RCB vs KKR: Confirmed playing XI for IPL match, Impact players, last-minute Dream11 tips

Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to face the Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in match no. 9 of the Indian Premier League 2023 season. Freshly appointed skipper Nitish Rana’s side returned with a seven-run loss (DLS method) against Punjab Kings in their campaign opener. On the other hand, RCB are coming off an ecstatic 8-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in their first home game of the IPL 2023.

Virat Kohli was off to a great start with an unbeaten knock of 82 off 49 during RCB’s chase, alongside skipper Faf du Plessis’ knock of 73 runs in 43 balls. However, RCB head into Thursday’s game with the English pacer Reece Topley less likely to play due to injury. This will be the first IPL match since the 2019 season, which will be played at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, from 7:30 PM onwards on Thursday.

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 Heading into the match, here’s a look at the head-to-head stats, Dream11 predictions, and playing XIs.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2023 match: Toss update

RCB win the toss and elect to field first.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: RCB vs KKR playing XI 

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, David Willey, Mohammed Siraj

RCB vs KKR, IPL 2023 match: Impact players

Kolkata Knight Riders: A Sudhakar Roy, N Jagadeeshan, David Wiese, V Arora, S Sharma

Royal Challengers Bangalore: A Rawat, F Allen, S Prabhudessai, M Lomror, S Yadav

Kolkata vs Bangalore, IPL 2023 match: RCB vs KKR Head-to-head stats

KKR and RCB have played a total of 30 games against each other in the past. KKR lead the head-to-head stats against RCB by a whisker with 16 wins. RCB, on the other hand, have won on 14 occasions only.

The last time both teams clashed, RCB defeated the Kolkata-based side by three wickets. A dismal batting effort by KKR saw them getting bowled out on 128 runs, while Shrefane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed’s knocks helped RCB win the match. Wanindu Hasaranga notably took a four-wicket haul in the first innings but is yet to play for RCB this season.

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KKR vs RCB, IPL 2023 match: KOL vs RCB Dream11 fantasy tips

• Captain – Faf du Plessis
• Vice-captain – Virat Kohli
• Wicketkeeper – Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Batters – Glenn Maxwell, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh
• All-rounders – Michael Bracewell, Andre Russell
• Bowlers – Chakravarthy, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj