Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: The 9th match of IPL 2023 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata from 7:30 PM IST tomorrow (Thursday), both teams have played 1-1 matches so far. Where Kolkata lost their first match against Punjab, on the other hand, Bangalore started this season with a bang by defeating Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their first match.
Both teams got a big blow even before the IPL started. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rajat Patidar have been ruled out of the tournament due to injury. In the absence of Iyer, the command of the team is being handled by Nitish Rana.
The Kolkata Knight Riders may be looking weak this year, but this team has no shortage of talent. The game is thrilling whenever these two squads square off. In the history of the IPL, Kolkata and Bangalore have faced each other in 30 matches so far. Kolkata has won 16 matches, while Bengaluru has won only 14 matches.
KKR vs RCB: Strongest Playing 11
KKR Strongest Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
- Openers: Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Middle order: Anukul Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh
- All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur
- Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB Strongest Playing 11
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Harshal Patel, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj
- Openers: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli
- Middle Order: Dinesh Karthik
- All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, David Willey
- Bowlers: Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
- Bowlers: Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
KKR Probable Impact Players
Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, David Wiese.
RCB Probable Impact Players
Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Avinash Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Siddarth Kaul
KKR vs RCB Squad 2023
KKR Squad 2023: Nitish Rana (Captain), 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, Jason Roy.
RCB Squad 2023: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahemad, Rajat Patidar*, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Micheal Bracewell
*Indicates Ruled out Players