KKR vs RCB, Match Prediction - Predicted Winner of IPL 2023 Match 9

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Kolkata Knight Riders are locking horns against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a crucial encounter at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday (April 6). The Knights will be playing their first match in Kolkata since 2019.

Kolkata Knight Riders fell to a defeat in their first match against Punjab Kings, while Royal Challengers Bangalore won their opening encounter against Mumbai Indians. The match will also mark the 31st meeting between these two sides.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2023 Match 9 Details

Match Time and Venue: The IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (April 6). The match will start at 7.30 pm IST.

Live Stream and Telecast: The IPL 2023 Match 9 between KKR and RCB will be broadcast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. Indian viewers can also enjoy the live stream of the match through the JioCinema app and website. The viewers can enjoy the commentary in 12 Indian languages in the live stream, namely in English, Hindi, Bengali, Odiya, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi and Gujarati.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N Jadadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Jason Roy (replacement for Shakib Al Hasan)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Michael Bracewell (replacement for Will Jacks), Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, R Sonu Yadav

KKR vs RCB IPL 2023: Match Prediction

The tie between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore promises to be an exciting encounter. Over the years, KKR have the edge over their Thursday opponents as the Knights have won 16 out of 30 meetings between them.

But the tale this season is a bit different. KKR have made a poor start and are enduring a lot of issues in their squad while RCB look settled and started fantastically. Although Knights will play at Eden Gardens, there are ample RCB fans in the city of joy courtesy of Virat Kohli.

KKR's overseas stars need to fire against a strong RCB side as Andre Russell and Sunil Narine will be crucial for them. KKR's record against RCB at home is excellent though and they will be banking on that to get over the line and get off the mark this season. RCB, on the other side, are confident and will be keen to turn the tables at the Gardens.

Considering all things in mind, we believe KKR still have the slightest of advantages as they play at home and historically they have emphatically utilized home conditions.

KKR vs RCB Win Probability

Kolkata Knight Riders Win Probability - 55%

Royal Challengers Bangalore Win Probability - 45%

N.B. The win probability is based on the previous meeting history, current form and squad strength of the two sides. No such mathematical method has been used here and it is only an assumption of the writer.