RCB vs KKR Head to Head Record in IPL History

Royal Challengers Bangalore are all set to take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 9 of IPL 2023 and both these sides have shared an interesting rivalry over the years. Moreover, this will also be the repeat fixture of the first-ever IPL game in 2008 between the RCB and KKR. The Knight Riders already have two titles under their belt in the tournament while RCB is yet to win an IPL trophy.

Kolkata Knight Riders are coming off after a bad 2022 season. They would seek improved performance in both departments to bounce back the winning ways in 2023 season.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore, after good three seasons in IPL would look to continue the past performances, but this time with more caution.

RCB vs KKR Head-to-Head:

Kolkata has had the upper hand in the fixtures between these two sides as they have won 17 of the 31 games played between these two sides. RCB have managed to win 14 games and they will be looking to close in the difference with a win over the franchise in the upcoming encounter.

All-time top performers:

As expected, Virat Kohli tops the chart with the most runs in the fixtures between these two sides with 786 runs while Chris Gayle and Gautam Gambhir have scored 631 and 530 runs respectively.

In terms of bowling, Sunil Narine has the most wickets in the fixture with 21 wickets to his name while Yuzvendra Chahal is second on the list with 19 wickets. R Vinay Kumar has picked 17 wickets in the fixtures and is third on the list.

RCB vs KKR in the last meeting:

The two franchises last met each other in the sixth game of IPL 2022. Batted First, KKR posted mediocre total of 128/7 in 20 overs as Wanindu Hasaranga ran through the KKr batters with four wickets in his spell. Andre Russel was the top scorer with 25 runs. In response, middle-order and lower-middle-order batters helped RCB edge past KKR in the tricky chase by three wickets.

Kolkata vs Bangalore in All Seasons Stats: