The Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 36th match of the TATA IPL 2023. The match will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won their last 2 out of 3 matches and are placed fifth in the points table. The top 3 are batting well and the bowlers have done their job pretty well. The form of Faf Du Plessis who is the orange cap holder of this IPL is an encouraging side for them. In the batting department, Mohammad Siraj is bowling like a dream and has been the standout bowler in the tournament.
They had a clinical performance against the table toppers Rajasthan Royals as they defeated them by 7 runs. However, the form of the middle order is concerning for the franchise.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their last 3 matches. They are placed eighth in the points table as things are looking very tough for them. There has been so much inconsistency in team selection with players constantly being chopped and changed. Shardul Thakur has not played for the last 2 matches.
Kolkata bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the Chennai Super Kings in their last match. CSK put a mammoth 235 runs on the board. Hapless KKR side lost by 49 runs which badly hampered their net run rate.
RCB vs KKR Head to Head
Let’s have a look at the head-to-head record for RCB vs KKR today’s match prediction.
Total Matches Played: 31
Royal Challengers Bangalore Won: 14
Kolkata Knight Riders Won: 17
Tie: 0
No Result: 0
Players to watch out for
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has excelled in the IPL 2023, hitting 279 runs at an average of 46.50 in seven games. Three of his fifty-sevens, all of which occurred at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, are to his credit.
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell has given the Royal Challengers much needed firepower in the middle overs, scoring 253 runs in his first seven games. In his last four games in Bangalore, he had three fifty-scores and a strike rate of 188.81. His part-time off-spinners will come in handy against the left-handed heavy KKR batting lineup.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Varun Chakravarthy
With 10 wickets in seven games, Varun Chakravarthy has been Kolkata’s top bowler this season. He has a 21.20 average, and Nitish Rana used him aggressively in the death as well. RCB batters who struggle against the spinners need to negotiate the mystery spinner well.
Probable Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis <> Harshal Patel, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak
Kolkata Knight Riders
N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Suyash Sharma <> Venkatesh Iyer, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
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