IPL 2024: KKR vs RCB head-to-head, Kolkata pitch report, weather forecast

Kolkata vs Bengaluru head-to-head: In the first meeting between them in IPL 2024, it was the men from the east that reigned supreme in the south in what was a one-sided affair

In match 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21 (Sunday) starting at 3:30 pm IST. 

The Knight Riders have dominated the head-to-head meetings between the two sides and even in the first meeting between them in IPL 2024, it was the men from the east that reigned supreme in the south in what was a one-sided affair. RCB will be looking to avenge that loss and break thier five-match losing streak as well. 

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KKR vs RCB Head to head in IPL history

Kolkata and Bengaluru have played against each other in 34 matches. The Knight Riders have won on 20 occasions while the Royal Challengers have managed only 14 wins so far. 

Total matches played: 34

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won: 14

Kolkata Knight Riders won: 20

No result: 0

Abandoned: 0

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KKR vs RCB Head-to-Head at different venues

	P	KKR	RCB
Overall	34	20	14
T20 Match	34	20	14
At Venues
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy	1	-	1
Eden Gardens	11	7	4
JSCA International Stadium Complex	1	1	-
Kingsmead	1	-	1
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	13	9	4
MA Chidambaram Stadium	1	-	1
Sharjah Cricket Stadium	3	2	1
Sheikh Zayed Stadium	2	1	1
SuperSport Park	1	-	1
In Countries
India	27	17	10
South Africa	2	-	2
United Arab Emirates	5	3	2

KKR vs RCB head-to-head in Kolkata

Matches played: 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 4

Kolkata Knight Riders: 7

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KKR vs RCB head-to-head in Bengaluru

Matches played: 13

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 4

Kolkata Knight Riders: 9

Eden Gardens IPL record

City	Kolkata
Country	India
First Match	20/04/08
Last T20 Match	16/04/24
Matches Played	89
Matches Won Batting First	36 (40.45%)
Matches Won Batting Second	53 (59.55%)
Matches Won Winning Toss	48 (53.93%)
Matches Won Losing Toss	41 (46.07%)
Matches with No Result	0 (0.00%)
Highest Individual Innings	112*	R M Patidar (Royal Challengers Bangalore)	25/05/2022 v Lucknow Super Giants
Best Bowling	5/19	S P Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)	15/04/2012 v Punjab Kings
Highest Team Innings	235/4 (Chennai Super Kings)	23/04/2023 v Kolkata Knight Riders
Lowest Team Innings	49 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)	23/04/2017 v Kolkata Knight Riders
Highest Run Chase Achieved	188/6 (Gujarat Lions)
18/4 (Mumbai Indians)	21/04/2017 v Kolkata Knight Riders
13/04/2016 v Kolkata Knight Riders
Average Runs per Wicket	27.62
Average Runs per Over	8.36
Average Score Batting First	161.22

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Kolkata pitch report for the KKR vs RCB match

In the three games at Eden Gardens, the pitch behaved in different manners during the day and the night games. In the day game, scoring was not flawless while both the night matches have seen scores of nearly 200 being put up by both sides. Since it is going to be a day game, spinners will come into play at the Kolkata pitch. 

Kolkata weather forecast during the KKR vs RCB IPL match

There will be clouds in the sky on April 21 in Kolkata. However, there is no forecast of rain even as the cloud cover will increase from 12 per cent at 3 3 PM to 32 per cent at 7 PM IST. The temperatures will be between 40 and 34 degrees Celsius. The humidity will increase from 23 per cent at 3 pm to 57 per cent at 7 pm IST, according to accuweather.com.