Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League 2024 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Match 36

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Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2024) Match 36 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which will be played on the 21st  April. 

Match 36 - KKR vs RCB (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)


Current Form Kolkata Knight Riders:

Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 4 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition is Sunil Narine with 276 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition is Sunil Narine with 7 scalps under his belt.

Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their previous match against Rajasthan Royals by 2 wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a huge total of 223 for 6 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine smashed his first IPL century. He made 109 runs off just 56 balls, hitting 13 fours and 6 sixes. The middle order batters also played good cameos and helped KKR achieve a monumental total of 223 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Rajasthan Royals lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson quite early into the innings. Riyan Parag once again shone bright and smashed 34 off 14 balls to bring life back into the game. Jos Buttler played the anchor's role. He scored 107 not out to take RR home with 2 wickets in hand.

Current Form Royal Challengers Bengaluru:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the competition is Virat Kohli with 361 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the competition is Yash Dayal with 5 scalps under his belt.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost their previous high scoring thriller against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 25 runs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first and they posted a total of 287 for 3 in 20 overs. Travis Head smashed 102 runs off 41 balls. Heinrich Klaasen also followed it up with a classy knock of 67 runs in 31 balls. On the back of these brilliant knocks, SRH got to the highest total of the tournament.

During the chase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru started off quite well but once Virat Kohli got out, they started losing wickets in regular succession. Dinesh Karthik smashed 83 off 35 balls but failed to take his team home as RCB fell short by 25 runs in the end.

Let’s have a look at the squads

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain. Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? –  Kolkata Knight Riders

Who will win?-  Kolkata Knight Riders

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders), Lockie Ferguson (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Most Sixes – Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders), Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Player of the Match- Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)

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

Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders

*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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