KKR vs RCB: 9th IPL Match Prediction

KKR vs RCB: My “IPL match prediction” series continues with a preview of the upcoming IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders.

I’m very interested to see how this match plays out as a sports fan. While KKR is a former champion, RCB has been close to winning the IPL on multiple occasions. IPL 2022 was kinder to RCB who figured out how to arrive at the end of the season games. In the occasion, they completed third generally speaking. Nevertheless, KKR had one of their worst IPL seasons, finishing seventh.

KKR vs RCB: Match details

Match: KKR vs RCB 9th Match (Indian Premier League)

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR vs RCB: Match Overview

Kolkata Knight Riders

Venkatesh Iyer and N Jagadeeshan are expected to open for KKR. Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, and Andre Russell will fill the middle order positions. Ferguson, Shakib, Shardul, and Sunil Narine are the four all-rounders who will each follow, highlighting the team’s impressive batting depth. After including Varun Chakravarthy and Umesh Yadav, I will consider the best eleven to be complete.

It’s interesting that KKR has nine batsmen and six bowlers who can bowl all four overs if necessary. Additionally, each bowler offers something distinctive. Overall, a team with a lot of talent and good balance. How could anything go wrong? If you look closer, you’ll find a lot of older players. Shakib al Hasan, Narine, and Russell are all over 35. Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana, two key players for KKR, would also be wanted to perform well this season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

As they did in IPL 2022, Virat Kohli and Du Plessis will continue to open the RCB innings. The disclosure of last year’s opposition, Rajat Patidar will follow the openers in the batting request. RCB’s batting depth includes Lomror, Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Hasaranga. The eleven will be completed by the additions of Hazlewood, M Siraj, and Harshal Patel.

The good news for RCB is Virat Kohli’s return to his best T20 form. Du Plessis was a big part of CSK winning the title in 2021. The RCB captain would need to recover that structure in the 2023 IPL season. Every team aspires to be as successful as Karthik. Recently, Glenn Maxwell has been struggling. He might have the best chance to get back to winning with both the bat and the ball in IPL 2023.

KKR vs RCB: Head to Head (Previous meeting)

The two teams last met on March 30, 2022, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. KKR was invited to bat first after RCB won the toss. KKR’s innings did not get off to the best start. They lost three wickets for 44 inside the powerplay overs. Even after the powerplay was over, there was still bloodshed. In the 15th over, they were reduced to 9/101 due to a regular fall of wickets. Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy, who took the final wicket, were left to restore some respectability. In the 19th over, the tail enders assisted KKR in achieving a final score of 128.   

It is interesting to note that while the majority of KKR batsmen reached double figures, they were unable to convert their starts. KKR’s best batsman of the match was Andre Russell, who hit 25 off 18 balls. Hasaranga, a RCB bowler, took 4/24 to do the most damage with the ball.

Even though it was a relatively small target, the RCB did not find it easy. They lost two wickets over the next few overs after losing opener Anuj Rawat’s wicket in the first over. From 3/17 in the third to 5/101 in the sixteenth, RCB was able to recover thanks to small partnerships. KKR had a look after reducing RCB to 7/111 in 17.5 overs. Dinesh Karthik and Harshal Patel, on the other hand, hit hard enough to score 21 runs from the next nine balls. Sherfane Rutherford, who hit 28 balls out of 40, Was the highest scorer for RCB. On the night, KKR’s most successful bowler was Southee (3/20).

KKR vs RCB: Probable XI

Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mohammed Siraj.

KKR vs RCB: Pitch report

Eden Gardens, Kolkata, stands out from the majority of Indian venues due to its smoother surface. It gives quick bowlers more than enough chances. Since the track offers less worth than different settings, spinners should acquire their wickets. When batsmen build their innings and play the waiting game, it pays off.

KKR vs RCB: Weather report

On April 6, there will be a slight overcast cover over Eden, Kolkata. The bowlers will have some assistance during the first few overs. In order for batsmen to perform well, they must carefully select their shots because the bowlers will always have an opportunity. The team that bats first needs 180 runs to win this game.

KKR vs RCB: Toss prediction

Since KKR won the toss in their most recent IPL match against RCB, I believe the law of averages will be in their favor. Subsequently, I anticipate that KKR should win the throw in the forthcoming game.

KKR vs RCB: Pre-play prediction

Best batter: Faf du Plessis (RCB), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (KKR)

Best bowler: Mohammed Siraj (RCB), Umesh Yadav (KKR)

Top all-rounder: Glenn Maxwell (RCB), Andre Russell (KKR)

Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (KKR)

KKR vs RCB: Match Prediction

In every aspect of the game, RCB has outstanding talent. Importantly, India’s recent matches show that Virat Kohli has returned to his best T20 form.

Like RCB, KKR have a reasonable side. Their batting might not be as dynamic. However, they have some talented all-rounders available to them. Their bowling lineup is diverse and experienced.

When playing in front of their own fans, the majority of teams gain an advantage. However, I anticipate that KKR will prevail over RCB in this close contest.

KKR vs RCB: Disclaimer

In this section of my match prediction analysis for KKR vs. RCB, I name the two teams’ best elevens. I examine the head-to-head comparison and the most recent team meeting. After that, I discuss the players who are most likely to succeed in the upcoming IPL match. I then make a few predictions. I name the players prone to score the most runs, hit the most sixes, and take the most wickets. In addition, I predict who will catch the most fish. In addition, I provide my IPL toss prediction for the current game. My IPL predictions for 2023 are intended to provide assistance to IPL punters who frequent the best IPL betting offers.