Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to entertain fans in match no. 9 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, April 06, 2023, at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Both sides will clash again in the reverse fixture in match no. 36 on Wednesday, April 26 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
The 2012 and 2014 champions KKR faced defeat by a margin of seven runs (DLS Method) at the hands of Punjab Kings in their tournament opener. Andre Russell scored 35 while Impact Player Venkatesh Iyer amassed 34 with the rest of the Knight Riders batting struggling. Though, they have signed England’s explosive opener Jason Roy as Shakib Al Hasan’s replacement and it will be interesting to see if he starts against RCB.
On the other hand, Faf du Plessis’ RCB side began their campaign with a resounding victory over five-time winners Mumbai Indians in their opener. Chasing 172, skipper Faf smashed 73 while Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 82 as Challengers won convincingly in just 16.2 overs.
Notably, Virat’s fifth and last century in the cash-rich league came in this fixture in 2019 when he racked up 100 off just 58. An exciting clash with two of the rivals awaits the fans from the City of Joy and the Garden City.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of match no. 9 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2023:
Head-to-Head: KKR and RCB have locked horns 30 times in the history of the league with Knight Riders emerging victorious on 16 occasions and Challengers on 14.
7 – Nitish Rana (193) needs seven fours to complete 200 fours in IPL.
1 – Andre Russell (99) is one game away from appearing in 100 IPL matches.
2 – Jason Roy (898) needs two fours to reach 900 fours in T20s.
2 – Harshal Patel (98) is two scalps away from reaching the milestone of 100 wickets in the league.
1 – Sunil Narine (149) is one match away from featuring in 150 games in the cash-rich league.
3 – Tim Southee (47) needs three scalps to reach 50 wickets in the league.
24 – Faf du Plessis (3476) requires 24 runs to get to 3500 runs in IPL.
2 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (198) is two sixes away from reaching 200 maximums in T20 cricket.
59 – Dinesh Karthik (6941) requires 59 runs to reach the landmark of 7000 runs in all T20s.
6 – Andre Russell (494) requires six fours to complete 500 fours in all T20s.
3 – Glenn Maxwell (197) needs three fours to get to 200 fours in IPL.
4 – Shahbaz Ahmed (46) needs four wickets to get to 50 wickets in T20 cricket.
6 – Faf du Plessis (294) is six sixes short of reaching 300 maximums in T20s.
4 – Lockie Ferguson (146) is four scalps away from completing 150 wickets in T20 cricket.
3 – David Wiese (197) requires three sixes to get to 200 maximums in T20s.
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