Royal Challengers Bangalore would face Kolkata Knight Riders in the first reverse fixture of IPL 2023 to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 26 April, 7.30 PM.
RCB will be high on confidence as they won 2 successive matches against Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals due to top-quality bowling. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders would be looking to end their losing streak as they lost 4 matches in succession.
Kolkata Knight Riders have a decent record against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both teams met 31 times in IPL history with KKR winning on 17 occasions while RCB won 14 times.
Head-to-Head Record Between RCB and KKR
Matches Played 31
Matches Won by KKR– 17
Matches Won by RCB– 14
Matches With No Results-0
Matches With Tied-0
Head-to-Head Record Between RCB and KKR in Bengaluru
Like the head-to-head record, Kolkata Knight Riders has a better record against RCB at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Both teams played a total of 11 matches at this venue with KKR winning 7 matches while RCB won only 4 matches.
It promises to be a high-scoring affair. When these two teams met in Bengaluru last time, Andre Russell provided a sensational cameo remaining unbeaten on 48 from 13 deliveries helping KKR win an impossible match.
Matches Played– 11
Matches Won by KKR– 7
Matches Won by RCB-4
Matches With No Result-0
Last 5 RCB vs KKR Matches in IPL
It has been a closely fought encounter between these two sides in the last 5 matches during the tournament. KKR won 3 matches while Royal Challengers Bangalore won 2. KKR produced a dominating performance against RCB in match 9 of this edition of IPL.
Shardul Thakur heroic 62 off 29 deliveries and the KKR spin trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and impact player Suyash Sharma registered a commanding 81-run win.
Here we look at the summary of the last 5 matches between KKR and RCB
- KKR 204 for 7 beat RCB 123 by 81 runs, April 6, 2023
- RCB 132 for 7 beat KKR 128 by 3 wickets, March 30, 2022
- KKR 139 for 6 beat RCB 138 for 7 by 4 wickets, October 11, 2021
- KKR 94 for 1 beat RCB 92 by 9 wickets, September 20, 2021
- RCB 204 for 4 beat KKR 166 for 8 by 48 runs, April 18, 2021.
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