KKR vs RCB: RCB enters this match still baffled about how to turn losses into victories after playing in and losing a game in which 549 runs were scored in their previous appearance!
While the fact that KKR has more batting depth and an opening duo of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine who are both dominating this competition will reassure the RCB bowling attack, KKR has more batting depth than Sunrisers Hyderabad.
KKR has suffered defeats to formidable opponents in two of their previous three games, but they will undoubtedly fancy their chances against the team in last place in this encounter.
As per our DC vs SRH 35th IPL match prediction, SRH has managed to win the match. Therefore, for more accurate IPL predictions, follow Exchmarket.
KKR vs RCB: Match Details
Match: KKR vs RCB 36th Match (Indian Premier League 2024)
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Time: 3:30 PM
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
KKR vs RCB: Match Overview
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunil Narine, a 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago, has been the team’s most important player thus far this season. He has been teaching his younger teammates how to bat and bowl. He’s still perplexed about how he lost to the Rajasthan Royals despite hitting 109 runs and taking 2/30 with the ball going into this game!
Before this match, KKR has reason to celebrate as their star middle-order “finisher,” Rinku Singh, is back to full fitness. Although he has only participated in the tournament as a batting impact sub, he should be able to demonstrate his excellent fielding abilities in this match.
Harshit Rana has been bowling quickly with the ball and will be trying to recover from his uncommon appearance without a wicket the previous time around.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Cricket journalists and RCB supporters frequently express their dissatisfaction, but the truth is that Faf du Plessis’ team lacks the depth in their bowling unit to contend at the highest levels of the IPL!
Without a doubt, they have some excellent bowlers in Reece Topley and Lockie Ferguson, the latter of whom claimed two wickets in his most recent IPL game. But good bowlers are insufficient in this new era where hitters know no bounds and no fear.
With just a few games remaining to salvage their season and a bottom-of-the-table position, RCB will once more be dependent on their opening batsmen and keeper, Dinesh Karthik, to try and lead them to victory.
KKR vs RCB: Head-to-head
Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in 19 of the 33 matches that they have played head-to-head. Players like Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Rinku Singh are getting closer to reaching important IPL career milestones as the match progresses. Setting the stage for a thrilling match between these two strong teams, individual records and other stats are at risk.
KKR vs RCB: Squad
KKR vs RCB: Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Philip Salt
KKR vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad
Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Alzarri Joseph, Tom Curran, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat, Faf du Plessis (c)
KKR vs RCB: Playing XI
KKR vs RCB: Kolkata Knight Riders XI
Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkirsh Raghuvanshi, Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana
KKR vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore XI
Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal
KKR vs RCB: Pitch Report
The last IPL game at Eden Gardens saw 447 runs, so spectators should pack a tin hat, and TV viewers should get ready for a ton of maximums! The pitch will be fast and have lots of carry and bounce.
KKR vs RCB: Weather Report
Sunday afternoon is going to be extremely hot in Kolkata, and since the game is scheduled to begin at 15:00 local time, the temperature will probably be a little under 40 degrees for the majority of the first half. There won’t be much of a breeze to keep the players cool during the game, and no rain is predicted.
KKR vs RCB: Toss Prediction
Eden Garden is a pitch that supports the bowlers the most. The teams who field first stand a chance of winning the game since they have an upper hand. Therefore, we predict the winning captains to choose to field first.
KKR vs RCB: Pre-play Prediction
Best batter: Sunil Narine (KKR), Virat Kohli (RCB)
Best bowler: Mitchell Starc (KKR), Lockie Ferguson (RCB)
Best all-rounder: Andre Russell (KKR), Saurav Chauhan (RCB)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (KKR)
KKR vs RCB: Match Prediction
Despite losing their last three games to CSK and the Rajasthan Royals, KKR has been playing excellent cricket and is having a great 2024 IPL season. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for RCB, who are currently leading the table and in significant trouble. We think that KKR will win again on Sunday afternoon. We think Kolkata Knight Riders will prevail! For more IPL updates and information regarding the upcoming matchups, follow Exchmarket.