Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Betting Tips

Kolkata Knight Riders will face an uphill battle when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 30th match of 2021 Indian Premier League at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

In their previous match, Kolkata Knight Riders suffered defeat at the hands of Delhi Capitals. Captain Eoin Morgan will be looking to make changes to their playing XI for this game.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be keen to make a strong comeback after suffering a shocking defeat against Punjab Kings. Captain Virat Kohli will be hoping that the side can make amends for their mistakes and put in an improved performance in this fixture.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Two-time IPL champions have failed to make an impression in this year’s tournament. The batting unit has failed to deliver on regular basis.

Shubnam Gill has been a big disappointment in the batting department for Kolkata. The big positive from the previous game was Gill finding form with the bat and scored 43 runs off 38 balls with the help of three boundaries and one six.

After showing excellent form in the early part of the season, Nitish Rana has failed to produce scores in the previous couple of matches.

Rahul Tripathi will need to deliver runs regularly after once again failing to capitalize on his good start.

Captain Eoin Morgan once again perished for a duck, while Narine’s poor run continued with the bat.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Shubnam Gill, Rahul Tripathi, and Eoin Morgan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

All-rounder Andre Russell is one player in the batting department, who change the complexion of the game in space of few overs. In the previous encounter, Russell showed belligerence with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 45 runs off 27 balls with the help of two fours and four sixes.

Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik has shown decent form with the bat and produced consistent scores for Kolkata Knight Riders.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, and Pat Cummins to make crucial breakthroughs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Despite losing their previous match, Royal Challengers Bangalore is currently lying at third place with 10 points to their name.

Batting has not been Royal Challengers Bangalore’s concern at all as the likes of Devdutt Padikkal, skipper Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and AB De Villiers are all among runs and can win games of cricket on their own.

For this game, the onus will be on the likes of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Devdutt Padikkal to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous game, Captain Virat Kohli showed fluency with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 35 runs off 34 balls with the help of three fours and one six. Rajit Patidar was another player, who showed decent form with the bat and scored 31 runs off 30 balls.

The bowlers erred in their lines and lengths in the final overs of the innings. Royal Challengers Bangalore let Punjab Kings off the hook in the final overs after reducing them to 118 for 5. Harshal Patel conceded 40 runs to see RCB lose momentum in the final overs of the innings.

The bowling unit will need to come up with better plans in a bid to get back to winning ways in the competition.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, and Mohammed Siraj to make crucial breakthroughs in this contest.

Pacer Kylie Jamieson was the standout bowler for RCB on display and claimed 2 for 32 in his four overs.

Harshal Patel had a poor outing with the ball in the previous match. For the first time, Harshal conceded 53 runs and went wicketless against Punjab Kings.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be favorites to win the 30th match of the Indian Premier League to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. For the 30th IPL game, Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at 1.71 odds, while Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at 2.08 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Based on the current form, Royal Challengers Bangalore will fancy their chances of beating Kolkata Knight Riders.

Earlier this season, Royal Challengers Bangalore put in a clinical performance to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs.

With the likes of Devdutt Padikkal, AB De Villiers, and Glenn Maxwell in excellent form this season, Royal Challengers Bangalore have a superior batting lineup in comparison to Kolkata Knight Riders, who failed to produce big totals on regular basis.

Therefore, the prediction is for Royal Challengers Bangalore to register a thumping win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Tip 1- Pat Cummins finding his mojo with the ball

Initially, Australian pacer Pat Cummins has struggled to pick up wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders. The 27-year old has performed exceedingly well in the previous two matches played at Ahmedabad.

In the previous game, Pat Cummins was the standout bowler for KKR and claimed three wickets to his name. He is currently the leading wicket-taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament. In seven matches played, Cummins has claimed nine wickets at an economy rate of 8.83.

Given his excellent performances in the previous two matches, we expect Pat Cummins to take two wickets or more in this [email protected].

Tip 2- AB De Villiers’s decent numbers against Kolkata

After perishing for a low score in the previous fixture, wicket-keeper batsman will be looking to get back amongst the runs.

Despite his rare failure against Punjab, AB De Villiers will take heart from the fact that he holds decent numbers against Kolkata Knight Riders. The 37-year old has accumulated 464 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of 163.96 with four half-centuries to his name.

Given his match-winning ability for RCB, we can expect AB De Villiers to score 30 runs or more in this [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Royal Challengers Bangalore to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by a comprehensive margin.

  1. Pat Cummins to take two wickets or more in this fixture – Kolkata Knight [email protected]
  2. AB De Villiers to score 30 runs or more in this contest- Royal Challengers [email protected]

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