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RCB vs KKR Dream11 Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 57th IPL Match

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RCB vs KKR Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Cricket Match Previews

Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)

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RCB vs KKR (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders) Match Details

Match Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB vs KKR)
League Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)
Date Wednesday, 13th May 2026
Time 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT)

RCB vs KKR Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

RCB vs KKR Match Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, India.

RCB vs KKR Pitch Report: This is a bowling pitch, a total of 6 matches have been played on this pitch, in which the team batting first has won 2 matches and the team bowling first has won 4 matches. The average score on this pitch is 164. Winning the toss and bowling first would be the right decision.

RCB vs KKR Weather Report: Weather in Raipur, IN is haze. The temperature is expected to around 26°C on the match day with 57% humidity and 2.5 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 3 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Score Records:

Total matches: 6
Batting first won: 2
Bowling first won: 4
1st inn avg score: 164
2nd inn avg score: 161
Highest Total: 164
Lowest Total: 119

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Favour

45%
Pace Bowling
55%
Spin Bowling
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Favour 55%
Batting Pitch
45%
Bowling Pitch

164
T20 Average Score

RCB vs KKR (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders) Playing 11 & Impact Players

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Possible Playing XI: 1. Virat Kohli, 2. Jacob Bethell, 3. Rajat Patidar(C), 4. Jitesh Sharma(WK), 5. Tim David, 6. Romario Shepherd, 7. Krunal Pandya, 8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9. Josh Hazlewood, 10. Suyash Sharma, 11. Rasikh Salam

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Venkatesh Iyer, Vicky Ostwal

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Possible Playing XI: 1. Ajinkya Rahane(C), 2. Angkrish Raghuvanshi(WK), 3. Cameron Green, 4. Rovman Powell, 5. Manish Pandey, 6. Rinku Singh, 7. Sunil Narine, 8. Anukul Roy, 9. Varun Chakaravarthy, 10. Kartik Tyagi, 11. Vaibhav Arora

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Impact Players: Tim Seifert, Navdeep Saini, Ramandeep Singh, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya
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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB vs KKR) Match Preview

RCB vs KKR Match Preview: RCB will take on KKR in Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at 07:30 PM IST at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, India.

RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Rajat Patidar will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Jitesh Sharma and Tim David will strengthen the middle order for RCB.
  • Rajat Patidar will lead the RCB as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Jitesh Sharma will do the Wicket Keeping for RCB.

Spin Bowlers

  • Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Cameron Green will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Rovman Powell and Manish Pandey will strengthen the middle order for KKR.
  • Ajinkya Rahane will lead the KKR as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi will do the Wicket Keeping for KKR.

Spin Bowlers

  • Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Vaibhav Arora and Kartik Tyagi will lead the pace attack of his team.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB vs KKR) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

RCB vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, RCB will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

RCB vs KKR Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) Match Expert Advice: Rajat Patidar will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Virat Kohli will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

RCB vs KKR Head to Head

RCB vs KKR Head to Head Records: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders have faced each other in 36 matches in T20. Out of these 36 games, Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 15 whereas Kolkata Knight Riders have won 20 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
RCB15 Won
KKR20 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar.

POINTS TABLE - Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1Royal Challengers Bangalore117400+1.10314
WLLWW
2Sunrisers Hyderabad117400+0.73714
WLWWW
3Gujarat Titans117400+0.22814
WWWWL
4Punjab Kings116401+0.42813
LLLLW
5Chennai Super Kings116500+0.18512
WWWLW
6Rajasthan Royals116500+0.08212
LLWLW
7Delhi Capitals125700-0.99310
WLLWL
8Kolkata Knight Riders104501-0.1699
WWWWL
9Mumbai Indians - E113800-0.5856
LWLLL
10Lucknow Super Giants - E113800-0.9076
LWLLL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) Schedule

Recent Forms:

RCB - W L L W W
KKR - W W W W L

RCB vs KKR Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Philip Salt will be the better option.
  4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

RCB vs KKR Winning Prediction

  1. Kolkata Knight Riders looks more strong as compared to Royal Challengers Bangalore, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Kolkata Knight Riders.

RCB vs KKR Small League Must Picks:

RCB - Rajat Patidar [0 points], Virat Kohli [0 points]
KKR - Cameron Green [0 points], Rinku Singh [0 points].

RCB vs KKR Grand League Risky Picks:

RCB - Krunal Pandya [0 points], Bhuvneshwar Kumar [0 points]
KKR - Sunil Narine [0 points], Kartik Tyagi [0 points].

RCB vs KKR Death Over Bowlers:

RCB - Bhuvneshwar Kumar
KKR - Vaibhav Arora.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Key Players

  • Jacob Bethell [27, 4, 5, 20, 14]
  • Romario Shepherd [1W, 23*, (17, 2W), 0W, 14*]
  • Krunal Pandya [73, (28*, 1W), 0W, 1W, 23*]
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar [4W, 0W, 3W, 3W, 1W]
  • Virat Kohli [0, 0, 28, 23*, 81]
  • Rajat Patidar [8, 61, 19, DNB, 8]

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Key Players

  • Ajinkya Rahane [13, 10, 0, 28, 41]
  • Rovman Powell [DNB, 1, 27, 31*, 39*]
  • Sunil Narine [1W, 1W, 1W, (24, 1W), 1W]
  • Vaibhav Arora [1W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 2W]
  • Varun Chakaravarthy [0W, 2W, 2W, 0W, 0W]
  • Cameron Green [(33*, 1W), (34, 1W), 79, 0W, (32*, 1W)]

RCB vs KKR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Ajinkya Rahane [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Krunal Pandya [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Sunil Narine [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Cameron Green [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
  • Virat Kohli [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
  • Rajat Patidar [PTs: 0, CR: 9]

RCB vs KKR Injury / Unavailability

RCB Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

KKR Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

RCB vs KKR Live Stream

Where can I see RCB vs KKR Live Score?

You can see RCB vs KKR Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

RCB vs KKR match will be live telecast on JioCinema.

RCB vs KKR Cricket Match Highlights

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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB vs KKR) Squads

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Virat Kohli, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Yash Dayal, Krunal Pandya, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Philip Salt(WK), Jordan Cox(WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar(C), Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Vicky Ostwal, Swapnil Singh, Rasikh Salam, Mangesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad: Manish Pandey, Cameron Green, Ajinkya Rahane(C), Rahul Tripathi, Navdeep Saini, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert(WK), Finn Allen, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Daksh Kamra, Rovman Powell, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prashant Solanki, Umran Malik, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(WK), Tejasvi Dahiya(WK), Sarthak Ranjan

DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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