Kolkata Knight Riders will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the reverse fixture to be played in Kolkata on 21st April 2024. It promises to be an exciting contest as KKR would be looking to make a comeback after a narrow loss against RR.
On the other hand, RCB is in a must-win situation as they are currently in number last position. They need an all-round effort to defeat the KKR side in their den. RCB bowlers gave away record 287 for 3 against SRH. In the batting front, Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis, and Kohli provided great batting display for RCB that helped them to get 262 for 7.
Match Details
Details– IPL 2024, Match 36, RCB vs KKR.
Venue– Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date and Time– 21st April, 3.30 PM IST
KKR vs RCB Head To Head Record
This will be the second time these two teams will meet with each other this season. Kolkata Knight Riders commanding 7 wicket win over RCB in Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru during match 10 of IPL 2024.
Thanks to Kohli’s brilliance and quickfire cameo by Dinesh Karthik, RCB posted 182 for 6 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine and Phil Salt gave a quickfire start putting on 86 runs for the opening wicket. Venetkash Iyer scored fifty which helped KKR win the match by 7 wickets.
After their victory over RCB in Bengaluru, KKR has won 19 matches while RCB won 14. Both teams played a total of 33 encounters in IPL history.
KKR vs RCB Pitch Report
The match between KKR and RR saw a high-scoring thriller. After being asked to bat first, KKR posted 223 for 6 in 20 overs thanks to Sunil Narine’s century. Jos Buttler played a gem of a knock remaining not out on 109 that helped RR register a remarkable 2 wicket win.
KKR registered a commanding 8-wicket win in the previous day’s match against Lucknow Super Giants. KKR restricted LSG to 161 for 7 and then chased down comfortably.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)- Predicted Playing XI
KKR
Sunil Narine, Phil Salt, Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarty, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora.
RCB
Faf du Plessis (C), Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Ferguson.
KKR vs RCB- Fantasy Teams Selection
KKR vs RCB Small League– Sunil Narine (VC), Faf du Plessis (C), Raghuvanshi, Patidar, Russell, Lomror, Ramandeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Varun Chakravarty, Siraj, Harshit Rana.
KKR vs RCB Grand League– Phil Salt, Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Jacks, Russell (VC), Dinesh Karthik, Starc, Rawat, Varun Chakvarthy, Vyshak, Vaibhav Arora.
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