KKR slim on right resources
- Faf du Plessis’ men come off a big win vs Mumbai
- KKR have names Roy as Shakib’s replacement, but he’s unavailable for this game
RCB pulled off a fancy win against Mumbai Indians with Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli hitting their straps. At the Eden, with the ball expected to move around, RCB’s batting will be tested against a solid new ball attack. RCB have odds of 1.63 to beat Kolkata Knight Riders.
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KKR’s best bet against RCB is to unleash Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee with the new ball and hope for a few early wickets, failing which they might never make a comeback in the match. KKR have odds of 2.23 to win this match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Head-to-head record, KKR v RCB
KKR hold the edge in head-to-head records by a whisker, winning 17 matches as against RCB’s 14. At the Eden Gardens, it’s 6-4 in favour of KKR. However, in the last six head-to-head games, RCB have won 4, a sign of changing times.
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Toss prediction
The team winning the toss would likely bowl first at the Eden where the surface should suit quicks early on and encourage batting later. RCB will hope to bowl first to avoid facing up to Umesh and Southee, should they win the toss, the chances of which stand at 1.90
Win probability
RCB have a strong core squad and despite their obvious middle-order issues, are much superior to KKR in terms of tactics and player depth. RCB have odds of 1.63 to win this match.
Average score
The average scores here go up to 172 for night games batting first with the second innings average sitting at 166.
Pitch and conditions
The Eden Gardens encourages movement early on, but is a belter of a batting wicket if you get set and a high-scoring match could be on the cards.
Players to keep an eye on…
RCB Predicted playing 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 Predicted playing 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
Faf du Plessis: Since changing his approach at the start of the innings, du Plessis is one of the best T20 openers in the world and we saw evidence of that in the first game.
Andre Russell: A lot of KKR’s hopes hinge on individual brilliance and there’s none more threatening with bat and ball than the versatile Andre Russell.
IPL 2023, Match 9 predictions
Based on all of the above factors, we predict that Royal Challengers Bangalore will win the match.
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KKR v RCB Betting tips
Apart from betting on Bangalore to win the match, check our other recommended bet about RCB’s top bowler:
Mohammed Siraj has been impressive with the new ball and has a KKR batting line-up low on confidence to counter on a surface where it could swing around. Back Siraj at 4.88 to be RCB’s top bowler!
