Fantasy XI Tips: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Match 9, IPL 2023

Fantasy XI tips and guide for all the fans for the ninth match of IPL 2023 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

In match no. 9 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) welcome Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at their home, Eden Gardens on 6th April.

The home team fell short of the finishing line in a rain-curtailed game against Punjab Kings in their opening game of IPL 2023. Bowling first, the bowlers seemed pale while the batting department too had its own shortcomings. Although their latest recruit in Jason Roy will bolster their batting unit, the team needs to strike their perfect balance. 

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) did everything right in their first game. Going up against a heavy batting unit of Mumbai Indians, the RCB bowlers were up for the task and contained them to a below-par total of 171 runs. In response, the experienced duo of Faf-Kohli stitched a 148-run partnership to take their team home quite emphatically. 

While KKR will look to kick off their IPL 2023 campaign at home with a win, RCB will hope to put up another dominant show. 

KKR vs RCB Match details:

Match – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Match date – 6th April 2023

Start time - 7:30 PM IST

Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR vs RCB Head-to-head record: KKR (16) – RCB (14)

KKR have a lead over RCB marginally and they will look to extend the same in their next game.

KKR vs RCB Weather Report:

The temperatures in Kolkata are expected to range between 25 and 37 degrees Celsius. No disruption by rain is expected. 

KKR vs RCB Pitch Report:

The pitch at Eden Gardens is a belter of a track. The ball is expected to come onto the bat nicely and the batters enjoy batting on this deck. The seamers might get some early assistance and apart from that, the batters are going to have a good time out there. 

KKR vs RCB: Probable XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (Wk), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj

Suggested Fantasy Team No. 1

Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Batters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Nitish Rana, Glenn Maxwell

All-rounders: Andre Russell, Michael Bracewell, Shardul Thakur

Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav

Captain: Faf du Plessis, Nitish Rana

Vice-captain: Virat Kohli, Andre Russell

Suggested Fantasy Team No. 2

Wicket-keepers: Dinesh Karthik

Batters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Nitish Rana

All-rounders: Andre Russell, Michael Bracewell, Shardul Thakur

Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee

Captain: Virat Kohli, Nitish Rana

Vice-captain: Michael Bracewell, Andre Russell

KKR vs RCB: Match prediction: Who will win

Eden Gardens has been known as a paradise for the batters. Both teams boast of some powerful strikers of the ball and with the home conditions in favour of KKR, they might just cut off the edge to beat RCB in this fixture. 

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