IPL 2017: Match 27: Bangalore elect to bowl against Kolkata after rain delays toss

Kolkata, April 23: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli won a crucial toss and decided to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday (April 23).

Bangalore have brought back South African star AB de Villiers and Samuel Badree into the side while Colin de Grandhomme has made comeback for Kolkata.

Just when the teams were warming up -- with the toss barely five minutes away, the covers were brought in much to the chagrin of a full-house crowd here.

A demoralising defeat in their own den



will certainly serve as a wake-up call for the KKR bowlers as they take on a menacing RCB batting line-up.

On a batting beauty at the Eden Gardens, KKR will face the onerous task of stopping a back-in form Chris Gayle and the ever dangerous Virat Kohli.

Playing XIs

RCB XI: C Gayle, V Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers, K Jadhav (wicketkeeper), M Singh, S Binny, P Negi, T Mills, S Aravind, S Badree, Y Chahal.

KKR XI: G Gambhir (Captain), R Uthappa (wicketkeeper), M Pandey, Y Pathan, S Yadav, C de Grandhomme, C Woakes, N Coulter-Nile, S Narine, U Yadav, K Yadav