IPL 2024 – Match 36, KKR vs RCB: Top 3 Players You Can Pick In Your Dream11 Fantasy Team As Captain & Vice-Captain

Match 36 of IPL 2024 will see Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) face off on April 21 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kolkata is now ranked second in the points standings after winning four of their six matches. Bengaluru, on the other hand, has won only one of its seven matches and is at the bottom of the points table. The afternoon match will begin at 3:30 PM.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played 33 IPL matches against each other so far. Kolkata have won 19 and RCB 14. Kolkata’s highest total against RCB so far is 222, and the Royal Challengers’ highest score against KKR is 213.

At Eden Gardens, Kolkata and Bengaluru have played 11 matches so far. KKR have won 7 of those, and 5 of those wins came while KKR batted first.

In the last KKR vs RCB match at this venue, Shardul Thakur scored 68 from 29 balls and Rinku Singh added 46 from 33 balls. KKR set a total of 204. Spinners Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and Suyash Sharma then dismissed RCB for 123.

RCB have taken their time getting going this season. They have only won one match and lost six so far. They are currently in last place in the points standings. The Bengaluru-based franchise desperately wants to win so that they may generate momentum and advance to the next stage.

While KKR lost their last game despite of Sunil Narine’s Heroics both with bat and ball. 

KKR is currently at second position in the points table. KKR will be led by Shreyas Iyer while RCB will be led by Faf Du Plessis. 

Eden Gardens Stadium Analysis 

Eden Gardens is a high run feast ground So far this season, three matches have been played here, with two resulting in 200-plus scores in both innings. The pitch favours quick bowlers over spinners.

KKR vs RCB Top Three Players You Can pick in your fantasy Team

Virat Kohli 

Virat Kohli is currently the owner of the orange cap in this season scoring 361 runs in 7 innings at a great strike rate. He played decently against them when both the teams last met at Chinnaswamy. He is a must in the team. 

Sunil Narine 

Another Player who makes it to the team without any doubt or suspicion is Sunil Narine. He has taken the role of opening as a fish to the water scoring a century in the last game and scoring 276 runs in 6 matches. With bowl, he is a great asset giving no runs and a great wicket-taking option. 

Andre Russell

Andre Russell has been a consistent performer for KKR over the years, he started 2024 with a bang but his form dipped in recent matches and he would be hoping to get it back. Against a Weaker RCB bowling lineup Russel is expected to fire. 

Differential picks 

• Dinesh Karthik (RCB) 
• Shreyas Iyer (KKR) 
• Phil Salt (KKR)