Cricket Match Predictions: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 10th Match, Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, 29, March 2024
Here are the Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions for Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 10th Match, Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, 29, March 2024
Match Analyst
In the T20 format, Kolkata Knight Riders have had the upper hand in recent head-to-head encounters, winning 4 out of the last 5 matches against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Among the top run scorers, in all T20 matches, in the last 2 years for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Faf du Plessis leads the pack with 2585 runs in 80 matches followed by Will Jacks with 2223 runs in 68 matches.
For Kolkata Knight Riders, in all T20 matches,Phil Salt has been the standout performer with 1901 runs in 77 matches, closely followed by Jason Roy with 1836 runs in the same number of matches.
When it comes to wicket-takers, in all T20 matches,Reece Topley has been the most successful bowler for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 59 wickets in 33 matches, while Sunil Narine has been the top wicket-taker for Kolkata Knight Riders with 110 wickets in 71 matches.
Venue Stats
The historical venue stats for T20 matches at Bengaluru in the last 2 years indicate an average first innings score of 163 runs and the highest first innings score being 248 runs.
Win Predictor
Considering the overall strengths and weaknesses of both teams, our win predictor gives Royal Challengers Bengaluru a 56 percent chance of coming out victorious in the upcoming match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Key Battles:
Phil Salt vs Reece Topley: Innings - 5, Dismissals - 3, Runs = 17, Avg - 5.67
Squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru- Faf du Plessis (c), Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Saurav Chauhan, Tom Curran, Mayank Dagar, Lockie Ferguson, Cameron Green, Will Jacks, Alzarri Joseph, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal
Kolkata Knight Riders- Shreyas Iyer (c), Vaibhav Arora, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Chetan Sakariya, Sakib Hussain, Phil Salt, Rinku Singh, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Jason Roy, Varun Chakravarthy
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Who will win?- Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Most Sixes – Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Player of the Match- Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 185+, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 180+
Match Handicap: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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