KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update of Tata IPL 2023 match 7 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns against Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 9 of TATA IPL 2023 on Tuesday, 6th April at Eden gardens Stadium, Kolkata.
KKR vs RCB Tata IPL 2023 Match 9 Details
| Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Venue: Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata |
| Date: 06th April, 2023 |
| Time: 7:30 IST, 2:00 PM GMT, 10:00 AM ET |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore will be live streamed in India on Jio Cinema, Star Sports channels in India. Tata IPL 2023 is live streamed on ESPN plus in USA, SKY Sports in United Kingdom, Caribbean Islands.
KKR vs RCB Match Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders are back at their fortress in Kolkata after four long years. They played their last IPL game at the Eden Gardens in 2019. KKR after suffering a loss against Punjab Kings by 7 runs in a rain curtailed clash clash off against inform RCB.
The team lost Shreyas Iyer due to injury. Shakib Al-Hasan is unavailable for the rest of the season and is replaced by England’s Jason Roy. The only change KKR can possibly make is drop Tim Southee and bring in Lockie Ferguson. Ferguson missed the 1st game due to injury and he looks fit and available for the game against RCB.
KKR top order failed miserably in their 1st game of the season. Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana and Rahman Ullah Gurbaz will have to step up against RCB. Venkatesh Iyer is likely to be the impact player for KKR.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) lead by Faf du Plessis got off to a winning star at Chinnaswamy stadium on Sunday. They defeated the five time IPL champions Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets. Virat Kohli scored 82 runs. Faf du Plessis scored 73 runs against MI. Reece Topley inured his right shoulder in RCB’s 1st game and will be replaced by David Willey.
Virat Kohli has a great record against KKR at the Eden Gardens . He scored a match winning hundred in 2018 season in Kolkata. Their bowlers will have a tough challenge against Andre Russell and his men. Harshal Patel & Mohammad Siraj are the key bowlers for RCB against KKR.
KKR vs RCB Head to Head Record
| Teams | Matches Won |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 Wins |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 Wins |
KKR vs RCB Tata IPL 2023 Match 9 pitch Report
The surface at the iconic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata is batting friendly track. The ground is known for producing high scoring games. The pitch has some assistance for the the spinners as the game progresses. Expect another high scoring affair between the two sides. A total of 77 IPL matches have been played here at his venue. Out of which the chasing team won 45 times, while the team batting first won 31 times and one game ended as no result.
Average 1st Innings score: 160 runs
KKR vs RCB Tata IPL 2023 Match 9 Probable XI:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee/ Lockie Ferguson, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, David Willey, Mohammed Siraj.
KKR vs RCB Players Stats
| Players | Stats |
| Virat Kohli | 6706 runs in 224 matches |
| Faf du Plessis | 3476 runs in 117 matches |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2331 runs & 28 wickets in 111 matches |
| Andre Russell | 2070 runs & 39 wickets in 67 matches |
| Sunil Narine | 1032 runs & 153 wickets in 149 matches |
| Umesh Yadav | 136 wickets in 134 matches |
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction & Fantasy Cricket Tips
Top Picks
Virat Kohli: Kohli got off to great start to IPL 2023 season. He looks in great form and was middling it well. He scored 82 runs in RCB’s first game of the season. Kohli has amassed 786 runs at a strike rate of 128. 64 against KKR in 31 matches.
Faf du Plessis: RCB captain Faf du Plessis is off to perfect start to his IPL 2023 campaign scoring 73 runs against Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru. Du Plessis in his IPL career has scored 446 runs against KKR at a strike rate of 129.65 in 18 matches. He is our top captaincy pick in KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction team.
Andre Russell: Russell scored 35 runs in his first match of the season against Punjab Kings. He looks in great form. In his IPL career Russell has scored 395 runs in 190 balls at a strike rate of 207.89 in 12 matches against RCB. He is our top pick for KRR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction team.
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction for Small leagues & H2H Contests
Keeper – Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batsmen – Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (vc), Nitish Rana
All-rounders – Andre Russell (c), Glenn Maxwell, Sunil Narine, Michael Bracewell
Bowlers – Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction for Grand leagues
Keeper – Dinesh Kathik, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (vc)
Batsmen – Faf du Plessis, Venkatesh Iyer
All-rounders – Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell (c), Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine
Bowlers – Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Match 9 Probable Winner:
Considering the team combination, pitch conditions we predict Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the game against Kolkata Knight Riders in match 9 of TATA IPL 2023.
