• Royal Challengers Bangalore will battle against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 36th match of IPL 2023.

  • The contest will take place at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 26.

IPL 2023: RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction
Virat Kohli and Nitish Rana (Image Source: Twitter)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday (April 26). Notably, RCB emerged victorious in their previous encounter with Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven runs, whereas KKR lost their last match to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 49 runs.

Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis were the standout performers for the Bangalore-based team in their match against RR. While Maxwell played a storming inning of 77 runs, Du Plessis contributed with quickfire 62 runs in the contest. Harshal Patel shined with the ball for RCB and picked three wickets, giving away 32 runs in his quota of four overs. On the other hand, despite Jason Roy’s brilliant 61 runs off 26 balls and Rinku Singh’s 53-run knock, KKR failed to register a win against CSK. Among bowlers, Kulwant Khejroliya bagged two scalps for the Kolkata-based side in the first inning.

RCB are currently on the fifth spot in the IPL 2023 points tally and will look to move up when they meet Kolkata on Wednesday. Meanwhile, KKR sits at the eighth position and will aim to make a comeback by winning against Bangalore.

Pitch report:

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has shorter boundaries and offers a batter-friendly track. The bowlers here struggle and receive very less help from the surface. However, spinners can obtain assistance from the pitch as the game progresses. A high-scoring game is expected to take place at the venue.

Probable XIs:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak

Kolkata Knight Riders: N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Head-to-head record

Played: 31 | RCB won: 14 | KKR won: 17 | No result: 0

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

  • RCB wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 50-60
  • KKR total: 190-195

Case 2:

  • KKR wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 55-65
  • RCB total: 200-205

Team bowling first to win the contest.

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