Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
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36th Match:
The match between RCB and KKR is the thirty-sixth meeting of the IPL 2023, which is going to be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 26th 2023.
RCB vs KKR History:
Overall:
The teams competed against each other 31 times, till date. Out of them, RCB won 14 times, whereas KKR won 17 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against KKR WLLWW.
@ RCB Backyard:
The teams competed 11 times at the home ground of RCB. The home team won 4 times and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against KKR are LLLLW.
Teams and Ranks:
The Home Team (RCB):
The team completed 252 games, out of them the team won 120 times and lost 126 times with 6 without any result (No Result).
The team is at the fifth place (current) in the table (IPL 2023) with 8 points (in total), victory will bring the team at any of the top three places with 10 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team at any of the fifth (same) to seventh place with 8 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB are WWLWL.
Last 5 (completed) match results at home for RCB are WLWLW.
The Visiting Team (KKR):
The team completed 250 games, out of them the team won 125 times and lost 120 times with five (5) without any result (No Result).
The team is at the eighth place (current) in the table (IPL 2023) with 4 points (in total), victory will bring the team at any of the seventh or eighth (same) place with 6 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team at any of the last three places with 4 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR are LLLLW.
Last 5 (completed) away match results for KKR are LLWLL.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Bengaluru shows the weather would be partly cloudy throughout the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 2% to 8% as of now, so there would be extremely less chances of rain during the match. The temperature would be between 24 to 27 Celsius. The wind would be between 9 to 10 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature, both would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL & CLT20):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 18 times in 106 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 8 times and lost 10 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWWLL.
The teams never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 49 times including a win in a tie and lost 35 times. Four (4) matches were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLWW.
The first batting team won the matches 43 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 59 times including a victory in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWLL.
Over all, the teams which won the toss, won the matches 57 times including a win in a tie and lost 45 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLWW.
The Home Side (RCB):
The team won the toss 34 times in 90 played games. The team won 19 times including a victory in a tie and lost 14 times. One battle was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of the RCB at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWLW.
The team never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
The side has never lost a match after choosing to bat first since 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the RCB at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLWW.
The team has never been sent to the field after losing the toss since 2016.
The side has never won any encounter after being sent to the field since 2013.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 138 runs (according to run rate) in 2017. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 215 runs in 2011.
The first innings lowest total was 92 runs (according to run rate) in 2010, and the highest total was 263 runs in 2013. For the second inning, the lowest total was 82 runs (according to run rate) in 2008, whereas the highest was 218 runs in 2023.
The batting average of the first innings is 28.09 and 27.22 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 11 times at the venue. The host won 4 times, whereas the foreign team won 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against KKR at the venue are LLLLW.
The home side has never won an encounter against the opposite team since 2015.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
The Home Unit (RCB):
The team had a good record, as the team won 45 times including a win in a tie and lost 42 times in 90 played outings. Three (3) outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB at the venue are WLWLW.
The Visiting Unit (KKR):
The team had a very good record as the team won 10 times and lost 6 times in 16 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR at the venue are WWLWW.
The side never never chose to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
The team never lost any outing after winning the toss, till date.
The side never won an outing after losing the toss since 2012.
The team has never been sent to the field after losing the toss, till date.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
The team may go with a winning combination.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Eleven: F. du Plessis, V. Kohli, M. Lomror, G. Maxwell, S. Ahmed, D. Karthik, + S. Prabhudessai, W. Hasaranga, D. Willey, H. Patel, M. Siraj, + V. Vyshak
Kolkata Knight Riders:
The team may go with T. Southee in place of D. Weise and V. Arora in place of K. Khejroliya.
Kolkata Knight Riders Eleven: J. Roy, N. Jagadeesan, + V. Iyer, N. Rana, R. Singh, A. Russell, S. Narine, T. Southee, U. Yadav, V. Chakravarthy, V. Arora, + S. Sharma
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: “+”indicate an impact player. *Notes: Image was taken from a google search. *Notes: https://sportskhabri.com/kolkata-knight-riders-kkr-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-rcb-indian-premier-league-ipl-2023-match-9-predictions/
