RCB vs KKR: The Indian Premier League 2024’s opening round of games included some thrilling matches. The tenth game of IPL 2024 will pit the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Both teams are confident because they won their prior games. In the most recent match, RCB triumphed against the Punjab Kings, and the Kolkata Knight Riders emerged victorious in an exciting match versus Sunrisers Hyderabad.

At this location, the Royal Challengers Bangalore has a strong track record. The team will get inspiration from their well-performing openers. The bowling strategy used by Kolkata Knight Riders appeared uneasy throughout the most recent match, which is a vulnerability for the group. It will be intriguing to observe whether the KKR bowlers can pull together and destroy the hosts

RCB vs KKR: Match details

Match: RCB vs KKR 10th Match (Indian Premier League 2024) 

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 

RCB vs KKR: Match Overview

Royal Challengers Bangalore 

During the competition, Faf du Plessis and his team mounted a formidable comeback. They overcame a 4-wicket deficit against the Punjab Kings to win the season after they had lost the first game. They helped the side feel confident since they batted well in a challenging run chase. Du Plessis wants to take advantage of their home advantage and move up the points table because they have a strong record there.  

With du Plessis, Virat Kohli will want to provide an explosive start. In the game-winning knock against the Punjab Kings, he looked at his best. They anticipate runs from Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, and Cameroon Green because the middle order has struggled in both games. Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, and Anuj Rawat are in great form to brighten RCB’s batting order.

With the fresh ball, the team will be hoping that Muhammad Siraj and Yash Dayal can build on their strong performance in the last match. The middle overs have been problematic, so Alzarri Joseph and Cameron Green, two seasoned players, need to find their form against the KKR power hitters. In the supporting role, Maxwell and Mayank Dagar will need to bowl well. 

Kolkata Knight Riders

In an exciting match, Shreyas Iyer’s squad defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by a margin of 4 runs. The KKR lower middle order shifted the tide of the most intriguing match of the season. Iyer is hoping for a stronger showing from his bowlers, who appeared off during their opening encounter. 

The side will be hoping for a strong start from Philip Salt and Sunil Narine as he appears to be in fantastic form. The middle order struggled in the previous game, thus Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, and Nitish Rana need to do well against the Royals. The side is more confident since Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, and Andre Russell appear to be in excellent shape. 

The last game saw Mitchell Starc and Harshit Rana bowl badly, and they can least afford that against a potent batting order. His confidence will come from Sunil Narine’s performance in the previous game. In the middle overs, he needs to verify Varun Chakravarthy’s scoring rate. Suyash Sharma in the supporting part and Andre Russell in the lead role will be crucial for the team. 

RCB vs KKR: Squad 

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Swapnil Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Tom Curran, Manoj Bhandage, Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat, Faf du Plessis (c)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh , Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Philip Salt

RCB vs KKR: Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Dagar, Anuj Rawat (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Mahipal Lomror (Impact Player)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc, Ramandeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma (Impact Player)

RCB vs KKR: Pitch report

There is no finer location for batsmen than this one. The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru features a flat surface, quick outfield, and short boundaries. There’s nothing in it for the fast bowlers on this surface, and the ball comes onto the bat wonderfully. This place is a problem for the spinners as well because of the shorter borders. 

RCB vs KKR: Weather report

We anticipate partly cloudy skies over Bengaluru. With the ball coming onto the bat smoothly and allowing batsmen to play their strokes, the surface appeared to be decent to bat on. For bowlers to perform successfully, their lines must be perfect. The team going after the ball would hope to score 200 runs.

RCB vs KKR: Toss prediction

In the previous game, the wicket was decent for batting, but it won’t be simple to defend a total. Both captains will be thinking about the great run chases that have occurred at this location in the past. After winning the toss, the winning team would aim to bowl first and limit the opposition to a modest total. 

RCB vs KKR: Pre-play prediction

Top batter: Virat Kohli (RCB), Shreyas Iyer (KKR)

Best bowler: Mohammed Siraj (RCB), Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR)

Best all-rounder: Glenn Maxwell (RCB), Sunil Narine (KKR)

Player of the match: Virat Kohli (RCB)

RCB vs KKR: Match Prediction

There are two extremes on the Kolkata Knight Riders team. The batting lineup is formidable, but their bowling assault is lacking, therefore how well the KKR bowlers perform will be crucial in this match. Due to their potent batting lineup, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will start as the home team.

Bengaluru Royal Challengers will prevail.