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KKR vs RCB IPL 2024 Match Preview, Head-to-head, Possible XIs and Dream11 Team Prediction

Read the full match preview, head-to-head stats, possible playing XIs, and Dream11 Team Prediction of the KKR vs RCB match in IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on 21st April, Sunday.

Abishek GoswamiApril 20, 2024 at 08:04 PM โ€ข 6 min read
KKR vs RCB IPL 2024 Match Preview, Head-to-head, Possible XIs and Dream11 Team Prediction
Read the full match preview, head-to-head stats, possible playing XIs, and Dream11 Team Prediction of the KKR vs RCB match in IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on 21st April, Sunday.

Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to face Faf du Plessis' Royal Challengers Bangalore in match No. 36 of IPL 2024 on Sunday, 21st April, at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. KKR have won 4 and lost two games so far this season while RCB are at the bottom of the table, losing 6 out of their seven games this season. Both teams would like to claim the important two points so it is going to be an exciting contest in Kolkata. From possible playing XIs to Dream11 predictions, here is everything you need to know about the KKR vs RCB match in IPL 2024.

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Match Details

  • Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - IPL 2024

  • Date: 21/4/2024

  • Time: 3:30 pm

  • Venue: Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

    • How to watch the KKR vs RCB IPL 2024 Match?

    The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2024 match will be televised on Star Sports Network. All the Indian Premier League matches will be streamed free on the Jio Cinema app and website.

    Pitch & Weather Report

    Eden Gardens has been very batting-friendly in the last few years. In the last season, four out of seven matches played at the venue crossed the 200 mark. Three matches have been played here so far this season, two of which have seen 200-plus scores in both innings.

    The KKR vs RCB is also expected to be a high-scoring match as the pitch will favour the batters completely this time. The dew will not play a part as this is going to be an afternoon game.

    The temperatures will be around 36 degrees in the evening. There is no chance of rain and the humidity is expected to be close to 59 percent.

    KKR vs RCB: Head-to-Head Record

    Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore have faced each other in 33 matches. KKR have a slight lead, winning 19 games while RCB have won 14.

    • Total matches played: 33
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won: 19
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 14
    • No result: 0

    KKR vs RCB head-to-head at the Eden Gardens Stadium

    • Total matches played: 11
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won: 7
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 4
    • No result: 0
    • Abandoned: 0

    Team News

    Royal Challengers Bangalore

    RCB have been struggling from the start of the tournament this season. Except for Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik, none has shown form consistently. Captain Faf du Plessis has not got himself going other than two matches. Glenn Maxwell is far away from his best and he is also injured.

    Rajat Patidar is inconsistent and needs to step up and score runs continuously before RCB doesn't have too many opportunities and matches left. Despite scoring a lot of runs and holding the orange cap, pundits have criticized Virat's strike rate at the end. 

    However, the bowling has been the most problematic thing for RCB. Mohammed Siraj has not looked at his best and has not given the start with the new ball they have been looking for. RCB have tried Yash Dayal, Reece Topley, Akash Deep, and Vyshak Vijaykumar as their pace variations, but except for Vyshak Vijaykumar, none has been that good so far.

    Another reason for RCB's struggle is that they have no top-class spin bowler in their squad to handle the middle overs. In a nutshell, there are a lot of problems in RCB's setup and they need to do something to come out of this situation.

    RCB have lost six out of their seven games already and another defeat will confirm their elimination. 

    Possible XIs

    Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (C), Ramandeep Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Phil Salt (wk)

    Impact Player Subs: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, N Rana, Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford, AS Roy, Vaibhav Arora, C Sakariya, D Chameera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Suyash Sharma, Allah Mohammad

    Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Sourav Chauhan, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson

    Impact Player Subs: Anuj Rawat, SS Prabhudessai, GJ Maxwell, C Green, M Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, TK Curran, MJ Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, KV Sharma, Akash Deep

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    Virat KohliKolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers BangaloreShreyas IyerMohammed SirajRinku SinghIpl 2024Sunil NarineFaf Du PlessisAndre Russell

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