IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Preview Odds & Predictions

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 57 of the 2026 Indian Premier League at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru got back to winning ways by breaking their losing streak with a two-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their last match. The defending champions have had a good run of form in the competition so far, with seven wins and four losses in 11 matches. RCB now sit third in the points standings with 14 points from 11 games

Royal Challengers Bengaluru XI

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Rasikh Salam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.

Kolkata Knight Riders Preview

The Kolkata Knight Riders will come into this clash in a very bright run of form, as they have now won each of their last four games. The impressive run of form comes as a response to an opening, five-match defeat in a row. KKR took a huge step towards a hard playoff spot with an impressive eight-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals on Friday. They now sit eighth in the points standings with nine points from ten games.

Kolkata Knight Riders XI:

Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Prediction

The Kolkata Knight Riders head into this game in an incredible run of form, having won each of their last four games in a row. Meanwhile, RCB have struggled in recent games, having lost two of their last three games. Based on these, my prediction is a win for KKR with 1xBet offering 2.11 odds.