This year’s IPL action heads to Eden Gardens as Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore travel to take on home side Kolkata Knight Riders.

Kolkata will be hoping to close the gap to table toppers Mumbai Indians and can go within two points of the league leaders with victory.

As for RCB, they are in dire need of victory to move themselves away from second bottom, with a win capable of propelling them into fourth place and a final qualifying spot.

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