Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. KKR won the away match by seven wickets earlier and will now aim to continue their dominance at home against a hapless side. It will be a double-header on Sunday, April 21, and the Eden Gardens will witness an electrifying battle in the afternoon. (Photo source: X/IPL )
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 36 of IPL 2024
It will be a double-header on Sunday, April 21, and the Eden Gardens will witness an electrifying battle in the afternoon.
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. KKR won the away match by seven wickets earlier and will now aim to continue their dominance at home against a hapless side. It will be a double-header on Sunday, April 21, and the Eden Gardens will witness an electrifying battle in the afternoon.
The home team is currently second in the points table after winning four out of six games. They are coming off a narrow two-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a last-ball thriller. On the other hand, the bottom-placed RCB have lost five matches in a row, the last of which came against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
RCB is already in dire straits, and one more loss will almost close the doors to their playoff qualification. They cannot afford that, and KKR must return to the winning track. Kolkata is in great form, and the head-to-head encounters show they have the upper hand over RCB. The two teams have met 33 times; KKR has won 19 times, while RCB has won only 14 times.
Match Information
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 36
Indian Premier League, 21 Apr 2024, Sun, 3:30 PM IST ,Kolkata
Probable PlayingXI
Kolkata Knight Riders
S Iyer(C), Ramandeep Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, RK Singh, VR Iyer, AD Russell, SP Narine, PD Salt, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana
Bench: 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 Bengaluru
F du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, RM Patidar, WG Jacks, MK Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, S Chauhan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, RJW Topley, Yash Dayal, LH Ferguson
Bench: 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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Captains
Sunil Narine KKR | all
Sunil Narine has scored 276 runs and has taken seven wickets so far in the tournament. Moreover, the KKR opener slammed a blazing century in the last match against RR.
Virat RCB | bat
Virat Kohli is the backbone of the RCB batting unit and the opener is currently the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 361 runs. It is noteworthy that Kohli scored 83 runs in the previous match against KKR.
Dinesh Karthik RCB | wk
Dinesh Karthik is in red-hot form and can easily be described as RCB’s second-best batter this season. The veteran keeper-batter has scored 226 runs from seven matches at a strike rate of 205.45, including two half-centuries.
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Philip Salt KKR | WK
Philp Salt has been giving a blazing start for KKR throughout the season. However, he extended his contribution beyond the powerplay with a match-winning 89 off 47 balls against LSG.
Venkatesh Iyer KKR | ALL
Venkatesh Iyer had scored a match-winning fifty when the two teams met earlier this season. The southpaw, who seems to be enjoying RCB’s bowling, will look to play his part in the upcoming match as well.
Andre Russell KKR | ALL
Andre Russell has excelled in both departments this season. Known for his power-hitting, the Caribbean giant did not get a chance to bat in the previous encounter against RCB, but shone with the ball, taking two wickets.
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Angkrish Raghuvanshi KKR | bat
Angkrish Raghuvanshi grabbed the limelight in his very first IPL match by scoring a half-century at a strike rate of 200. He has made similarly impactful cameos in subsequent matches.
Varun Chakravarthy KKR | bowl
RCB batters’ struggle against spinners is well known and Shreyas Iyer is likely to make Varun Chakravarthy their main weapon. Known for his mystery spin, the right-arm bowler will be key for KKR in the middle overs.
Faf du Plessis RCB | bat
Faf du Plessis’ form was a concern at the start of the tournament, but he found his rhythm as it progressed. The RCB skipper scored 60-plus scores in the last two matches and looks to be in great form.
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Saurav Chauhan
RCB | WK
Mitchell Starc
KKR | BOWL
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