RCB vs KKR Match Preview

On Sunday afternoon at Eden Gardens, the Kolkata Knight Riders will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 36 of the 2024 Indian Premier League. KKR has won four of their six matches so far and is in second place, with RCB at the bottom of the table. KKR’s recent defeats have come against the early pace setters Rajasthan Royals and last year’s Champions Chennai Super Kings. RCB currently has no teams below them in the league, and their bowling unit’s confidence is particularly low, as evidenced by all of their bowlers recording economy rates ranging from 10.66 to 18.00 in their most recent match.

RCB vs KKR Match Details

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 36th Match

Venue: Eden Gardens – Kolkata

Date & Time: 21th April 2024 at 03:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Jio Cinema

RCB vs KKR Venue Stats

Avg 1st inn score	188
Avg 2nd inn score	175
Win% batting 1st	48
Win% batting 2nd	52

RCB vs KKR Pitch Report

The field at the Kolkata will be flat, with little help available. The spinners get odd balls to grip and turn, but the ground is very small, and even mishits go over the ropes, so bowlers have very little control here.

RCB vs KKR Weather Report

Bangalore is experiencing a dry spell, so rain is not a concern. The temperature will range between 35 and 21 degrees, with a humidity of around 30%.

RCB vs KKR Last Five Matches

RCB ( Royal Challengers Bangalore)	L L L L L
KKR ( Kolkata Knight Riders )	L W L W W

RCB vs KKR Head-to-Head Stats

	Matches Played	RCB Won	KKR Won	Tie	NR
Overall	34	14	22	0	0
Last 5	5	3	2	0	0

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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RCB vs KKR Probable Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XIs

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal

Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XIs

Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkirsh Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana

Topmost Picks for RCB vs KKR Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Royal Challengers Bengaluru

• Virat Kohli- Virat Kohli has carried RCB’s batting on his shoulders. He has been magnificent and currently holds the orange cap with 319 runs in six games, including a century and two fifties.
• Reece Topley- the tall English left-arm pace bowler was very expensive against Sunrisers Hyderabad but still got the first wicket of the evening when he dismissed Abhishek Sharma.

Top Picks – Kolkata Knight Riders

• Sunil Narine- the 35 year old all-rounder not only hit a century but also took 2/30 with the ball. He is having an exceptional IPL 2024 season.
• Harshit Rana- the 22 year old right-arm fast bowler took 2/45 in the last game at this venue but also has taken 3/33 against Sunrisers here earlier in this tournament.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for RCB vs KKR Dream11 Team:

Phil Salt, Dinesh Karthik, Angkirsh Raghuvanshi, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(VC), Sunil Narine(C), Andre Russell, Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for RCB vs KKR Dream11 Team:

Phil Salt, Dinesh Karthik, Angkirsh Raghuvanshi, Virat Kohli(C), Faf du Plessis, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell(VC), Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Sunil Narine, Virat Kohli

Vice-captain – Faf du Plessis, Andre Russell

Wicketkeeper – Phil Salt

RCB vs KKR Probable Winners:

KKR are the favourites to win. They are a more balanced team than RCB. The majority of KKR batters are in excellent form, and their bowling has been particularly impressive, with Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar performing admirably in recent games. RCB has lost their last four games and has a poor bowling attack. It will be difficult for RCB to stop KKR at the small Chinnaswamy Stadium, so KKR should be backed to win. Considering the team combination, Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to win this match.