Bangalore and Kolkata bothe teams plays 10 matches, 5 wins and 5 losses. This match is most importen for both teams. Both teams have a chance of making the semifinals.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble's decision is likely to be dictated by the pitch. If it is good pitch for spinners will get the maximum benefits, then Kumble and the Bangalore think-tank might well opt for four foreign batsmen with the bowling being manned by the Indian recruits.
Bangalore Vs Kolkata IPL Match
Ross Taylor failed in the last match, but he is likely to be retained, because he like Uthappa, can change the course of the match in an over.
The best news for Kolkata, is that Sourav Ganguly is fit and ready to play in the match. While a few matches ago, Ganguly being fit wouldn't have made that much of a difference, he has been in superb touch in the past few matches,
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
A Kumble*, B Akhil, KP Appanna, MV Boucher†, R Dravid, D du Preez, SP Goswami†, JH Kallis, V Kohli, B Kumar, P Kumar, A Mithun, EJG Morgan, MK Pandey, KP Pietersen, SPD Smith, S Sriram, DW Steyn, LRPL Taylor, RV Uthappa, RE van der Merwe, R Vinay Kumar, CL White
Kolkata Knight Riders squad
SC Ganguly*, VR Aaron, AB Agarkar, SE Bond, AB Dinda, Eklak Ahmid, RS Gavaskar, CH Gayle, BJ Hodge, Iqbal Abdulla, M Kartik, HH Khadiwale, CK Langeveldt, BB McCullum†, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, CR Pathak, CA Pujara, WP Saha†, OA Shah, I Sharma, LR Shukla, MK Tiwary, G Vignesh
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