Bengaluru vs Kolkata, 57th Match
SVNS International Stadium, Raipur
Wed, 13 May 2026
7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT
Pitch Report according to previous Records:
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur features a balanced, slow-side black soil pitch that benefits both spinners and pacers, often producing low-to-moderate scores (approx. 160-190). It is known for very large boundaries (up to 84m), making, timing and placement crucial over raw power, with dew making chasing advantageous.
Official Live Pitch Report:
"Hot, humidity and the odd thunderstorm. We just had one, and the guys [groundstaff] over are cleaning up and waiting for us, so we'd better hurry up. 65,400 get into this cricket stadium, and it is the fourth largest in the world. Now, the pitch just a few days ago, RCB played their first game, it was a little bit up and down. Aaron Finch was there watching. He's here with us now. What do you make of the surface today, Finchy? Well, it's a different wicket. This has never been used in an IPL or an international game. It's pitch number four, but it looks very, very similar to what we saw in the previous game, which was a 160 chase and chased down. If Spider[cam] comes down with me here, you can see all of these cracks, but you can see some cross-crack, and that's where you start to get the up and down bounce. And when you look back to the previous game, 14 of the 15 wickets were taken by the quicks. They had a field day compared to what we've seen around the tournament in some different times. And the cross-cracks are where you get the up and down bounce from. It's the variable bounce, the ability for the bowler to really lock into a zone, smash it at that good hard length, and then they can get that variable bounce. How do you play on this one? Get your pads back on. Back in the good old days, how are you gonna play? I think you have to be prepared to lower your risk, particularly for your first 10 or 12 balls. That doesn't mean that you go into your shell and you defend. It just means that you still have good hard, solid footwork, but you probably don't look as aerial because of the inconsistent bounce. Aim for 150, hope you get 170. Quickly, what about the bowlers? Where do they aim from here? Good hard length, good hard length. Traditional. Around about here [pointing that the good length spot]. Around here, the traditional test cricket, what you'd say a good length ball in and around that off stump, they'll be in the game again. Okay, might be hard work for the batters tonight, let's see," inform Nick Knight and Aaron Finch.
SVNS International Stadium T20 Matches Records:
Last 2 T20 matches 1st inn avg score: 186
Last 2 T20 matches 2nd inn avg score: 182
Last 2 T20 matches win records: bowl first 1 - 1 bat first
BAN vs KOL Head to Head in last 9 T20s:
Bengaluru 3 - 6 Kolkata