Who will win RCB vs KKR, IPL 2017 46th Match?
Kolkata Knight Riders will look to seal their place in the playoffs when they face a deflated Royal Challengers Bangalore side on May 7. This 46th fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017 will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore with live telecast scheduled to begin at 4 PM local time.
RCB vs KKR 46th Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
M Chinnaswamy has seen the teams batting first win more number of matches of late. And also since the wicket is expected to favor the bowling side after the first period of play, the team that wins the toss in this match will probably elect to bat first and look to put the scoreboard pressure on the opposition.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and prediction for RCB vs KKR, IPL 2017 46th match....
RCB Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore are likely to go in with an unchanged lineup for this match. There are no injury issues in the team.
Key Players
In an out of form batting lineup, the onus will be on Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers to turn it on for the RCB with the bat. The two have not quite been themselves this season but with nothing to lose, they will be dangerous now after having acquired the license to play with freedom. Yuzvendra Chahal troubled the KKR batsmen with his legbreaks earlier in the season. He took three wickets in that game and RCB will back him for a good bowling performance at home.
Recent Form
This has been a forgetful IPL season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore who have struggled with both bat and ball right since the start of the season. They are the first ones to get eliminated from the competition and they will be playing their remaining fixtures with the aim of finishing on a high and salvaging their pride.
RCB Predicted Playing 11
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V Kohli (c), Mandeep Singh, TM Head, AB de Villiers, KM Jadhav (wk), SR Watson, P Negi, AF Milne, S Aravind, A Choudhary, YS Chahal.
KKR Team News & Playing 11
Team News
KKR will be without the services of Bangladeshi allrounder Shakib Al Hasan for the remainder of the tournament as he will be leaving the team to fulfil his national commitments. Robin Uthappa who missed the last game due to a hamstring niggle is expected to return.
Key Players
Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa have been the two most consistent run-scorers for the KKR and the team will want these two to get after the RCB bowlers. Manish Pandey has chipped in with useful contributions and he too is a key figure at the top of order. Nathan Coulter-Nile and Chris Woakes who is among the season's leading wicket-takers will be KKR's biggest hopes with the ball. The pace duo had rocked RCB in the reverse fixture and all eyes will be on them when the two teams meet again on Sunday.
Recent Form
With just one more win away from confirming their place in the playoffs, Kolkata Knight Riders are currently second on the Indian Premier League 2017 leaderboard with 14 points from 11 matches. They will be looking to get back on the winning track after losing back-to-back games against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rising Pune Supergiant.
KKR Predicted Playing 11
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G Gambhir (c), SP Narine, RV Uthappa (wk), SP Jackson, MK Pandey, YK Pathan, C de Grandhomme, CR Woakes, NM Coulter-Nile, UT Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav.
RCB vs KKR Head to Head
Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore have played 19 matches against each other in the Indian Premier League of which 10 have been won by the former and the rest by the latter. The two teams have faced-off seven times at the M Chinnaswamy in the past with RCB having emerged winners on four occasions.
RCB vs KKR Betting Odds
It's quite interesting to see the Royal Challengers Bangalore at such short odds given how badly they have performed throughout the season. Betfair is offering 1.89 on the hosts and this could be primarily due to the home advantage along with the fact that they beat the Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous two meetings at this ground. KKR may have lost their last two matches but they are still a formidable side with plenty of match-winners on their roster and therefore offer much better value at 2.02 with betfair.
RCB vs KKR Prediction
Royal Challengers Bangalore will still have fresh memories of their earlier encounter with the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens where they were blown away for just 49 runs to face what was one of the worst defeats in the history of the IPL. But this time, they will be playing with no pressure on them whatsoever. They have nothing to lose now and this might just make them perform better than what they did last time out. But will they be able to spoil KKR's party? Chances are there, but bleak. Gambhir's men have been far more clinical in their approach this season which is why we predict them to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 46th match of IPL 2017 at 2.02 with betfair.
May 07, 2017
16:00 IST / 10:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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