Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, IPL 2023 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 9th Match - April 6th

The 9th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the 6th of April, 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Form Guide:

Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at the 1st position on points table.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Virat Kohli with 82 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Karn Sharma with 2 scalps under his belt.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won their previous match against Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets.

Mumbai Indians batted first and they posted a total of 171 for 7 in 20 overs. The start was terrible and Mumbai were 4 wickets down for just 48 runs. This is when Tilak Varma started showing his class. He smashed 84 not out in 46 balls to take Mumbai to a fighting total of 171 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis looked determined to chase the total down with a hurry. They stitched a first wicket partnership of 148 runs and almost sealed the match in favor of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Faf du Plessis made 73 off 43 deliveries while Virat Kohli stayed not out at 82 to take his team home in the 17th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Kolkata Knight Riders Form Guide:

Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 7th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders is Andre Russell with 35 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders is Tim Southee with 2 scalps under his belt.

Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their previous match against Punjab Kings by 7 runs (DLS method).

Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a total of 191 for 5 in 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa were the stars of the show. They smashed 40 and 50 runs respectively to lay down a great foundation for a successful chase. Sam Curran provided the flourish with his knock of 26 in 17 balls to take Punjab Kings to a competitive total of 191 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Kolkata Knight Riders lost Mandeep Singh and Anukul Roy early on. Venkatesh Iyer in the middle order smashed 34 runs in 28 balls. Andre Russell put on a fighting innings of 35 in 19 balls but failed to take his team home. KKR were 146 for 7 by the end of the 16th over when the rain arrived. The play couldn't restart and Punjab Kings were awarded the match by 7 runs (DLS method).

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Will Jacks, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shakib Al Hasan, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N. Jagadeesan

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders

Who will win?- Royal Challengers Bangalore

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Most Sixes – Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Player of the Match- Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Team Scores Batting first – Royal Challengers Bangalore 170+, Kolkata Knight Riders 160+

Match Handicap: Royal Challengers Bangalore

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