IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be hosting Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, April 26th. The Knight Riders will look to be back on the winning path after being thrashed by 49-run at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in their last match. Bangalore, on the other hand are coming fresh off a victory against the Rajasthan Royals in their last outing. However, their home record against the Knight Riders, since the inaugural season, hasn't been great. The home side will be seeking to break the losing streak against a Knight Riders team after their last victory at home against KKR was back in 2015. RCB vs KKR head to head stats: With 17 victories and 14 defeats over RCB, KKR is in the lead in terms of face-offs. RCB, though, has triumphed four times in their last six IPL matches. Here’s the playing XI tip-off for the RCB vs KKR: Hazlewood likely to miss Australia’s Josh Hazlewood who was going under rehabilitation after joining the camp in India is most likely set to miss out on today’s game against Kolkata Knight Riders.In his absence, David Willey will start again on Wednesday. Jason Roy set to return Jason Roy, who was injured in the field and was unable to bat first against the Super Kings at Eden Gardens, is anticipated to get back at the top. RCB vs KKR Pitch Report: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has a batting-friendly surface. This field is regarded as both a batter's haven and a bowler's nightmare. During the course of the game, the wickets could be beneficial to the spinners. RCB vs KKR Predicted Playing XI RCB (Probable XI): Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj. Impact Player - Vyshak Vijaykumar. KKR (Probable XI): N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy. Impact Player - Suyansh Sharma. RCB vs KKR Squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli(c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Michael Bracewell, Siddarth Kaul, Sonu Yadav, Manoj Bhandage, Wayne Parnell, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: N Jagadeesan(w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Litton Das, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Harshit Rana, Aarya Desai
