IPL 2021: Match 10, RCB vs KKR Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) confidence would have hit rock-bottom after their collapse at the hands of Mumbai Indians (MI) in their second match of IPL 2021. Even as their bowlers did an excellent job, their batting crumbled, especially the middle order.

Their third match is against the high-flying Royal Challengers (RCB) in the first of Sunday’s doubleheader at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In their last three meetings, the Challengers have come out trumps three times. In fact, this time around, Virat Kohli and Co is the only team, who’s yet to taste defeat.

With a net run rate of +0.175, RCB are sitting on top of the points table. In their previous game, they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six runs and it remains to be seen if the Knights can get the better of them.

Match Details

Match – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 10th match

Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Time – 3:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT

Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar

Pitch Report

Avg first innings score: 162 (4 matches in IPL 2021 at the Chepauk)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 3, Tied – 0

Probable Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), Washington Sundar, AB de Villiers (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.

Bench: Suyash Prabhudessai, Sachin Baby, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammad Azharuddeen, Daniel Sams, Shahbaz Ahmed, Finn Allen, KS Bharat, Kane Richardson, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa

Kolkata Knight Riders

Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Bench: Bench: Karun Nair, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ben Cutting, Pawan Negi, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Vaibhav Arora, Sandeep Warrier

Head-to-Head

Overall

Played – 27 | Royal Challengers Bangalore – 12 | Kolkata Knight Riders– 15 |N/R – 0

At neutral venues

Played – 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore – 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders– 2 |N/R – 0

Probable best batsman of the match

Virat Kohli – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Virat Kohli has scored 66 runs in two games at a strike rate of 113.79. Hence, it can be said that he’s yet to perform at his best. However, against the Knights, the 32-year-old has decent numbers. In 23 innings, the right-hander has notched 725 runs at an average and strike rate of 40.28 and 130.16 respectively. He also has four fifties and a top score of 100 at the Eden Gardens.

Probable best bowler of the match

Mohammed Siraj– Royal Challengers Bangalore  

Mohammed Siraj has been the most economical bowler for the Challengers in IPL 2021 with an economy of less than six, though he has only picked up two wickets. Moreover, last year, he had the best figures of 3/8 against KKR. He’s likely to take the new ball and Kohli’s men would be hoping for the right-armer to make early inroads into the opposition batting.

Today’s match prediction: Bangalore to win the match.

Scenario 1

Bangalore win the toss and bat

Powerplay score – 50-55

First innings score – 155-175

Bangalore win the match

Scenario 2

Kolkata win the toss and bat

Powerplay score – 45-50

First innings score – 145-165

Bangalore to win the match

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.