KKR vs RCB Dream11 Team Prediction Top Picks, Fantasy Cricket Tips
Pubnews: KKR vs RCB Dream11 Team Prediction Top Picks, Fantasy Cricket Tips. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Preview, Playing XI, and Dream11 Prediction. The 9th match of IPL 2023 is scheduled between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 6 at the iconic Eden Gardens. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) began their IPL 2023 journey with a heavy defeat against Punjab Kings, chasing a target of 192. The team was struggling at 146/7 in 16 overs before rain interrupted the match. In the end, Punjab Kings (PBKS) won via the DLS method.
KKR is currently facing several injuries and unavailability issues which has made their lineup weak. However, they will have the home advantage and will look to prove their critics wrong in the game against Bangalore.
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI Team News:
- Shreyas Iyer is officially ruled out of IPL 2023 due to back surgery, which will keep him away from cricket for at least 3 months.
- All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has also made himself unavailable due to international commitments.
- Lockie Ferguson is recovering from a hamstring injury and is doubtful for the KKR vs RCB match.
- N Jagadeesan can replace Mandeepp Singh in the clash against RCB.
KKR Playing 11:
- N Jagadeesan (wk)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Nitish Rana (c)
- Rinku Singh
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Andre Russell
- Shardul Thakur
- Sunil Narine
- Tim Southee
- Umesh Yadav
- Varun Chakravarthy
KKR Squad:
Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan.
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction:
Varun Chakravarthy Stats in IPL:
While all the other bowlers went for plenty in KKR’s opening game against Punjab Kings, Varun Chakravarthy was the only bowler who went under 7 runs per over. The mystery spinner has a good record at Eden Gardens and the team will be hoping for another economical performance from him.
Matches: 43, Wickets: 43, Last 5 performances in IPL: 1/26, 0/38, 1/25, Last 3 performances against RCB: 1/33, 0/20, 3/13, BBM in IPL: 5/20
Nitish Rana Stats in IPL:
Nitish Rana had a start in the match against Punjab Kings but couldn’t make it big. He is leading the side in the absence of Shreyas Iyer, which can boost extra motivation for him.
Matches: 92, Runs: 2205, Last 3 performances in IPL: 24, 42, 26, Last 3 performances against RCB: 10, 23, 18, Highest Score in IPL: 87.
