Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Tips

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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Details

  • Date: 2023-04-26
  • Start Time: 19:30
  • Location: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
  • Tournament: Indian Premier League 2023
  • Format: Indian Premier League
  • Tipster: Brian Thorpe

Tip Summary

  • Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently fifth in the points table with four wins to their name from seven league matches.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders are struggling in the tournament after winning only two of their seven matches.
  • KKR defeated RCB by a massive 81 runs the last time the two teams faced each other in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League.

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru should brace itself to host two arch-rivals namely Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in the 36th match of the Indian Premier League. The two teams are notoriously famous for churning out thrilling games of cricket and nothing less is expected from the encounter scheduled on April 26, Wednesday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping to take revenge as in their first IPL 2023 match against the Riders, they succumbed to a defeat by 81 runs. It was a below-average batting performance by the team as they racked up only 123 runs while chasing 205 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Batting in the first innings, KKR were successful in putting up a good score as Shardul Thakur and Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 68 and 57 runs respectively. 

Chasing the score, the Challengers succumbed to pressure. The opening duo of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis looked good at the beginning of the innings but they walked back to the pavilion after scoring only 21 and 23 runs respectively. Varun Chakravarthy was the pick of the bowler for the team as he scalped three wickets at an economy rate of 4.1. 

Meanwhile, if we speak of the overall performance, then the Royal Challengers Bangalore have an edge. They are occupying the fifth place in the standings with four wins and three losses. The team looked well in the last game as it scored a win over Rajasthan Royals by seven runs. It was an overall performance by the side as they defended 189 runs in the allotted 20 overs. 

As far as Kolkata Knight Riders are concerned, they started well but the team now seems to have lost the plot. The Knight Riders are currently on a four-match losing streak with their most recent defeat coming against Chennai Super Kings by 49 runs. Bowling seems to be a major concern for the franchise. With just four points from seven games, Nitish Rana & Men are third-last in the points table. 

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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Tips

Top Royal Challengers Bangalore Batter: Faf du Plessis

Top Batter
  • Tip By: Brian Thorpe
  • Tournament: Indian Premier League 2023
  • Date: 2023-04-26
  • Best Odds: 4.0 @ 10Cric

The Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis will be the most favorable bet for the 36th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 between RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders. Despite having injury concerns, the opening batter has shown unreal consistency in the league. He is currently at the top of the run-scoring charts with 405 runs to his name in seven matches at an average of over 67 and a strike rate of over 165. Du Plessis played the last game against Rajasthan Royals as the impact player and ended up being the second-highest run-scorer for the franchise on the day. He smacked 62 runs off just 39 balls with the help of eight boundaries and two maximums to help his team put up a score of 189 runs on the board. Faf is again expected to showcase his batting mettle on the 22-yard pitch and continue his stay at the top of the run-scoring charts.

Top Kolkata Knight Riders Batter: Venkatesh Iyer

Top Batter
  • Tip By: Brian Thorpe
  • Tournament: Indian Premier League 2023
  • Date: 2023-04-26
  • Best Odds: 4.5 @ ComeOn!

For Kolkata Knight Riders, the batting all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer has been the star performer of the T20 Championship so far. He is the top run-scorer for the team and eighth-highest overall with 254 runs in seven matches at an average of over 36. Iyer failed to perform in the last game against Chennai Super Kings. When his team was chasing 236 runs in their allotted 20 overs, he walked back to the pavilion after scoring only 20 runs off 20 balls. It was a bad day at the office for the 28-year-old as he was dismissed by Moeen Ali. However, the all-rounder is expected to bounce back on Wednesday and come up with a match-defining knock. Iyer has a good IPL record to his name with 806 runs in 29 matches.

Top wicket-taker of the match: Mohammed Siraj

Top Wicket Taker
  • Tip By: Brian Thorpe
  • Tournament: Indian Premier League 2023

In the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, Mohammed Siraj has been successful in establishing his domination in the shortest format of the game as well. The Royal Challengers Bangalore seamer is doing extremely well in the league and will be the top bowler to take the field on Wednesday. Siraj is just behind Rashid Khan in terms of wicket-taking with a whopping 14 wickets to his name in seven matches at an average of 16.14.