Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Last three meetings mein overall KKR 2-1 se lead karta hai. Most recent match mein RCB ne KKR ko 7 wickets se haraya aur chase 22 balls remaining ke saath finish kiya. Game decide hua is baat se ki RCB ne chase kitni jaldi complete kiya, after KKR ne 174/8 banaya. Us three-game set ke baaki do matches KKR ke favour mein gaye, jismein ek 1-run win aur ek 7-wicket win (19 balls remaining ke saath) bhi tha.

KKKolkata Knight Riders 174/8

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 177/3

2025-03-22 · RCB won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

KKKolkata Knight Riders 222/6

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 221/10

2024-04-21 · KKR won by 1 run

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 182/6

KKKolkata Knight Riders 186/3

2024-03-29 · KKR won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

RCB IPL regular season mein 14 points ke saath #2 par hai aur abhi playoff zone mein hai. Unka last match Mumbai Indians ke against 2-wicket win tha jo final ball tak gaya. Usse pehle woh do straight matches haare the, jismein Lucknow Super Giants ke against 9-run defeat bhi thi jo DLS method se decide hui.

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 167/9

MIMumbai Indians 166/7

2026-05-10 · RCB won by 2 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 203/6

LSLucknow Super Giants 209/3

2026-05-07 · LSG won by 9 runs (DLS method)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 155/10

GTGujarat Titans 158/6

2026-04-30 · GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR IPL regular season mein 9 points ke saath #8 par hai. Woh three-match winning run ke saath aa rahe hain, jismein Delhi Capitals ke against 8-wicket win (34 balls remaining) bhi included hai. Us sequence mein Lucknow Super Giants ke against ek tied match bhi tha jise KKR ne Super Over ke through jeeta.

KKKolkata Knight Riders 147/2

DCDelhi Capitals 142/8

2026-05-08 · KKR won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

KKKolkata Knight Riders 169/3

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 165/10

2026-05-03 · KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

KKKolkata Knight Riders 155/7

LSLucknow Super Giants 155/8

2026-04-26 · Match tied (KKR won the Super Over)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

Models split hain but thoda RCB ki taraf lean karte hain—average mein RCB 53% par hai; ML, AI 1 aur AI 2 RCB ko back karte hain, jabki Math model KKR ko favour karta hai. Bookmakers bhi RCB ke side hain, unko 64% (1.52) par price kiya hai vs KKR 36% (2.60). Overall key stats RCB ko 5-2 se favour karte hain, mainly points/NRR/Elo edge ki wajah se, jabki KKR ka recent H2H edge aur last-three-match streak opposite direction mein pull karta hai. Result likely is baat par hinge karega ki KKR ka current momentum RCB ke season-level advantage ko outweigh karta hai ya nahi.

Kohli owns the chase

Virat Kohli didn’t just pace a pursuit, he dictated it—absorbing the early noise, then accelerating until the target looked negotiable. Chasing 193, RCB rode his 105 off 60 to win by six wickets with five balls remaining, even as KKR kept landing punches through the middle. When wickets threatened to drag the chase into a scramble, Kohli’s calm boundary-hunting ensured the finish arrived before the last over could become a lottery.

Powerplay sets the platform

The game tilted in the first six overs of RCB’s chase. Their 66/1 powerplay (run-rate 11.0) immediately flipped the pressure back onto KKR’s bowlers, who had just watched their own top order stutter to 56/2. That early surge meant RCB could afford a quieter middle without losing sight of the equation, and it blunted KKR’s main route back: squeezing the chase and forcing risk against the spinners.

Kohli, Raghuvanshi trade blows

Kohli was the difference, not only for the hundred but for when he chose to shift gears after the halfway mark. For KKR, Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s 71 off 46 and Rinku Singh’s 49 off 29 powered them to 192/4 and kept the contest tight. Kartik Tyagi’s 3/32 created the late wobble, but Kohli’s control of the key moments ultimately outlasted it.

Momentum meets season edge

Pre-match talk centred on whether KKR’s three-match winning streak and away form could outweigh RCB’s broader season advantage. KKR did bring that confidence with a strong middle phase (97/1), but RCB’s higher ceiling showed in the moments that matter most in chases: a fast start and a set anchor. Once Kohli carried his innings deep, KKR’s momentum never translated into the kind of sustained squeeze that turns 190-plus chases into panic.