The Kolkata Knight Riders will go head-to-head with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday the 21st of April at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. We will take a look at the match from a betting point of view.
The Knight Riders are in the playoff mix and are 9/2 to win IPL 2024 with the disappointing RCB out to 200/1 for the title.
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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The Kolkata Knight Riders clashed with the Rajasthan Royals in their last game that took place at the Eden Gardens on the 16th of April. They lost the toss, and they were sent into bat first and after losing an early wicket, they managed to take control of the match, batting at a fast pace and reaching a total of 223/6. Top batsman was Sunil Narine who scored 109 off just 56 balls.
They started well with the ball in hand, picking up 2 wickets in the power play and although they continued to pick up wickets along the way, they struggled to restrict their opponents from scoring runs and, in the end, the game came down to the final ball, resulting in the match going the way of the Rajasthan Royals. Top bowler was Sunil Narine who took 2 wickets for 30 runs in his 4 overs.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru took on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their most recent game on the 15th of April that was played in Bengaluru, with the Royal Challengers electing to field first. The bowling lineup were under pressure from the get-go and they allowed the Sunrisers to form some massive partnerships which resulted in the Royal Challengers being set to chase 287 runs in the second innings. Top bowler was Lockie Ferguson who took 2 wickets for 52 runs in his 4 over spell.
Although the Challengers were huge underdogs at this point, they started off fast and they were looking good until the wickets started to fall, breaking momentum. The Challengers came close to completing a very impressive run chase, but they ran out of overs ending on a total of 262/7, losing the match by 25 runs. Top batsman was Dinesh Karthik who picked up 83 runs off 35 balls.
Head-To-Head
These sides have met 33 times since the IPL begun, with the Knight Riders winning 19 and the Royal Challengers winning 14 of the matches played. The last time they played the Royal Challengers batted first, putting up a total of 182/6. The Knight Riders then successfully chased down the total to win the match by 7 wickets.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 7/10
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 5/4
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Suggested Bet: Virat Kohli to score 50+ runs at 2.30
Kohli has been the stand out batsman for RCB and he is currently the top run scorer in the competition with 2 50’s and a 100 in 7 innings. He just missed his 50 last time out and I am backing him to get there in this match.
Suggested Bet: KKR Top Bowler – Sunil Narine at 3.65
He has been amongst the wickets in his past few games and I have been very impressed with him whether with bat or ball in hand.
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