Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 36 of the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. KKR have played 6 games in the series and are ranked second in the points table, while RCB have played 7 games in the series and are ranked 10th in the points table. In the last match against Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata, Rajasthan defeated KKR by two wickets. The top fantasy player for the Knight Riders is Sunil Narine who has 234 fantasy points.

The other top scorers were Angkrish Raghuvanshi (55 points) and Varun Chakaravarthy (54 points).

In the last match of the series against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 25 runs. The top fantasy player for Royal Challengers is Dinesh Karthik who has 120 fantasy points. The other top scorers are Faf du Plessis with 103 game fantasy points and Virat Kohli with 66 game fantasy points.

Pitch reports and weather conditions

The pitch at Eden Gardens, Kolkata will offer good stroke play and batsmen will find it easy to hit the ball on the pitch. It won’t help the bowlers much and taking wickets won’t be an easy task either. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 games has been 177 runs. The pitch is a balanced pitch and provides decent assistance to both batsmen and bowlers. The team that wins the toss can decide to bat or bowl based on the ground conditions.

Pace or spin?

The venue is suitable for walkers and spinners.

weather forecast

Temperatures will hover around 35 degrees Celsius and humidity will be 49%. The expected wind speed is 8.57 m/s.

head to head

In the 34 matches played between these two teams, the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler has earned the most fantasy points for the team while the Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder has earned the most fantasy points for the team .

In the previous encounter of this series, Sunil Narine was awarded Man of the Match, Sunil Narine has the highest fantasy points for Kolkata Knight Riders with 96 fantasy points , while Virat Kohli tops the Royal Challengers Bangalore fantasy points rankings with 117 match fantasy points. .

Top Fantasy Captains and Vice-Captains Picks

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine is an all-around player who has averaged 76 fantasy points over the past 10 games, has a fantasy grade of 9, and is the fantasy punter. He is a top-order batsman who bats left-handed. In the past six games, Narine has scored 276 points, averaging 46 points per game. He bowls well too, bowling in the breaks and in the recent games, he took 7 wickets at an average of 23.6.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a batsman who has averaged 75 fantasy points in the last 10 games with a fantasy rating of 10 and could be a good option for the Dream11 team. Kohli is a top-order batsman who bats with his right hand. In the last seven games he has played, he has scored 361 points, averaging 72.2 points per game.

Andre Russell

Andre Russell is a versatile player who is a safe pick for the Dream11 Fantasy Team after averaging 67 fantasy points and a 9.9 fantasy rating over his last 10 games. He is a right-handed batsman. In the past six games, Russell has scored 128 points, averaging 42.7 points. He can also give you some fantasy points with his bowling right-arm fast bowling, and in the recent games he has taken 6 wickets at an average of 18.2 per game.

Rocky Ferguson

Lockie Ferguson is a punter who has averaged 57 fantasy points and a 7.8 fantasy rating over his last 10 games and could be a punt option for the Dream11 team. Ferguson, who bowls fast with his right arm, has taken two wickets at an average of 26 in recent games.

Philip Salter

Phil Salt is the fantasy punter. The player has averaged 49 game fantasy points over the past 10 games and has a fantasy grade of 8.8. Salter is a top-order batsman who bats right-handed and can also keep wickets. In the last six games he has played, he has scored 201 points, averaging 40.2 points per game.

rajapatidar

Rajat Patidar is a batsman who has averaged 44 fantasy points in his last 10 games with a fantasy rating of 8.6 and could be a good option for the Dream11 team. He is a top right-handed hitter. In the last seven games played, Patidar scored 109 points, averaging 18.2 points per game.

Varun Chakraborty

Varun Chakaravarthy is a good player of Dream11 Fantasy Team. He’s averaging 40 fantasy points over his last 10 games and has a fantasy grade of 9. Chakaravarthy is a leg-breaking bowler who has taken 7 wickets at an average of 28.6 in the last six games.

Harshit Rana

Harshit Rana is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy scoring and can be a punt option on your team. He’s averaging 33 points over his past 10 games and has a fantasy grade of 7. Rana is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has taken 7 wickets at an average of 21.7 in the last five games.

dream team

Goalkeepers: Phil Salt and Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Shreyas Iyer

All-around players: Andre Russell and Cameron Green

Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Yash Dayal, Mohammad Siraj

Captain: Andre Russell

Vice-captain: Virat Kohli