Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB vs KKR) Head to Head in IPL, Past Battles to watch

The 30th match of the IPL will see the Kolkata Knight Riders battle it out against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. This is going to be the repeat of the very first match of the first season of IPL in 2008 where Brendon McCullum literally tore apart the RCB bowling line up with an innings of 158 runs.This, though, will be the first time these two teams will square off against each other this season. Out of 16 times, these two teams have played against each other, they have each won eight games each. Interestingly, though, all the 16 games have been played in the group stages of the tournament and they have never faced each other in a playoff game.

The previous two encounters during the last season were won by RCB, but this year the equation looks different. KKR look a complete side (for most of the season) having perfect balance in both the batting and bowling departments and are placed at number 4 on the points table. RCB has been in a great batting form but the lack of quality bowlers has seen them losing, even after mounting big scores. That leaves them languishing seventh in the Table.

Here is telescopic look at their best games against each other

RCB vs KKR Past battles

• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers (Bangalore) 2nd May 2015: KKR batted first in a rain curtailed match and scored 111/4 in 10 overs. Andre Russell provided the impetus to the innings by scoring 45 runs off just 17 balls. RCB though did not have too much trouble chasing it down. Gayle, Kohli, and Mandeep all contributed to hand the team a victory by 7 wickets. Mandeep for his 45 runs off 18 balls was adjudged the Man of the Match.
• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers (Kolkata) 11th April 2015: It was one of those days where Chris Gayle single-handedly took the game away from the opposition. Chasing a total of 177 runs set by KKR, Gayle put a Man of the Match performance with a swashbuckling 96 off just 56 balls. RCB won the match by 3 wickets with an over to spare.
• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers (Kolkata) 22nd May 2014: KKR notched up a huge score of 195 runs thanks to the innings of Robin Uthappa. He scored 83 runs off 51 balls. Gayle fell early and none of the other batsmen could muster anything notable. KKR won the match by 30 runs.
• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers (Sharjah) 24th April 2014: This was one of THE low scoring thrillers in the tournament. Batting first, KKR set up a modest target of 151 runs for RCB to win. RCB looked all in control of the match till came a moment of brilliance from KKR’s fielding. Chris Lynn took a breathtaking catch at the mid-wicket boundary to remove AB De Villiers at a crucial stage in the game. Ultimately KKR clinched a last ball thriller to win by 2 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders – Royal Challengers Bangalore Head to Head Statistics
Date	Venue	Winning Team	Margin of Victory
18/04/2008	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	KKR	140 Runs
08/05/2008	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	KKR	5 Runs
29/04/2009	Kingsmead, Durban	RCB	5 Wickets
12/05/2009	Super Sport Park, Centurion	RCB	6 Wickets
14/03/2010	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	KKR	7 Wickets
10/04/2010	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	RCB	7 Wickets
22/04/2011	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	RCB	9 Wickets
14/05/2011	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	RCB	9 Wickets (D/L)
10/04/2012	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	KKR	42 Runs
28/04/2012	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	KKR	47 Runs
11/04/2013	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	RCB	8 Wickets
12/05/2013	JSCA international Cricket Stadium, Ranchi	KKR	5 Wickets
24/04/2014	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	KKR	2 Runs
22/05/2014	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	KKR	30 Runs
11/04/2015	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	RCB	3 Wickets
02/05/2015	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	RCB	7 Wickets