In the 57th match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday. This match between the two teams will be played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. To keep alive their hopes of reaching the playoffs, KKR will have to win this match at any cost.
After a bad start in IPL 2026, KKR is back on the winning track. The team has registered resounding wins in its last four matches. In the last match played against Delhi Capitals, Finn Allen batted brilliantly and played a strong inning of 100 runs in 47 balls.
At the same time, Cameron Green also made important contributions with the bat. Whereas in bowling, Karthik Tyagi, Varun Chakraborty and Anukul Roy have appeared in excellent form. Sunil Narine has been very economical this season and has also given wickets to the team in important matches.
KKR has played 10 matches so far, out of which the team has won only 4. To reach the playoffs, KKR will have to perform strongly in all its remaining matches.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are at the first position in the points table, would like to continue their excellent performance against KKR as well. RCB currently has 14 points in 11 matches. Krunal Pandya played a strong inning of 73 runs in the last match against Mumbai Indians. At the same time, Devdutt Padikkal’s performance with the bat this season has also been excellent.
However, Virat Kohli has failed to open his account in the last two consecutive matches. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s magic in bowling is working very well this season. He has taken 21 wickets in 11 matches, while Josh Hazlewood has supported him well.
A close contest is seen between the bat and the ball in the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. Not many big scores are made on this ground. The pitch helps fast bowlers as well as spinners. According to the report of Accuweather, the weather is expected to be completely clear in this match between RCB and KKR.
The maximum temperature is expected to be 42 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is expected to be 26 degrees Celsius. A total of 36 matches have been played between RCB and KKR so far, out of which Kolkata Knight Riders have won 20. Whereas, RCB has won 15 matches.
Royal Challengers Bangalore squad: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Tim David, Jacob Bethel, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jordan Cox, Suyyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Duffy, Kanishk. Chauhan, Abhinandan Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Phil Salt, Satwik Deswal, Vicky Ostwal and Vihaan Malhotra.
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Mathisha Pathirana, Karthik Tyagi, Akash Deep, Varun Chakraborty and Prashant Solanki.
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