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IPL 2023, Match 36 | RCB vs KKR | Cricket Exchange Fantasy Teams, Player Stats, Probable XIs and Pitch Report

image-lgxaiwp5RCB vs KKR, Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips : IPL 2023, Match 36 (Source: AP Photo)

Games are coming thick and fast as the 36th match of the sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This rivalry is set to take place on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST. The Knight Riders defeated the Royal Challengers by a big margin of 81 runs when both sides met earlier in the ongoing season in Kolkata. However, before the game kicks off, let us look at some of the essential stats, the prime player picks, and the best-predicted XIs for the fantasy contests of the match.

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The Royal Challengers Bangalore have made a decent start to their current campaign as they have played seven matches with four victories and three defeats. With eight points and a net run rate of -0.008, they are placed in the fifth spot in the table. On the other hand, the Knight Riders are struggling as they have played seven games with just two wins and five losses. As a result, they are in the eighth position with four points and an NRR of -0.186. 



RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Pitch Report- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

The chasing sides won the opening two encounters at the venue in this year's IPL, but the last three have been won by sides batting first. However, it is again expected to assist the batters as a high-scoring game could be in store. When both sides last met in Bangalore in 2019, KKR chased down a massive target of 206.

Numbers at the ground (Overall IPL)

Total Matches: 86
Matches won batting first: 36
Matches won batting second: 46
No Result: 4

Average first innings score: 170.4
Average runs per over: 8.68
Average runs per wicket: 27.74


RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Head-to-Head

RCB and KKR have clashed against each other 31 times in the IPL, with the Royal Challengers emerging victorious on 14 occasions and the Knight Riders on 17.

Head-to-Head (Overall)

Total Matches: 31
Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 14
Kolkata Knight Riders won: 17

Head-to-Head (Last 10 Matches)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 5
Kolkata Knight Riders won: 5


RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Probable Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bangalore Team News

Josh Hazlewood might play in this match. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI

Virat Kohli, Faf Du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, and Vijaykumar Vyshak. 

Impact Players: Harshal Patel, Finn Allen, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, and Anuj Rawat.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team News

No major updates.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI

Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy.

Impact Players: Venkatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, and Litton Das.


RCB vsKKR, Match 36: Top five picks

  1. Virat Kohli (RCB): After bagging a golden duck against Rajasthan Royals in the last game, Virat Kohli will look to continue his form that has seen him scoring 279 runs in 7 innings so far in IPL 2023. The right-handed batter has already struck four half-centuries this season.
  2. Faf du Plessis (RCB): This edition has no stopping RCB skipper Faf du Plessis. He is the leading run-scorer overall, with 405 runs in 7 innings at an average of 67.50 with five half-centuries. So picking an in-form player is a no-brainer for this contest.
  3. Harshal Patel (RCB): Seamer Harshal Patel has picked up a wicket in each game this season. He took 3/32 against the Royals last time and would like to add more to his tally.
  4. Jason Roy (KKR): Jason Roy has already scored 43 and 61 in just two games for Kolkata Knight Riders. The right-handed explosive player smashed the joint-second fastest fifty of this season in just 19 deliveries in the last match. He is expected to continue his form in this fixture.
  5. Andre Russell (KKR): Hard-hitter Andre Russell has scored just 107 runs in 7 innings this campaign. Though, he averages 39.50 against RCB in the IPL as he also hammered 48* off just 13 with seven sixes to win the game for KKR in their last outing at the venue in 2019.

RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Must picks for the match

Royal Challengers Bangalore

  1. Virat Kohli - 279 runs in 7 innings
  2. Faf du Plessis - 405 runs in 7 innings
  3. Harshal Patel - 10 wickets in 7 innings

Kolkata Knight Riders

  1. Jason Roy - 104 runs in 2 innings
  2. Andre Russell - 107 runs in 7 innings and 3 wickets in 4 innings
  3. Nitish Rana - 181 runs in 7 innings

RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Risky Picks

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed 

Kolkata Knight Riders: N Jagadeesan, Suyash Sharma


RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Best Captain and Vice-captain choices

  1. Virat Kohli (RCB)
  2. Jason Roy (KKR)
  3. Andre Russell (KKR)


RCB vs KKR, Match 36: Cricket Exchange Fantasy Team

image-lgxafp2kCricket Exchange Fantasy Team, RCB vs KKR: IPL 2023, Match 36 (Powered by Cricket Exchange)

Wicketkeeper: Dinesh Karthik
Batters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana
All-rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga, Andre Russell
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Umesh Yadav

Captain: Virat Kohli
Vice-captain: Andre Russell

RCB: 6 Players, KKR: 5 Players