IPL 2023: 3 Players Who Will Be Crucial for Royal Challengers Bangalore to Win RCB vs KKR Match No. 36

IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore are in a roll with two consecutive wins in the last two games. They are currently ranked fifth on the table with 8 points and a NRR of -0.008. The only thing for worry for Bangalore is their NRR, which they will look to improve in the coming days. One prime reason for their negative NRR is their big loss against KKR by 81 runs in the second game.

And now they are up against the same opposition once again, but this time at home. RCB will face KKR on Wednesday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 26. It will another epic clash between the two side and RCB will want to take the revenge of the last defeat they had. Thus, they will up to it completely. As a result, we will talk about three crucial RCB players in RCB vs KKR Match No. 36.

IPL 2023: 3 Key Players for Royal Challengers Bangalore in RCB vs KKR Match No. 36

3. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli got a golden duck in the last game against RR. But prior to that game, he was in a good form and now with the captaincy, he is certainly looking like a different person altogether. But after a duck, he will look to make the most of the opportunity in the next game against KKR.

Last time, he only scored 21 runs against KKR, and Bangalore lost the game. Virat has scored 279 runs in seven innings at an average and strike rate of 46.50 and 141.62, respectively, with four half-centuries. His record in Chinnaswamy is exceptional and he is not going to miss the opportunity to score runs against KKR. Thus, Kolkata will have to dismiss him early because he a vital log of strong RCB top order.

2. Glenn Maxwell

In two of the last three games, Glenn Maxwell has come and blown away the opposition. He has scored 76 off 36 against CSK and 77 off 44 against RR, which have changed the course of the game. That means that Maxwell is at his explosive best and is fully capable to take the game away in a span of few overs.

He can become the big hurdle for KKR on Wednesday because a consistent batter with a good strike rate is the most dangerous for any team in a T20 game. Maxwell has scored 253 runs at an average of 42.17 and an impressive strike rate of 188.81, with 23 sixes. And if the big show get going against KKR, so we might see some more sixes going out of stadium.

1. Faf du Plessis

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis is currently the best batter in the competition. In the last two game, he is playing as impact substitute because of some injury concerns but he is batting at a totally different level. We are at the half way of the tournament and he has already crossed the 400-run mark.

Du Plessis has scored 405 runs in 7 innings at an excellent average of 67.50 and a strike rate of 165.31. He is the only player so score five half-centuries so far and with 25 sixes, which is the maximum in the tournament so far. Though, Virat and Maxwell are also doing pretty well but Du Plessis is the biggest wicket in the RCB top order. KKR managed to contain him in the last game and will have to do the same in the game on Wednesday.