KKR vs RCB Prediction: Toss, Pitch, Cricket Betting Tips for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2020 Match 39

KKR vs RCB Prediction: Get ready for the battle between two top contenders for the title. Having won their last match against SRH quite comfortably, KKR has almost stretched way beyond the bottom four to secure fourth place in the points table. Whereas RCB are placed comfortably in the third position. They would count on their impressive win against KKR in the last encounter in Sharjah coming into this match.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indian Premier League 2020, Match 28
Date & Time: 21 October, 2020 at 7:30 PM IST
Sheik Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Strength

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

• They have a strong batting line-up on paper.
• Presence of genuine match-winners like Kohli, Chahal, ABD, and Finch who can single-handedly win matches for their team.
• Strong spin attack. The duo of Washington Sundar and Yuzi Chahal seems to work well.
• The addition of Chris Morris has strengthened RCB’s fast bowling unit.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

• Strong batting line-up. All of their batsmen are match-winners in their own right. Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, and Eoin Morgan are in fine touch.
• KKR has a lot of varied bowling options to choose from. With Lockie proving his calibre, KKR’s bowling has strengthened a bit.
• With Tripathi opening with Gill, they have resolved their opening conundrum.

Weakness

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

• RCB bowlers had been pretty ordinary at the death. They would need Isuru Udana and Saini to improve their numbers at the death.
• The form of opener Aaron Finch is a huge worry.
• RCB has a weak lower middle order.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

• KKR has played the entire tournament with a fluid batting order, with no stability whatsoever. It hasn’t worked well for them.
• Andre Russell suffered an injury in the last match. If he is not fit, then that is a thing of concern for KKR.
• Despite big names in the paper, KKR’s batting lineup hasn’t clicked up to their reputation.

KKR vs RCB Who will win?

RCB vs KKR Win Prediction

• KKR- 55%
• RCB- 45%

Betting odds

Bet365: RCB- 1.80, KKR- 2.00
Betway: RCB- 1.66, KKR- 2.10

Kolkata Knight Riders to win this match

With the addition of Lockie Ferguson, KKR has a strong bowling line-up. If their batting department can also live up to the expectations, then they are sure to beat the RCB as per RCB vs KKR today match prediction.

So if you are in for online IPL betting, place your money on KKR

Head to Head (overall)

• Matches Played- 26
• RCB – 11
• KKR- 15

Head to Head (UAE)

• Matches Played- 2
• RCB – 1
• KKR- 1

KKR VS RCB MATCH PREDICTION

This match between RCB and KKR has all that it takes to become one of the most determining games for IPL 2020 playoffs. With both teams placed at 3^rd and 4^th respectively, a win in this match would push one of them close to playoffs confirmation. Whereas the loser of this match will be targeted down by the bottom three- SRH, KXIP, and RR. KKR is expected to make one forced change. Andre Russell, who injured himself in the last match may be replaced with Sunil Narine. Whereas for RCB no big changes are expected.

RCB Playing XI: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Chris Morris, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Yuzvendra Chahal

KKR Playing XI: Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine/Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav

Expert free tip for RCB vs KKR Dream11 and IPL betting tips

1. Washington Sundar and Yuzi Chahal are expected to make life difficult for KKR batsmen. Pick them in your fantasy teams.
2. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are at their absolute best. They should be your captain or vice-captain choices for small leagues.
3. Shubman Gill is in fine form. Expect him to deliver as always.
4. Lockie Ferguson showed great promise in the last match. Gamble with him for cricket betting and for Grand Leagues.

RCB vs KKR Toss Prediction and Pitch Report

Abu Dhabi is the lowest scoring ground among all three grounds used in IPL 2020. Considering the stats of the previous matches, it is better to bat first on this pitch. The pitch has traditionally helped both seamers and spinners equally. Anything above 180 should be easy to defend.

If Royal Challengers Bangalore bat first: 170-180

If Kolkata Knight Riders bat first: 160-170

RCB vs KKR cricket betting tips

Players who are expected to perform well as per KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction.

Top Batsman

RCB- AB de Villiers

ABD is in fine form with the bat. Expect him to continue his good run.

KKR- Shubman Gill

Gill is a classical stroke maker who has all the shots in his book. Expect him to continue his good run.

Other Prominent options: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan

Top Bowler

KKR- Varun Chakravarthi

This is quite an unusual pick, but this man had been doing full justice to the job at his hand. He is the man in charge to restrict the flow of runs in the middle over and to take crucial wickets at regular intervals, he should be your wild-card choice for fantasy tournaments.

RCB- Yuzvendra Chahal

The best bowler RCB has ever had. He is expected to be Kohli’s main weapon. As for IPL betting tips, bet on him to take the maximum wickets.

Other Prominent options: Lockie Ferguson, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar

Most Sixes

RCB- AB de Villiers

KKR- Eoin Morgan

Player of the Match

Lockie Ferguson

If Ferguson can replicate at least 70% of the performance from the last match, then he is the sure-shot option for the ‘Player of the Match’ category.

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