IPL 2023, KKR vs RCB Stats and Records Preview: Players Who Can Break Milestones

Kolkata, April 5: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 9 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (April 6).

Nitish Rana-led Knights will look to bounce back after opening game loss to Punjab Kings, while Faf Du Plessis' RCB will aim for back-to-back wins following their season opening victory over Mumbai Indians.

Sunil Narine, Harshal Patel, Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik among players who can surpass milestones in KKR vs RCB IPL 2023

KKR suffered a 7-run (DLS method) loss to PBKS on Saturday (April 1). The positives from that game were Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy with the ball as well as Andre Russell's cameo with the bat.

RCB, on the other hand, sealed an 8-wicket win with 22 balls to spare over the record champions MI despite chasing a total in the excess of 170 on Sunday (April 2). Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Mohammed Siraj were some of the stars that night.

RCB and KKR will now clash at the iconic Eden Gardens, where they have played numerous times before. This in fact will be their eleventh meeting at the venue and the 31st meeting overall in IPL.

Now, we take a look at the stats and records preview along with Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore's record at the Eden Gardens, plus interesting facts and players chasing milestones ahead of KKR vs RCB in IPL 2023:

KKR vs RCB Head-to-Head

In the 30 meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, KKR holds the edge with 16 wins against RCB, who have won 14 such ties. However, in the last six meetings, RCB has beaten KKR four times, including the 3-wicket win in the solitary meeting in IPL 2022.

KKR vs RCB stats

Stats	For KKR vs RCB	For RCB vs KKR
Highest Total	222	213
Lowest Total	82	49
Wins Batting 1st	7	3
Wins Chasing	9	11
Most Runs	Gautam Gambhir (530 runs)	Virat Kohli (786 runs)
Highest scorer	Brendon McCullum (158*)	Chris Gayle (102*)
Most wickets	Sunil Narine (21)	Yuzvendra Chahal (19)
Best Bowling	L Balaji (4/18)	Wanindu Hasaranga (4/20)

KKR vs RCB record in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Stat	KKR vs RCB in Eden Gardens	RCB vs KKR in Eden Gardens
Matches	10	10
Wins	6	4
Defeats	4	6
Highest Total	203/5 in 2019	213/4 in 2019
Lowest Total	131 All Out in 2017	49 All Out vs KKR in 2017

Players Who Can Break Milestones in KKR vs RCB 2023

► Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) will be making his 150th appearance in IPL. The mystery spinner is also 6 grabs away from 100 catches in T20 Cricket (overall).

► Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) is 2 wickets away from 100 wickets in IPL.

► Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore) is 59 runs away from completing 7000 runs in T20 Cricket (overall).

► Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) will make his 100th appearance. The all-rounder is 6 fours away from 500 fours in T20 Cricket (overall) and is also 10 scalps away from 400 wickets in T20 Cricket (overall).

► Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) in 7 fours away from 200 fours in IPL.

► Tim Southee (Kolkata Knight Riders) is 3 wickets away from 50 wickets in IPL.

► Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Kolkata Knight Riders) is 2 maximums away from 200 sixes in T20 Cricket (overall). David Wiese (Kolkata Knight Riders) is 3 maximums away from the same milestone.