Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match prediction 20 Sep 2021

KKR vs RCB 31st Match Predictions & Betting Tips

Two time champions, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, will be battling it out in the 31st match of the Indian Premier League. This forthcoming game will be hosted at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 20, Monday. This gives us a chance to make some cash and therefore, I have accumulated three of the best betting tips from the KKR vs RCB clash.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore are two of the fiercest of rivals in the IPL. Their rivalry dates back to the opening match of the season in which the current coach of KKR announced himself in the big T20 stage scoring 158* runs alone, thereby crushing RCB in that game. However, things have changed for Virat Kohli and co. and the numbers will tell you a different story now. The last time these two sides met earlier in this season, the Men in Red mauled the men in Purple by 38 runs!

The only thing that remains elusive for Kohli to achieve in the IPL is the silverware itself. RCB have never won the IPL and they will leave no stones unturned to achieve the feat. They began the IPL 2021 on a fabulous note, winning 5 out of their 7 matches and losing just 2. RCB needs 3 more wins to cement a place in the playoffs and they definitely will start as the favourites against KKR in the upcoming game. Fireworks can be expected from this fixture and you can also reap rewards through the top betting tips that I have gathered from the KKR vs RCB encounter.

KKR vs RCB Player Bets:

The player bets are extremely reliable and they are purely based on numbers and a bit of luck of course. Therefore, Glenn Maxwell and Rahul Tripathi are my choice from this upcoming fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Glenn Maxwell to score over 22.5 runs

The Big Show, as we cricket aficionados love to refer to him as, entered IPL 2021 with massive expectations. With big bucks on his name once again from the IPL 2021 auction, Maxwell had to deliver for RCB this season and boy he did! In 7 matches so far, the Australian big-hitter has scored 223 runs at an average of 37.17. The last time he played against KKR earlier this season, Maxwell smashed his way to 78 runs from 49 balls.

Maxwell averages 34.75 with the bat after 6 matches and 139 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. He also has 417 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders at an average of 32.07 in the IPL. Overall, the Aussie has featured in 313 T20 games in his career until now, scoring 6901 runs at an average of 27.21. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Glenn Maxwell to score over 22.5 runs in the KKR vs RCB match prediction.

Rahul Tripathi to score over 18.5 runs

The next man in my list who can make you money, is Kolkata Knight Riders’ probable opener for the rest of the season, Rahul Tripathi. This attacking right hander has been a valuable addition to this Men in Purple squad. He can score runs quickly at the top of the order and he is consistent, which is why I have picked him for this bet. Tripathis has scored 187 runs in 7 matches at an average of 26.71. That’s all KKR need, those quick fiery starts and for us that is way above the target.

In 11 matches in the United Arab Emirates, he has scored 230 runs at an average of 23.00. Tripathi has also played 18 matches for the two time champions and has notched up 417 runs at an average of 24.53. Most importantly, in 8 matches against RCB, the right-handed batsman has scored 238 runs at an average of 47.60. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Rahul Tripathi to score over 18.5 runs in the KKR vs RCB match prediction.

KKR vs RCB Team Bet:

I could have gone with one more team bet in the form of the match winner but cricket is a funny game and you never know what happens next! KKR could upset RCB as well and thus I chose to leave that market out. However, there is one team bet I am quite sanguine about is the six-hitting agenda of KKR. Therefore, I have picked that up from the KKR vs RCB head-to-head battle.

KKR to hit more sixes

Lastly, we are going to discuss the six-hitting prowess of the two sides - KKR and RCB. However, since I am already aware of the statistics, I know that the Knight Riders have more muscle power than the Challengers of Bangalore. Kolkata Knight Riders clobbered 86 sixes in the previous season of the IPL, whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore could only clear the ropes 66 times.

The Knight Riders have managed to hit more sixes than the Challengers Bangalore in the last couple of head-to-head encounters. The two teams played a solitary game at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium - RCB may have won that game by some distance but they lost the six-hitting battle. In the last meeting earlier this season, RCB could hit 7 sixes and in reply, KKR smashed 9 of them. Dafabet is offering incredible bets of 2.12 for Kolkata Knight Riders to hit more sixes in the KKR vs RCB match prediction.