IPL 2023, RCB vs KKR: The eighth match of the 16th season of IPL 2023 will be played on Thursday. RCB and KKR will face each other at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Let’s take a look at the head-to-head stats of KKR vs RCB.
So far 31 matches have been played in IPL between the two teams :-
It should be noted that so far 31 matches have been played between the two teams in the IPL. Of these, KKR has won 17 matches, while RCB has managed to win 14 matches. The last match between these two teams took place on 30 March 2022. RCB won that match by 3 wickets. On Thursday, it has to be seen which of the RCB and KKR teams will prevail over whom.
KKR has had the upper hand since the very first match :-
It may be noted that the rivalry between KKR and RCB has existed since the very first match of the IPL, where RCB suffered perhaps the most humiliating defeat in the history of the IPL.
KKR defeated RCB by 140 runs in the opening match of the inaugural season of the IPL on 18 April 2008 at Bangalore. Let us tell you that where RCB started the 16th season with a win, KKR had to face defeat.
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IPL 2023: Big responsibility will be on Nitish Rana :-
Since that day, these two teams have faced each other a total of 31 times. Whenever these two teams clash in the IPL, the hearts of the fans of both the teams increase. In the absence of Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana has been given the command of the KKR team.
At the same time, Faf du Plessis is captaining RCB. Last season, Faf had won the best under his captaincy. It will be interesting to see what the team does this time.
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