When is RCB's next match in IPL 2024? Date, Time & Opposition
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) went down to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 25 runs in match 30 of IPL 2024 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, April 15.
RCB's latest defeat was their fifth consecutive loss in IPL 2024 and sixth in seven matches. They remain at the bottom of the 10-team points table, with just two points and a poor net run rate of -1.185.
Bengaluru will hope for much better luck when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their next match of IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, April 21. Against SRH, Bengaluru conceded 287-3 after winning the toss and bowling first. Travis Head slammed a brilliant 102 off 41 for Hyderabad, while Heinrich Klaasen contributed 67 off 31.
In their chase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru fought hard but finished on 262-7. Keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik top-scored with 83, while skipper Faf du Plessis contributed 62 off 28. While SRH's score of 287 is a record IPL total, the match aggregate of 549 runs is also a record for any T20 game.
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RCB face another tough challenge against KKR
Having lost five matches in a row, Royal Challengers Bengaluru's next opponent will be the Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders.
The KKR vs RCB clash at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 21 will be match number 36 of IPL 2024. It will be a day game, which starts at 3:30 pm IST. The toss takes place at 3:00 pm IST.
KKR have been in fantastic form in IPL 2024. They are second in the points table, with four wins and a loss from five matches. They began their campaign with a close four-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring match at Eden Gardens.
In their second match, Kolkata hammered Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Batting first, RCB posted 182-6, which KKR chased with ease in 16.5 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders completed a hat-trick of wins when they hammered Delhi Capitals by 106 runs in Visakhapatnam.
KKR's winning spree was halted by defending champions Chennai Super Kings, who thumped them by seven wickets at Chepauk, coming up with a clinical all-round effort.
Kolkata, though, returned to winning ways by topping the Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets in a home game.