Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played two matches in the series and they are ranked sixth on the points table, while Kolkata Knight Riders have played one match in the series and are ranked fourth on the points table. Both teams last played against each other in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League, 2023 where Vijaykumar Vyshak scored the highest fantasy points for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 83 match fantasy points while Jason Roy topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Kolkata Knight Riders with 88 match fantasy points.

In the last match played by Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by four wickets. The top fantasy player for Royal Challengers Bengaluru was Virat Kohli who scored 124 fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four runs. The top fantasy player for Kolkata Knight Riders was Andre Russell who scored 143 fantasy points.

The pitch at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 162 runs. The team winning the toss would look to bowl first as the majority of the games played on this ground are won by the chasing side.

The temperature is expected to be around 29 degree C with 29% humidity. 6.05 m/s winds are expected.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

RCB vs KKR, Head-to-Head

In the 33 matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned