RCB vs KKR: Who are impact players nominated by Royal Challengers Bengaluru & Kolkata Knight Riders for Match 57 of IPL 2026
The RCB vs KKR clash is taking place on May 13.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are taking on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 57th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 tonight. The venue of the clash is the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
RCB sit in second spot in the points table and can jump to the top spot with a victory against KKR. Moreover, they will also inch closer to the playoffs by winning tonight’s clash. However, they have struggled with their batting in recent games and need to pull up their socks tonight. Out of 11 games, RCB have won seven and lost four.
Meanwhile, KKR are placed eighth in the points table, and one more defeat can send them to the brink of elimination. The Ajinkya Rahane & Co. have won four and lost five out of 10 games.
They have shown a brilliant form recently, winning four consecutive matches. However, they are expected to face a strong challenge against the RCB.
Who are the impact players in the RCB vs KKR match?
In match 57 of IPL 2026, the RCB have won the toss and opted to field first. Both sides have named five players as impact substitutes, one of whom will take the field in the match.
RCB Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal, Romario Shepherd, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh
KKR Impact Players: Saurabh Dubey, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert
RCB vs KKR: Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.
Where is the RCB vs KKR match taking place?
The match is underway on May 13 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
Who is captaining the RCB in IPL 2026?
Rajat Patidar is the captain of the team.
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