KKR vs RCB IPL 2023 Nineth Match Head to Head, Venue, Match Time, Pitch Report, Team Prediction, Match Prediction

The Ninth Match of IPL 2023 will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata between home team KKR vs RCB on 6th April 2023 at 07.30 PM IST.

RCB has a thumping victory over Mumbai Indians in their opening encounter by winning by 8 wickets with 22 balls remaining.

KKR on the other hand, lost its opening match against Punjab Kings by 7 runs by the DLS method.

KKR vs RCB Head to Head

20-Sep-2021: KKR won by 9 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)

18-Apr-2021: RCB won by 38 runs

Recent Performance

Performance in the last 5 matches, with the most recent match at first

KKR: L L W W L

RCB: W L W W L

KKR vs RCB Match Venue

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal

Seating Capacity: 68000

Time: 07:30 PM IST

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KKR vs RCB Pitch Report

The Eden Gardens is a batters-friendly pitch, and the high-scoring game is on the cards. There will be a run feast for cricket lovers, as this venue has given many high-scoring matches. As the match progresses the pitch may help the spinners, and slow bowlers.

Till now 77 IPL matches have been played so far at this venue. The teams chasing have won 45 matches, whereas the team batting first has won 31 matches. In one game there was no result.  

The highest team total at Eden Gardens is 232 runs scored in IPL 2019, by the home team, and the average first-inning score is 160 runs. The lowest total was 49 runs, made by the RCB  team against home team KKR in the IPL 2017.

The team winning the toss will most probably bowl first.

Weather Report: 

The weather report for Eden Gardens indicates a sunny day with temperatures in the daytime around 40° C, and in the evening around 33-28° C. No probability of Rain is forecasted for the match day.

KKR vs RCB Tickets

Cricket lovers can book their tickets, for the Edgen Gardens match to witness the KKR vs RCB match live by booking the tickets online at Book My Show. Tickets are available at various prices starting from Rs.750/-.

KKR vs RCB Team

KKR Team:

Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, N Jagadeesan, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Umesh Yadav, David Wiese, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma

RCB Team:

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf Du Plessis (C), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahemad, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Micheal Bracewell

KKR vs RCB Dream 11 Team Today

KKR Dream 11 Team Today Prediction:

KKR Probable XI:

Mandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Anukul Roy, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy

RCB Dream 11 Team Today Prediction:

RCB Probable XI:

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey/Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

KKR vs RCB Match Prediction

RCB captain Duplesis and King Kohli are in good form. They have given a splendid win over Mumbai Indians with their scintillating batting performance. They have big hitters like Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik. They have experience bowler Harshal Patel, supported by talented Mohammed Siraj.

KKR batting is mainly relying on new captain Nitish Rana, Andre Russel, and Sunil Narine. They need to improve their batting performance, and consistency to succeed in this IPL 2023. They have a good bowling line up with experienced Tim Southee, and Umesh Yadav well supported by Sunil Narine.

Match Prediction:

Based on the recent match performance, based on the head-to-head record, based on the performance in this IPL 2023, RCB will be having higher chance of winning.

KKR vs RCB Live Score

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