KKR vs RCB: KKR is going to face RCB for the first time this season and we all are excited to watch them play. The match will take place on the 6th of April at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Kolkata Knight Riders faced a loss during their first match against Punjab Kings. Kolkata Knight Riders will look to bounce back in this match to gain 2 crucial points. Getting 2 points against Royal Challengers Bangalore is not going to be a cup of tea for Kolkata Knight Riders. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to register their second straight win in the IPL 2023.
KKR vs RCB Match Preview: Previous Match Result of KKR and RCB
Punjab set the target of 192 runs for KKRs. Kolkata Knight Riders tried hard but they lost the first two wickets in the initial two overs. Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana worked hard to win the match, but their plan didn’t work out and they ended up with low scores. In the last few overs, Andre Russell tried to make a difference, but the rain stopped the game. Punjab won, and KKR lost by 7 runs.
KKR vs RCB: On the other hand, RCB succeeds in their first match against Mumbai Indians. Star players Captain Plessis and Virat contributed well to the team. MI made 48 runs and lost 4 wickets in the first half and slowly they ended their innings at 172 runs. RCB played exceptionally well especially the opener batsmen like Virat and Faf rocked the match and reached 148 runs. RCB reached 3rd place on the point table after this victory.
KKR vs RCB Match Preview: Probably playing 11 of both teams
Probably playing 11 for KKR vs RCB
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Mandeep Singh
- Nitish Rana (c)
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Shardul Thakur
- Sunil Narine
- Anukul Roy
- Tim Southee
- Umesh Yadav
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Venkatesh Iyer
Probably playing 11 for RCB
- Faf Du Plessis (C)
- Virat Kohli
- Glen Maxwell
- Michael Bracewell
- Dinesh Karthik (wk)
- Shahbaz Ahmad
- David Willey
- Akash Deep
- Karn Sharma
- Mohammad Siraj
- Harshal Patel
KKR vs RCB Match Preview: Strengths and Weakness of KKR
KKR vs RCB: KKR is going through a tough time due to the player’s withdrawal. First, Shreyas Iyer opted out because of his back injury now Shakib Al Hasan. Lokie Ferguson is also not playing due to injury concerns and Litton Das’s entry is still in doubt. New player Nitish Rana tried hard in the last match but couldn’t go forward. The opening batsmen for KKR will be Mandeep Singh and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Mandeep has a pretty well score rate of 150 runs. But as a third batsman, Ankur Roy is not a good fit. So it seems a bit problem for KKR.
KKR vs RCB: KKR couldn’t bowl well against Punjab Kings. Renowned Bowler Tim Southee gave 54 runs and took only 2 wickets. However, Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakravarti played a well and balanced game. Players like Thakur and Narine have to pull it hard to face powerful players like Kohli and Faf.
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KKR vs RCB Match Preview: Strengths and Weakness of RCB
KKR vs RCB: RCB fans have witnessed the greatest match at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The partnership between Captain Faf and King Kohli went pretty well. Eventually, they succeed to chase the score of 172 runs against MI. Fat hit 73 runs including 5 fours and 6 sixes. He scored 229 runs against KKR in the last 4 games.
Another asset for RCB is Kohli, who hit 82 runs in 49 balls in the last match against MI. Kohli scored a century against KKR in his last year’s match in Eden Gardens. Overall, RCB is looking fierce and firing with amazing batsmen.
Reece Topley will not be able to play with RCB in the next match due to the shoulder injury he got during his first match with RCB vs MI. Talking about Bowlers, Mohammed Siraj, and Karn Sharma were star players in the bowling department. They both make the squad even more strong and they can again give their amazing performance against KKR.
Sknowpedia Conclusion and where to watch IPL matches
KKR vs RCB Match Preview: Royal Challengers Banglore and Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to play their second match of this season. It will be interesting to see who dominates whom. May the best-performing team wins!!
So that was our overview. You can watch the live streaming of the match at Jio Cinema, Star Sports, and Hotstar at 7:30 pm IST.
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