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Kolkata has lots its last four matches and are now in the second half of the points table. KKR has mere 2 wins from seven matches, which means a lot of hard work awaits them in the second half of the IPL 2023.
RCB, on the other hand has gathered themselves just in time, and their performances have improved. The Red Army has won three out of their last four matches, and has a total of eight points from seven games so far.
RCB vs KKR Head-To-Head record
The Kolkata Knight Riders enjoys edge over Royal Challengers Bangalore when it comes to head to head record. Both the teams have faced each other 32 ties in the history of the tournament. KKR have won 18 matches with the recent one coming at Eden Gardens, while RCB has won just 14 matches till date.
In the recent encounter between both these teams in IPL 2023, Shardul Thakur produced a stunning batting performance to help KKR post formidable total on board. Thakur came into bat when the team were reeling at 89/5. The India all-rounder along with Rinku Singh stitch a vital partnership to bail the team out of trouble and post 204/7 on board.
The bowlers responded well by bowling out RCB for 123 runs. Varun Chakravarthy was the star of the show picking up 4 wickets and giving away just 15 runs. Suyash Sharma who was brought in as an impact player also bowed well picking up 3 wickets for 30 runs. The upcoming fixture is an opportunity for RCB to settle the score with KKR on their home ground.
RCB vs KKR Head-To-Head: Royal Challengers take on the Knights at M Chinnaswamy, Faf du Plessis’ RCB lock horns with Nitish Rana’s KKR on Wednesday, Check RCB vs KKR Head-To-Head stats in IPL
Full Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders full squad:
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 full squad:
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahemad, 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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