In the ninth game of the Indian Premier League 2023 season, the Kolkata Knight Riders will meet the Royal Challengers Bangalore at their home stadium, the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.
Their previous contest, which was impacted by rain, was a loss against Punjab Kings. Bangalore, on the other side, triumphs against the Mumbai Indians in a jubilant victory. In order to maintain their comfortable position on the points table, the teams would now be trying to secure early victories.
Cricket fans watch an action-packed thriller every time Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore play, in addition to head-to-head records. Throughout the entire 120 minutes, neither team’s players show signs of boredom or tiredness. Check complete details on KKR vs RCB Head-to-Head records.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
After a convincing victory over Mumbai Indians in the first match, RCB enters this one. In the first game, the fast bowlers used lethal bowling to destroy the MI’s top order, and spinner Karn Sharma took two significant wickets.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis, played match-winning knocks with the MI bowlers in the batting department and left them baffled. The two also established the biggest opening partnership in IPL history for RCB against MI. RCB would want to maintain its winning streak.
Kolkata Knight Riders
The Kolkata Knight Riders return home after narrowly losing to the Punjab Kings in their debut. Most of the hitters got a start, but none of them were successful in finishing. With the bat, Andre Russell stood out, scoring 35 runs off of 19 balls, including three fours and two maximums. Tim Southee took two wickets, however, his four overs saw him concede 54 runs, making him pricey. Jason Roy has been chosen by KKR to take his spot in order to improve the top-order hitting. In their home game, KKR will try to resume their winning ways.
Head-to-Head IPL 2023 Record of KKR vs RCB
A total of 30 matches have been played between the two teams, with KKR holding a 16-win advantage over RCB. However, RCB have won three of their past five games.
Total: 30
KKR: 16
RCB: 14
List of matches played between KKR and RCB since IPL 2008
| Date | Winner | Won by | Venue |
| 30-Mar-2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 Wickets | Navi Mumbai |
| 11-Oct-2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 Wickets | Sharjah |
| 20-Sep-2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 Wickets | Abu Dhabi |
| 18-Apr-2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 38 Runs | Chennai |
| 21-Oct-2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Wickets | Abu Dhabi |
| 12-Oct-2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 82 Runs | Sharjah |
| 19-Apr-2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 runs | Kolkata |
| 5-Apr-2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 29-Apr-2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 8-Apr-2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 Wickets | Kolkata |
| 7-May-2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 23-Apr-2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 82 Runs | Kolkata |
| 16-May-2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 Wickets | Kolkata |
| 2-May-2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 Wickets | Bangalore |
| 2-May-2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 Wickets | Bangalore |
| 11-Apr-2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 Wickets | Kolkata |
| 22-May-2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 Runs | Kolkata |
| 24-Apr-2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 Runs | Sharjah |
| 12-May-2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 Wickets | Ranchi |
| 11-Apr-2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Wickets | Bangalore |
| 28-Apr-2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 47 Runs | Kolkata |
| 10-Apr-2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 42 Runs | Bangalore |
| 14-May-2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 Wickets | Bangalore |
| 22-Apr-2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 Wickets | Kolkata |
| 10-Apr-2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 Wickets | Bangalore |
| 14-Mar-2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 Wickets | Kolkata |
| 12-May-2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 Wickets | Centurion |
| 29-Apr-2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 Wickets | Durban |
| 8-May-2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 Runs | Kolkata |
| 18-Apr-2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 140 Runs | Bangalore |
Most runs in KKR vs RCB fixtures
Virat Kohli (RCB) – 786
Most wickets in KKR vs RCB fixtures
Sunil Narine (KKR) – 21 Wickets
Full squads
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Nitish Rana (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf Du Plessis (c), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, 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
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