Kolkata Knight Riders return to Eden Gardens to host the Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 9 of the Indian Premier League 2024. RCB have had a few good memories at this ground, but many they would want to forget including the infamous 49-all out. They have defeated Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens only 4 times in 10 games. Read more to find out KOL vs RCB Prediction, Player Stats, Captain & Vice-Captain, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report, Playing XI, Injury and Weather updates.
Royal Challengers would be confident and upbeat after thrashing the 5-time champions in their opening game. The opening pair of Faf and Kohli attacked from the word go and never let Mumbai in the game. Virat Kohli ended with 82 runs off 49 balls providing a visual treat to a packed Chinnaswamy Stadium. Captain Faf set the tone with his 43-ball 73-run inning. They would like to turn up in Kolkata in a similar fashion to make it two in two.
Kolkata Knight Riders had a poor game, with their new captain making decisions that proved to be against them. Keeping Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy aside, every bowler looked a bit off-colour in the game as Punjab Kings piled up 191 runs. KKR’s batting was below par too as they kept losing wickets at crucial times. There were some fireworks at the end, but rain interruption caught them 7 runs short of the Duckworth-Lewis total at the end of 16 overs. With holes to fill in death bowling and their batting line-up, KKR look to bounce back after an early setback in the tournament.
Match Details
- Match: – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Date: – 6 April 2024
- Time: – 7:30 PM
- Venue: – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Live Streaming: – Star Sports Network and Jio Cinema
Pitch Report
The pitch is expected to be a good one to bat on. But Eden Gardens has always been a spinner’s den, so expect some help for the spinners. Anything around 190 would prove to be a competitive score.
Weather Conditions
Clear Sky with no rains expected. However, the due might factor in.
Injury Update
- KKR have signed Jason Roy as a replacement for Shakib Al-Hasan.
- Rajat Patidar is ruled out of the IPL, RCB haven’t announced any replacements yet.
KOL vs RCB Head-to-Head Records
Kolkata has a slight edge over the Royal Challengers from Bangalore with 16 wins out of 30 games. In recent times, Royal Challengers are ahead by a slimmer margin winning 3 of the last 5 games including their last meeting at DY Patil stadium.
Total Games: 30
Kolkata Knight Riders won: 16
Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 14
KOL vs RCB: Dream 11 Top Picks & Player Stats
Virat Kohli (RCB)
The Indian batter scored a fluent 82 off 49 balls with 6 fours and 5 sixes in the last game.
Umesh Yadav (KKR)
While the other bowlers travelled all around the park, Umesh Yadav stood up with figures of 1/27 in 4 overs.
Andre Russell (KKR)
He smashed 35 runs in 19 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Additionally, he has a good record against RCB scoring 395 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 208.
KOL vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Team
- Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Batters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Nitish Rana
- All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Glenn Maxwell, Andre Russell, Michael Bracewell
- Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakravarthy
Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice for Today’s Match
- Captain: Faf du Plessis
- Vice-Captain: Andre Russel
KOL vs RCB Probable XI
KOL Probable XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana ©, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB Probable XI:
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, David Willey, Mohammed Siraj
KOL vs RCB Dream11 Match Prediction: Who Will Win?
Royal Challengers Bangalore is the stronger team and has a balanced squad. They are expected to win the game. But expect Kolkata Knight Riders to go down fighting.
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