IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Dream11 Team Prediction, Top Dream11 picks for RCB vs KKR

The 10th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will see Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) locking horns with two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The two sides will face each other on April 18 (Sunday) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

All the games of IPL 2021 will be broadcast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD TV channels in India. Moreover, it will be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar and Jio TV App.

Let’s look at our fantasy 11 predictions for this clash and here are the top picks for RCB vs KKR.

Team Preview – Royal Challengers Bangalore 

The Virat Kohli-led side currently holds the pole position in the Points Table with two wins in as many games. After beating defending champions Mumbai Indians in the season opener, RCB clinched a nail-biting victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Bangalore-based franchise looks like a settled side with all their bases covered. As a result, they are not expected to disturb the winning combination and take the field with the same playing XI.

Team Preview – Kolkata Knight Riders

After a brilliant win in their opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a shameful defeat against Mumbai Indians. KKR lost their previous game from a situation where they were batting comfortably during the run chase. However, they panicked at the end to lose the battle by ten runs. But the Knight Riders are not expected to make any change in their playing XI for this game.

Match Details

• Date: April 18, 2021
• Time: 73:30 PM (IST) onwards 
• Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Squads

Royal Challengers Bangalore 

Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Kane Richardson, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Finn Allen, Shahbaz Ahamad, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddeen (WK), Daniel Christian, KS Bharat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel

Kolkata Knight Riders

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Tim Seifert (WK), Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Eoin Morgan (C), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun CV, Kuldeep Yadav, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Pawan Negi

Head-to-Head

• Total matches played: 26
• RCB won: 12
• KKR won: 14
• No Result: 0
• Tie: 0

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Probable Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI

• Devdutt Padikkal
• Virat Kohli (C)
• Mohammed Azharuddeen/Rajat Patidar 
• Glenn Maxwell
• AB de Villiers (WK)
• Dan Christian
• Kyle Jamieson
• Washington Sundar
• Harshal Patel
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Mohammed Siraj

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

• Nitish Rana
• Shubman Gill
• Rahul Tripathi
• Shakib Al Hasan
• Eoin Morgan (C)
• Dinesh Karthik (WK)
• Andre Russell
• Harbhajan Singh
• Pat Cumins
• Prasidh Krishna
• Varun Chakravarthy

Key Players:

• Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell
• Kolkata Knight Riders: Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins

Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Captain

Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy captain for RCB vs KKR:

• AB de Villiers
• Virat Kohli
• Glenn Maxwell

Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Vice-Captain

Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy vice-captain for RCB vs KKR:

• Andre Russell
• Shubman Gill
• Nitish Rana

Dream11 Fantasy Team 1

Wicket-keeper:

• AB de Villiers (C)

Batsmen:

• Virat Kohli
• Nitish Rana
• Rahul Tripathi

All-rounders:

• Glenn Maxwell
• Shakib Al Hasan
• Andre Rusell (VC)

Bowlers:

• Harshal Patel
• Kyle Jamieson
• Pat Cummins 
• Prasidh Krishna

Dream11 Fantasy Team 2

Wicket-keepers:

• AB de Villiers 
• Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen:

• Virat Kohli
• Nitish Rana
• Shubman Gill
• Devdutt Padikkal

All-rounders:

• Glenn Maxwell
• Shakib Al Hasan

Bowlers:

• Harshal Patel
• Pat Cummins 
• Mohammed Siraj

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