In the 9th match of IPL 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash with Kolkata Knight Riders. RCB started the tournament with a bang, while KKR faced defeat in the first match.
After a long wait of three years, the Kolkata team will land on their home ground for the first time. Captain Nitish Rana would like to taste the team’s first win on the ground of Eden Gardens. At the same time, the Bangalore team led by Faf du Plessis would also like to maintain their excellent form in the second match.
The toss plays an important role in the outcome of matches at Eden Gardens, as teams usually prefer to bat first. Batters have full fun on the ground of Eden Gardens. The ball comes onto the bat very well at the Eden Gardens ground, and the outfield is quick. However, spinners also run a lot on this ground.
A total of 12 T20 matches have been played at the Eden Gardens ground, out of which the team batting first has won 5. Whereas the chasing team has hit the ground in 7 matches.
A total of 77 matches have been played on this ground in IPL, out of which the team batting first tasted victory in 45 matches, while the team chasing won in 31 matches. The average score in the first innings at this ground is 155, while the average score in the second is 137.
Possible Playing11 Of RCB:- Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glen Maxwell, M Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, D Willey, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Siddarth Kaul/Akash Deep, M Siraj
Possible Playing11 Of KOL:- R Gurbaz, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Southee
