Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are all set to play at Eden Gardens in Kolkata today. This will be RCB and KKR's second match in IPL 2023. KKR had a troubled start to their IPL 2023 campaign, while RCB is coming back from a big win against Mumbai Indians.
KKR vs RCB Previous Meeting
RCB and KKR last met on March 30, 2022, where RCB defeated KKR by three wickets in a low-scoring game in Navi Mumbai.
KKR vs RCB Head-to-Head
At Eden Gardens, KKR's home ground, the home team leads the head-to-head record against RCB. They have won 6 out of the 10 matches. Overall, in their 31 encounters, KKR leads RCB 17-14.
KKR vs RCB Pitch Report
Eden Gardens is a good pitch for both the fast bowlers and spinners. One can expect early swing as it would be humid before dew comes in the later stage of the match. The chasing side is mostly benefitted at the venue.
KKR vs RCB predicted playing XI
RCB
Faf du Plessis (ca), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, David Willey, Karn Sharma.
KKR
Mandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee.
