Royal Challengers Bangalore have played 7 matches so far in the Indian Premier League 2023, winning 4 and losing 3. With 8 points, they take the 5th in the points table. Kolkata Knight Riders have played 7 matches so far, winning 2 and losing 5. With 4 points, KKR is placed in the 8th spot.
In their earlier encounter ongoing tournament Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs. Batting first in the match Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a total of 204 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Royal Challengers Bangalore couldn’t reach the target and lost this match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals in their previous game of the IPL 2023. In the match, Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and scored 189 runs losing 9 wickets. In reply, Rajasthan Royals failed to reach the score and lost the match. Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed 47 runs while Devdutt Padikkal had 52 runs for the Rajasthan team. Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma 2 wickets each for the Rajasthan Royals in this match.
For Royal Challengers Bangalore, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell hit 62 and 77 respectively. Glenn Maxwell was awarded man of the match. Harshal Patel picked 3 wickets for the Bangalore team. Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 runs in this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a loss against Chennai Super Kings in their previous game of the IPL 2023. In the match, Chennai Super Kings batted first and scored 235 runs losing 4 wickets. In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders failed to reach the score and lost the match. Jason Roy slammed 61 runs while Rinku Singh had 53 runs for the Kolkata team. Kulwant Khejroliya took 2 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders in this game.
For Chennai Super Kings, Devon Conway, and Ajinkya Rahane hit 56 and 71 respectively. Ajinkya Rahane was awarded man of the match. Tushar Deshpande and Maheesh Theekshana 2 wickets each for the Chennai team. Chennai Super Kings won by 49 runs in this match.
