RCB vs KKR, Match 6 of IPL 2022: iGamio Prediction for Bangalore vs Kolkata

RCB vs KKR: Wednesday’s IPL fixture will witness Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. Both teams last met in the 2021 eliminator last year in which the Kolkata Knight Riders registered 4 wickets win and knocked RCB out of the tournament. It will be interesting to watch if the Royal Challengers manage to avenge their loss or not. As far as the ongoing season is concerned, Kolkata Knight Riders secured 6 wickets win over reigning champions Chennai Super Kings while Royal Challengers Bangalore faced 5 wickets defeat against Punjab Kings despite posting 200+ total.

Bangalore vs Kolkata IPL 2022

Match 6, Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Indian Premier League 2022

30 March, 7:30 PM IST

Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

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Traditionally the DY Patil Stadium hasn’t been very high-scoring because of the long boundaries but we saw 205 being chased by Punjab Kings the other night. So, it should be good to bat on with the par score around 165.

Last result at the venue: Punjab Kings (208/5) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (205/2) by 5 wickets

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RCB vs KKR Prediction for Today Match

RCB Playing XI

They are unlikely to make any major changes
Glenn Maxwell, Jason Behrendorff, Josh Hazlewood are still unavailable

Anuj Rawat
Faf du Plessis
Virat Kohli
Sherfane Rutherford
Dinesh Karthik
Shahbaz Ahmed
Wanindu Hasaranga
David Willey
Harshal Patel
Akash Deep/Siddharth Kaul
Mohammad Siraj

Faf du Plessis Stats

Faf Du Plessis slammed 57-ball 88 and is a must-have pick in your fantasy team. He averages 42.70 against Kolkata Knight Riders which makes him a perfect pick for captain/vice-captain.

Innings	Runs	Strike Rate	vs KKR	In IPL 2021	Last 5 IPL innings
94	3023	131.66	427 runs from 13 innings at an avg of 42.70	484 runs from 14 innings	10, 76, 1, 86,

Virat Kohli Stats

Coming to bat at number 3, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 41 off 29 deliveries in the opening game and is a must-have pick.

Innings	Runs	Strike Rate	vs KKR	In IPL 2021	Last 5 IPL matches
200	6324	130.01	774 runs from 26 innings	254 runs from 7 matches	15, 8, 5, 41, 124

Mohd Siraj Stats

In the absence of Josh Hazlewood, Mohd Siraj will be the key in pace attack. He even has a decent record against Kolkata Knight Riders and will be a valuable pick.

Matches	Wickets	Economy	vs KKR	In IPL 2021	Last 5 IPL matches
51	52	8.53	10 wickets in 9 matches	11 wickets from 15 matches	0/33, 0/17, 2/25, 2/19, 2/59

KKR Playing XI

The Knight Riders are unlikely to tweak the winning combination
Aaron Finch is still unavailable
Tim Southee is available for the selection

Venkatesh Iyer
Ajinkya Rahane
Shreyas Iyer
Nitish Rana
Sam Billings
Andre Russell
Sheldon Jackson
Sunil Narine
Umesh Yadav
Tim Southee
Varun Chakravarthy

Shreyas Iyer Stats

KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer returned unbeaten in the opening game against Chennai Super Kings. Against RCB, Iyer has scored 291 runs and will be a valuable pick in your fantasy team.

Innings	Runs	Strike Rate	vs RCB	In IPL 2021	Last 5 IPL innings
88	2395	123.77	291 runs from 11 innings at an avg of 26.45	175 runs from 8 innings	2, 18, 1, 30, 20

Varun Chakravarthy Stats

KKR mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy returned with 1 for 23 against Chennai Super Kings in the opening game and will be one of the biggest threats for Bangalore. Against RCB, Varun has picked 5 wickets in as many games.

Matches	Wickets	Economy	vs RCB	In IPL 2021	Last 4 IPL matches
32	37	6.78	5 wickets in 5 matches	18 wickets from 17 matches	2/32, 1/24, 0/34, 1/23

Andre Russell Stats

Andre Russell didn’t get to bat in the opening game but he loves batting against Royal Challenger Bangalore. He averages 46.25 against RCB and has scored 370 runs in 12 innings

Matches	Runs	Strike Rate	vs RCB	In IPL 2021	Last 4 IPL matches
85	1700	179.29	370 runs from 12 innings at an avg of 46.25	183 runs from 7 innings	0* & 3/9, DNB & 0/37, 20 & 1/28, DNB & 1/38

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Who will win Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders today match?

As per RCB vs KKR today match prediction , Kolkata Knight Riders are favourite to win this fixture
Both teams have met on 29 occasions with Kolkata winning 16 of them
In 2021, both teams met thrice with Kolkata winning two of them