IPL 2024 KKR vs RCB : Match Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders will battle it out against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 36th match of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League on April 21 at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata have been brilliant in the ongoing season and has won four out of six games played. They would look to put their A-game play against the Bangalore side. RCB on the other hand, have been dismal in IPL 2024 and won just one in seven games. They need to put up a complete performance against KKR to get back to winning ways.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Head-to-Head Records

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Eden Gardens have been batting-friendly and two of the last three games in the season have been high-scoring affairs.  However, the surface has traditionally aided spinners and thus, KKR could have an edge in the game as they have a formidable spin department. 

Weather Report

According to AccuWeather, the temperature is expected to hover in the range of 33 to 40 degrees Celsius and the players might have a hard time in the heat. However, there is no possibility of rain on the match day.

Injury Update

Kolkata Knight Riders was hit by the injury to Nitish Rana a few back and there is no confirmation about his availability for the upcoming game. Talking about RCB, Glenn Maxwell sustained a hip strain of late after deciding to have an IPL break and so, he will not be part of the team on Sunday. Any news regarding the injuries will be updated accordingly.

Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI

 Philip Salt (wk)

 Sunil Narine

 Angkrish Raghuvanshi

 Shreyas Iyer (c)

 Venkatesh Iyer

 Rinku Singh

 Andre Russell

 Ramandeep Singh

 Mitchell Starc

 Varun Chakaravarthy

 Harshit Rana

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XI

Virat Kohli

Faf du Plessis (c)

Will Jacks

Rajat Patidar

Saurav Chauhan

Dinesh Karthik (wk)

Mahipal Lomror

Vijaykumar Vyshak

Reece Topley

Lockie Ferguson

Yash Dayal