In the upcoming match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), both teams are strategizing to optimize their lineups for maximum impact.

KKR's strategy revolves around exploiting RCB's weakness against spin bowling. Considering this, there is a strong argument to include Suyash Sharma as the third spinner instead of Vaibhav Arora. The choice between Suyash and Ramandeep Singh as the impact player will depend on whether KKR is batting first or bowling.

Probable XI for KKR: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, with Suyash Sharma/Vaibhav Arora as options.

On the RCB side, with Glenn Maxwell on leave, Will Jacks is expected to continue at No. 3. RCB might bring in Mayank Dagar instead of Yash Dayal. Anuj Rawat and Dagar could be the duo to watch out for as impact players for RCB.

Probable XI for RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (capt), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, with Mayank Dagar/Yash Dayal as alternatives.