In this, Kolkata team achieved the target of 183 runs with 19 balls remaining. The result was that the net run rate of Bengaluru team became -0.71. After playing 3 matches, Bengaluru team has got 2 points with 1 win and 2 losses and is at 9th position in the 10-team series. Virat Kohli is the only batsman who can continuously fight and add runs.

The absence of Du Plessis (46 runs in 3 matches) has increased the weakness of the team. Cameron Green (54 runs) also could not show good performance consistently. Rajat Pattidar (21 runs) and Glenn Maxwell (23 runs) were not as expected. Due to this, the team will have to rely heavily on back row batsmen like Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lamror.

In such a situation, to strengthen the middle-order batting, there is a possibility that Suyash Prabhudesai will be fielded in place of Rajat Pattidar in today's match. He is also very useful in spin. Like the batting, the bowling of the Bengaluru team is also struggling. Leading fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has taken only 2 wickets. At the same time, he has given more than 10 runs per over.

West Indies' Alsari Joseph, who was bid for Rs 11.50 crore, also concedes more than 9 runs per over which further weakens the bowling department. Bengaluru team management may consider fielding Reece Tapley or Lockie Ferguson in today's match to strengthen the bowling. There is also a lack of strong spinners in the team. Glenn Maxwell has not been able to make much impact on spin. Same is the condition of Karan Sharma and Mayank Thagar. If the Bengaluru team wants to win continuously, it will have to improve its batting and bowling.

Mayank Yadav: Lucknow Supergiants are at sixth position in the table with 2 points from 2 matches with 1 loss and 1 win. After losing the first match against Rajasthan by 20 runs, Lucknow won the second match against Punjab Kings by 21 runs. Captain KL Rahul is struggling to regain fitness. KL Rahul played against Punjab under the Impact Player rule.

It is doubtful that KL Rahul will be able to fully participate in today's match also. Thus, Nicolas Buren can lead the team. The team can be strengthened by the return of Quinton de Kock and Krunal Pandya to form in batting. Along with him, Devdutt Padikal, Marcus Stoinis and Ayush Badoni can also challenge the Bengaluru team when they swing the bat.

21 year old fast bowler Mayank Yadav bowled the ball at a speed of 155 km per hour in the match against Punjab. There are a lot of expectations from Mayank Yadav, who took 3 wickets at a fast pace in his debut match. However, today's match is being played on the Chinnaswamy ground which has narrow boundaries. This may test Mayank Yadav's skills.