RCB vs KKR Match Prediction : IPL 2025, 58th Match – Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between RCB vs KKR?
RCB vs KKR Win Probability
56%
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
44%
Kolkata Knight Riders
Royal Challengers Bengaluru To Win, 1.75
RCB has been in much better form throughout IPL 2025
KKR has struggled with the bat and looked woefully out of touch
Josh Hazelwood is a big loss to RCB but it is expected to have the services of almost all of its other overseas players
Team form (Last 5 matches)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Kolkata Knight Riders
RCB vs KKR Betting Tips
RCB vs KKR Betting Tips
Highest individual score Under 74.5
Only two of the last 8 matches played here have seen an individual score of 75 or more runs. While the pitch here is usually good to bat on, the rain in Bangalore over the last few days must have brought in moisture, and the bowlers are likely to be able to get some momentum, making it difficult for the batsmen to score runs.
Highest opening partnership Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunil Narine seems to be peaking in form just at the right time with the bat. He has Gurbaz as his opening partner, who is a specialist T20 batsman. With the opening pair of RCB not yet confirmed, we are backing KKR to put up a bigger partnership.
The Kolkata Knight Riders will look to remain alive in the ongoing Indian Premier League as they take on the rampant Royal Challengers Bangalore this weekend. The two teams will clash at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Head-to-Head Record
The two teams have faced each other in 35 matches to date. The Royal Challengers Bangalore won 15, while KKR has a better record with 20 wins.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live-streaming and Broadcast
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RCB vs KKR Team Previews
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The Royal Challengers have played brilliantly this season and are on a 4-match winning streak as they head into this contest. The team is currently placed 2nd on the table, trailing the leaders, GT, only in NRR. A win here will almost certainly take them through to the playoffs.
The batting from RCB has been excellent, thanks to Virat Kohli’s phenomenal run. He has scored 7 half-centuries this season and is the leading run-scorer for RCB. Jacob Bethell has joined him at the top of the order, but his availability for the upcoming match has not yet been confirmed.
The middle order is pretty solid and well, thanks to some excellent contributions from Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, and Tim David.
However, the team will expect a better performance from Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya. The latter’s bowling, though, has been spot-on as he has picked up 14 wickets so far. With Josh Hazlewood out of the tournament, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal will lead the pace attack, with Lungi Ngidi being the overseas seamer.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Playing 11
Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Yash Dayal, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi
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Kolkata Knight Riders
The incumbent champions are at risk of being eliminated from the tournament. While they will have a mathematical chance of qualifying if they win here, KKR will surely be thrown out if they lose this match.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine have done a decent job for KKR as an opening pair.
Both of them are known for their aggressive style of batting, and if they get going, KKR could post a massive total. The team will also bank on skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi to play a role in the middle order. The poor form of Venkatesh Iyer has put added pressure on these two batsmen, but they have delivered on quite a few occasions.
While Iyer is nursing an injury, KKR could continue with Manish Pandey in its playing XI. One of the team’s biggest strengths is the depth in batting, thanks to all-rounders like Andre Russell and Moeen Ali. Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora continue to lead the attack with the new ball.
Varun Chakravarthy has once again bowled brilliantly throughout the season and is the team’s leading wicket-taker. He will be joined by Sunil Narine in the spin department.
Kolkata Knight Riders Expected Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Manish Pandey, Moeen Ali, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
RCB vs KKR Toss Prediction
4 of the last 10 matches played here have been won while batting second. In each of those matches, the captain who won the toss opted to field first, and we expect that trend to continue.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
While the pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was balanced at the start of the season, the last couple of matches played here were high-scoring. A score of around 180-190 can be considered a par score. It is likely to rain in Bangalore throughout this week, and we could see some moisture on the surface, helping the seamers. However, once the batsmen settle down, playing shots will get easier.
The weather is likely to remain overcast on Saturday, and there is a high probability that we may see rain interrupting the game.
RCB vs KKR: Who Will Win?
We are expecting Bangalore to win this match. They have been clinical throughout this season, doing well with the bat and the ball. While some of their key players could miss this match, they have enough bench strength to overcome any challenge thrown at them.
RCB vs KKR win percentage stands at 56% in favor of RCB.
Todays IPL Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Win.
