Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on three-time finalist Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 10 of the 2021 IPL at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: (27 MATCHES - RCB 12 | KKR 15)
Kolkata has faced off against Bangalore 27 times in the IPL since 2008, holding a 15-12 win-loss advantage.
RECENT FORM:
In the last five encounters between the two sides, the Royal Challengers hold a slight edge over the Knight Riders, winning three times. RCB won both the games against KKR last season.
During match 28 of IPL 2020 in Sharjah, an unbeaten 33-ball 73 and a brilliant all-round bowling performance guided Bangalore (194/2 in 20 overs) to a whopping 82-run victory over Kolkata (112/9). Chris Morris and Washington Sundar took two wickets each for RCB.
During the reverse fixture in Abu Dhabi, KKR could only make 84/8 from its allotted 20 overs. The Royal Challengers chased the target in just 13.3 overs with eight wickets remaining. RCB's Mohammed Siraj was adjudged player-of-the-match for his figures of 3/8, which included two maidens.
TOP PERFORMERS IN THIS FIXTURE (2008-20):
| Rank | Best Batsmen | Team | Runs Scored |
| 1. | Virat Kohli | RCB: 2008-20 | 725 |
| 2. | Chris Gayle | RCB: 2011-17 | 557 |
| 3. | Gautam Gambhir | KKR: 2011-17 | 530 |
| Rank | Best Bowlers | Team | Wickets taken |
| 1. | Sunil Narine | KKR: 2012-Present | 16 |
| 2. | Yuzvendra Chahal | RCB: 2014-Present | 14 |
| 3. | Vinay Kumar | RCB: 2008-13 | 13 |
STARS FROM LAST SEASON (IPL 2020):
| Rank | Best Batsmen | Team | Runs Scored |
| 1. | Devdutt Padikkal | RCB | 473 |
| 2. | Virat Kohli | RCB | 466 |
| 3. | AB de Villiers | RCB | 454 |
| Rank | Best Bowlers | Team | Wickets taken |
| 1. | Yuzvendra Chahal | RCB | 21 |
| 2. | Varun Chakravarthy | KKR | 17 |
| 3. | Pat Cummins | KKR | 12 |