Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, in the 28th Match of Indian Premier League 2020 on Monday, 12 October 2020. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders today match prediction, Keep reading to find out the IPL 2020 Match 28 RCB vs KKR Match Prediction.
This is the first time Royal Challengers Bangalore will play in Sharjah this season. It’s a mouthwatering prospect watching their powerful batting line-up smacking sixes out of the park. This venue is the closest to their regular home ground of Bangalore. The Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for a good batting strip and small boundaries, just like Sharjah. Over the years, they’ve flourished the most in such conditions.
Kolkata Knight Riders literally got out of the jail in the last game against Kings XI Punjab. Now, they have won 4 out of the last 5 games. However, the star of the last victory Sunil Narine is in some trouble. He has been reported for a suspect bowling action. Even though he would be permitted to bowl, there would be keen eyes on his action. So, expect him to bowl slower to avoid suspension. This could be a huge factor in the game as usually Narine is like a bank for KKR.
IPL 2020 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Today Match Prediction
Here are the cases for who will win today Match 28 IPL 2020 RCB vs KKR Match Prediction.
Case1: If Royal Challengers Bangalore bat first
First Innings score prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore will score 210-220
Result prediction:Â RCB will win the match by 15-25 runs
Case2: If Kolkata Knight Riders bat first
First Innings score prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders will score 195-205
Result prediction:Â RCB will win the match by 5 wickets
Stats that matter for RCB vs KKR match prediction
There are various factors that matter a lot for the today match prediction. Our experts analyze various factors related to a game such as head to head records, pitch report, weather condition, team form, etc. Let’s look at some stats which are important for RCB vs KKR match prediction.
The present form of teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders Present form
Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the 4th position with 8 points.
While Kolkata Knight Riders are at the 3rd position in the points table with 8 points.
Catch IPL 2020 Match 28 RCB vs KKR match prediction to know who will win today and who can reach to a higher level on the IPL point table.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders head to head:
Let’s have a look at head to head record for RCB vs KKR match prediction. Which will help us to understand who will win today IPL match or who has higher chances of winning between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders.
Total Matches: 25
Royal Challengers Bangalore Won: 10
Kolkata Knight Riders Won: 15
Abandoned: 00
Pitch Report for Today IPL Match
In the first four games in Sharjah, all the teams batting first had scored over 200 runs. But in the last game, the pitch was seemingly slightly difficult to bat. Delhi Capitals had scored 184/8 and Rajasthan Royals, in reply, could score just 138. If a different surface is used, then, the score making would be like the first few games.
Weather Forecast for Today IPL Match
The maximum temperature in Sharjah would be 37°C. But the humidity would drop to 32% which would make the evening pleasant. If the batsmen score big runs, their evening would become even more pleasant.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XIs:
Here are the predicted XI’s of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2020 Match 28
Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted XI:
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(C), AB de Villiers(WK), Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Yuzvendra Chaha
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI:
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(C), Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB vs KKR TOSS Prediction
In the initial phase of the league, the teams preferred chasing in Sharjah. But the real fact is that 4 out of 5 games have been won by the team batting first. So, against the general trend, it is wiser to bat first after winning the toss.
IPL 2020 RCB vs KKR Match Prediction
RCB posses more firepower in the batting line-up. KKR’s big hitters haven’t been firing of late. So, Virat Kohli and his men walk into this game as the favourites.
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