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IPL 2018 Where to watch Live Streaming and TV: Here you can get all the information as to when and where you can watch the Indian Premier League 2018 live broadcast on TV and live streaming online of the third match of the 11th edition of the VIVO IPL 2018 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. A new-look Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), sans their most successful captain Gautam Gambhir, will look to outshine a strong Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by Virat Kohli in the inaugural match of this season's Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardenson Sunday. Gambhir, who led KKR to IPL titles in 2012 and 2014, left the city-based franchise to join his home team Delhi Daredevils, prompting the KKR management to appoint seasoned campaigner Dinesh Karthik as skipper for the 11th edition. Karthik, riding high after an unbeaten eight-ball 29 where he clobbered a last-ball six to singlehandedly guide India to a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20I Tri-series in Sri Lanka, will have his task cut out. It will be a litmus test first up for Karthik and his charges against RCB who once again look very strong on paper. Kohli and Co. finished at the bottom of the pile last time and since the start of the IPL have come close to laying their hands on the elusive trophy thrice - in 2009, 2011 and 2016. But once again, the Bangalore-based outfit have put together an impressive squad. The batting department in particular looks to be one of the best in the league. Led by the mercurial Kohli, RCB boast of proven IPL stars like AB De Villiers, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson and Quinton De Kock. RCB have always been weak when it comes to their bowling unit. This time though, with the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar and Tim Southee, they have looked to plug the gap. (IPL 2018 FULL COVERAGE)

As for the hosts, KKR will miss the services of Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc who has been ruled out with injured right shin. Fellow Aussie Mitchell Johnson will look to fill the void as will England all-rounder Tom Curran who has been roped in as Starc's replacement. The purple brigade will once again pin their hopes of destructive batsman Chris Lynn to deliver the goods at the top of the order. In the seven matches Lynn played last season, the 27-year old scored 295 runs at a strike rate of 180.98. Besides Lynn, vice-captain Robin Uthappa, who has been ever so consistent for KKR, will also have a lot of expectations riding on him like captain Karthik. KKR, unlike RCB, have always been strong in the bowling department and this time also have wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla and the ever-effective Sunil Narine to bank on. In the pace department, Johnson will be assisted by R Vinay Kumar, U-19 World Cup winner Kamlesh Nagarkoti, and all-rounder Andre Russell. The trio of Lynn, Russell and Narine, who are their obvious choice as foreigners, are coming back from respective setbacks. Lynn (shoulder) and Russell (hamstring) are recovering from injuries, while Narine remodelled his action after his latest pull-up. KKR also have Player of the U-19 World Cup Shubman Gill and pacer Shivam Mavi in their ranks besides Nagarkoti. It will be also be interesting see how two of India's celebrated wrist-spinners Chahal and Kuldeep pit their wits against each other. KKR lead the head to head count by an impressive 12-9 record across 10 seasons. 

When is IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore?

The IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played on April 8 (Sunday).

Where will the IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore be played?

The IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

What time does the live coverage of the IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore start?

The IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will start at 8:00 PM IST. 

Where can I watch the IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore live?

The IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will broadcast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports Select HD. Hindi commentary will be available on Star Sports 1 Hindi. 

Where to watch online live streaming IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore?

You can watch the live streaming of the IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Hostar from 8 PM onwards.

Where can I check the online live updates of the IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore?

You can follow Live updates and Live Score, Ball-by-Ball Commentary on www.indiatvnews.com. You can watch the live cricket match on Hotstar. 

What are the team squads for the IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore?

KKR: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Dinesh Karthik (captain), Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.

RCB: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton De Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Corey Anderson, Colin De Grandhomme, M. Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande, Anirudha Ashok Josh