastures fully cover the ground and the soil appears stable. The track appears promising because the ball ought to perform nicely. No team advantage exists from the toss since the first innings average stands at 197 while local players expect dew effects to emerge during the later stages of the match.
Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.
Teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma
