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IPL 2019: Kolkata Win the Toss and Put Bangalore to Bat

An unwell AB de VIlliers will not be in action for the Bangalore side while Dale Steyn will be making the his debut.

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Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

An unwell AB de VIlliers will not be in action for the Bangalore side as Henrich Klaasen replaces him while Dale Steyn will be turning out for Royal Challengers Bangalore after nine years.

For the Kolkata Knight Riders, Andre Russell will be taking the field after an injury scare as the home team are fielding an unchanged side.

As far as the points table is concerned, both Bangalore and Kolkata are at the bottom half of the table. Kolkata are sixth on the points table after losing their last three matches. Meanwhile, Bangalore is right at the bottom after registering a solitary win in IPL 2019 till now.

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Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (capt), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli (capt), Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini.

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