Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Blessing Muzarabani

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Kartik Tyagi

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Navdeep Amarjeet Saini

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Ramandeep Singh

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rovman Powell

Sarthak Ranjan

Saurabh Rajendraprasad Dubey

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Mumbai Indians

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Ashwani Kumar

Atharva Vinod Ankolekar

Corbin Bosch

Danish Vishnu Malewar

Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Keshav Athmanand Maharaj

Krish Bhagat

Mayank Markande

Mayank Ram Rawat

Mitchell Josef Santner

Mohammad Salahuddin Izhar

Naman Dhir

Quinton de Kock

Raghu Shivam Om Gauri Dutt Sharma

Raj Angad Bawa

Robin Minz

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Ryan David Rickelton

Shardul Narendra Thakur

Sherfane Eviston Rutherford

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Trent Alexander Boult

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Virat Kohli scripted history during Royal Challengers Bengaluru versus Kolkata Knight Riders clash as he became the most capped player in IPL

Virat Kohli became the most capped IPL player during RCB vs KKR clash

It was Kohli's 279th appearance for Kohli in IPL

RCB superstar Virat Kohli in this frame. (X)

Kohli shatters Dhoni-Rohit's all-time IPL record during RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 tie

KKR handed a surprise opportunity to left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey against RCB after Varun Chakaravarthy missed the IPL 2026 clash due to injury.

KKR opted for left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey instead of adding an extra spinner after Varun Chakaravarthy’s injury setback.

Saurabh Dubey previously impressed in the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup and joined KKR as Akash Deep’s replacement for IPL 2026.

Saurabh Dubey in this frame. (X)

The new bolt in KKR machine, know Saurabh Dubey, who replaced Varun Chakaravarth

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss put Kolkata Knight Riders to bat first in their crucial Indian Premier League 2026 clash with playoff race heating up

RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first against KKR

Here are the playing XIs of both the sides:

RCB captain Rajat Patidar (L) and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane in frame. (X)

IPL 2026: RCB elect to bowl vs KKR, Shepherd dropped; 'Varun' suspense ends

Rain delayed the toss for the IPL 2026 clash between RCB and KKR in Raipur, with officials scheduling a pitch inspection at 8:15 PM IST amid hopes of a shortened game.

The toss for RCB vs KKR was delayed due to a wet outfield after heavy rain in Raipur.

A full 20-over match remains possible if play starts by 9:30 PM IST, while 10:56 PM IST is the final cut-off time for a five-over game.

Onfield umpires evaluating the venue. (Screengrab)

IPL 2026: Cut-off timings revealed after rain delays toss at RCB vs KKR clash

The toss for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru versus Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 clash has been delayed due to wet outfield following rain in Raipur

Rain has impeded the RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 clash 

The toss for the RCB vs KKR clash has already been delayed

EXPLAINED: What if RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 clash gets washed out? How will it impact

Hockey

Hockey India denied PR Sreejesh’s claims of being “sacked” as junior men’s coach, stating that his contract had ended naturally in December 2025.


Hockey India clarified that PR Sreejesh’s coaching tenure ended after his contract expired.

Under Sreejesh, India won the Men’s Junior Asia Cup and secured podium finishes in all five tournaments during his tenure.

KKR vs MI Playing XI

KKR vs MI Match 65 Playing XI - Kolkata (20 May 2026)

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