Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 | 39th T20 Match Prediction

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 | 39th T20 Match Prediction

“Royal Challengers Bangalore” Can Be The Winner.

1. Team Ranking:

   The 39th game of Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be the battle of the two top-order teams. The team who will win the match will have a firm place in the team ranking of the IPL 2020 edition. Therefore, this game will be an interesting one.  This game will be more important for KKR as their last few matches aren’t so convincing at all. Currently, KKR is positioned in 4th place while RCB occupies 3rd place in the team ranking.
   

2. Home Advantage:

   The match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore is set to happen in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. IPL 2020 is set to happen in Dubai, UAE due to excessive amounts of COVID 19 patients in India. SO, there’s no home advantage for any teams.

3. Current Form: 

   The current form of both teams is positive. Both teams have won 4 out of the 6 games they’ve played so far in IPL 2020 season.
   

4. Head To Head:

   Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders have played 25 matches together. Kolkata has the upper hands over RCB in head to head stat. Both teams have faced 25 times against each other. RCB managed to win in 11 matches while KKR triumphed in 14 matches.
   

5. Field Condition:

   Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi has a large outfield and hence clearing the fence isn’t easy here. However, the fast outfield does offer plenty of boundary scoring opportunities for the batsmen.

6. Player Analysis:

   Batsmen Analytics

   Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore has an AVG 37.85 and SR 131.61. Another top batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore – AB de Villiers has an AVG 39.95 and SR 151.24.

   On the other hand, Shubman Gill of Kolkata Knight Riders has an AVG 33.27 and SR 132.36. Another top batsman of KKR – Tom Banton has an AVG 29.54 and SR 154.16.

   Bowlers Analytics

   Yuzvendra Chahal of Royal Challengers Bangalore has an AVG 23.18 and Econ 7.78. Another top bowler of Royal Challengers Bangalore– Dale Steyn’s AVG 24.74 and Econ 6.77.

   Hence, Pat Cummins of KKR has an AVG 29.35 and Econ 8.29. Another top bowler of KKR – Sunil Narine’s AVG 23.32 and Econ 6.63.

   KKR has various issues they must be aware of. The bowling order has been not so good as their pacers are struggling to keep the rhythm. Moreover, except for youngster Shubman Gill, other batters are too much inconsistent. On the other hand, the batting unit of RCB is in great form and the squad is much balanced. RCB also won against KKR in the previous clash of this tournament by a huge margin. This will give them extra confidence ahead of the game.

7. Point Table:

   Royal Challengers Bangalore have acquired 12 points from 9 matches and NRR -0.096. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders obtained 10 points from 9 matches and NRR -0.607.
   

8. Pitch Supports:

   The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is going to be flat, on the slower side, and without much bounce to offer. Spinners have done well at this venue without the dew but it gets tough to bowl when the ball gets wet. It will be like a sub-continent type of pitch at all.