Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders match prediction 28th match

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Top three winning deals from the match

The 2020 Indian Premier League is heating up and a slip up for either teams - Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders could prove vital in the context of the championship. With identical points in their respective kitty, there’s no way any team would want to lose points when the players take the field at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, this Monday evening.

To make your Monday even more memorable, I have already assorted the top three bets for you from the market and listed them below. Go through my analysis and invest your money accordingly to win lucrative returns.

Kolkata Knight Riders - Total Opening Partnership under 23.5 runs @ 1.87 (Leo Vegas)

The bet is a winning one, just because of the unpredictability of the opening pairs Kolkata Knight Riders have fielded in this edition of the 2020 Indian Premier League. So far this season, the opening stands were - 14, 6, 36, 8, 37, 12, having amassed a total of 113 runs, at a rate of 22.6 runs per innings, failing to score even 24 runs in four of those matches. The management has shuffled with the opening pair so far, trying out many combinations and are yet to zero-in on a particular pair.

In the last four matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore, KKR's opening stands were - 6, 28, 59, 16, scoring at a rate of 109 runs, averaging 27.25 runs per innings, but managed to register 24 runs in just two of the above-mentioned matches. The only match they played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium this season, Sunil Narine fell early, when the scoreboard was just 8. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore have conceded more than 23 runs for the opening stand, in just three of their six matches played this season. With odds of 1.87 on offer, we should not ignore this bet.

Kolkata Knight Riders to hit over 10.5 sixes @ 1.72 (Bet 365)

Even though it looks too tough an ask to exactly foretell whether the team might hit 11 sixes in a match, we have to look at the situation in another way. In the last five matches, the IPL side has hit a total of 41 sixes in six matches, at a rate of 6.83 hits per innings, which is not what we're looking for. But, the fact that the only time they managed to hit over 10 sixes in a match (14 sixes) was during the only match they played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium - the venue with the smallest ground dimensions.

In the last four H2H matches between these two sides, Kolkata Knight Riders have hit a total of 41 sixes (14, 12, 6, 9), averaging 10.25 hits per match, having struck at least 11 in two of those games. For the records, only five matches have been played at the venue so far, with a total of 128 sixes in 10 innings, at a rate of 12.8 hits per innings, which pretty much satisfies our criteria. To make it more obvious, 8 of the 10 innings had witnessed at least 11 sixes. This is a winning bet and you should place your bets soon.

Kolkata Knight Riders to hit over 13.5 boundaries @ 2.0 (Bet 365)

We are again going with Kolkata Knight Riders, cause that is the standard they have set over the years. In the last six matches so far, the IPL side has hit a total of 82 boundaries, scoring at a rate of 13.66 hits per innings, having hit at least 14 in three of those matches. In the 14 matches they have played so far, they have registered a total of 195 boundaries, at a rate of 13.92 (almost 14) hits per match, which pretty much satisfies our criteria in this particular bet.

In the last five H2H matches between these two sides, Kolkata Knight Riders have hit a total of 77 boundaries (17, 15, 18, 15, 12), at a rate of 15.4 hits per match, having struck at least 14 in four of those matches. On the flip side, Royal Challengers Bangalore have hit a total of 79 boundaries in six matches, at a rate of 13.16 runs per match, even though they have not played a single match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium so far. I have placed this bet already. What about you?