KKR vs RCB, IPL 2024: Records and Stats at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match 36 of the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Sunday, April 21. KKR will be playing their fourth match at home, the third consecutive match while this will be the fourth match on the road for Challengers. In the ongoing tournament, the Knight Riders have won four matches and lost two matches thus far. They are currently in second place in the points table. Therefore, the Knight Riders would like to bounce back to their winning momentum.

On the other hand, the Royal Challengers have started the season slowly. They have won just one match and lost six games until now. They are currently in the bottom place in the points table. The Bengaluru-based franchise badly wants to win to gain momentum and keep their hope to move to the next stage. Thus, Faf du Plessis' men would like to come back to their winning momentum in the tournament. Moreover, RCB would like to take revenge for the previous encounter between the two, where Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata reigned supreme.

These two teams' last meeting was in match 10 of the IPL 2024 at Bengaluru, where challengers posted a decent total of 182 and Knight Riders chased this target in just 16.5 overs courtesy of a blistering knock of Sunil Narine 47(22) and Magnificent Fifty from Venkatesh Iyer 50(30).

Eden Gardens Pitch Report

In general, Eden Gardens tends to assist spinners more than pacers, and hence does not always generate very high scores and more often than not presents a two-paced nature. But like all IPL stadiums, dew will impact performances in the second innings. Eden Gardens has only hosted one fixture in the ongoing season, and it turned out to be a run-fest, with KKR, SRH and RR scoring over 200. The wicket for the game on Sunday is also expected to be a similar batting paradise, and the bowlers will have to toil hard for success.

IPL Stats and Records at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Speaking of some interesting stats peep of this iconic Eden Gardens, out of the 89 games played thus far, 53 matches have been won batting second at the Eden Gardens, thereby showcasing the dew-heavy nature of this pitch. Notably, the average first innings total is about 160 here. 

Virat Kohli vs Sunil Narine:

RCB Virat Kohli

The two pillars of their teams have come across each other in 16 different innings where Narine has dismissed Kohli 4 times in 117 deliveries for 127 runs. An average of 31.75 but at a strike rate of just 107.62 makes Narine the optimal option to shut Kohli down.

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Mohammed Siraj vs Andre Russell

Russel wicket ( PHOTO SOURCE: JIO CINEMA )

Rather surprisingly, Andre Russell's mighty strikes have fallen quite quiet against Mohammed Siraj in the IPL. In the 7 innings that these two have come across each other, Russell has scored just 22 runs in 19 balls against Siraj. He has also been dismissed twice in this period. This matchup will play a crucial role in the death overs during KKR's innings.

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X-Factors for RCB vs KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunil Narine will be an important figure in constricting the hard hitters like Faf du Plessis, Will Jacks and Virat Kohli in the RCB batting line-up. Also, his sensational batting form and striking ability with bat makes him more dangerous. This makes him the single biggest threat to RCB in their pursuit of a winning total.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli got off to a great start in this tournament and is the leading run scorer so far. He will be eager to get going on Sunday, and if he does, he will likely be the difference between the two sides.