IPL 2026, Match 57: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 57th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on May 13th at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Rajat Patidar will captain RCB, while Ajinkya Rahane will lead KKR. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | RCB vs KKR |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match No. | 57th T20 |
| Date | 13 May 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium |
| Teams | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
RCB VS KKR – Full Squad
| RCB Squad | Role | KKR Squad | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bethell | All Rounder | Ajinkya Rahane (C) | Batter |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | Finn Allen | Batter |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Batter | Cameron Green | All Rounder |
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) | Batter | Manish Pandey | Batter |
| Tim David | Batter | Rinku Singh | Batter |
| Krunal Pandya | All Rounder | Rovman Powell | Batter |
| Romario Shepherd | All Rounder | Anukul Roy | All Rounder |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler | Sunil Narine | All Rounder |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler | Kartik Tyagi | Bowler |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | Vaibhav Arora | Bowler |
| Rasikh Salam | Bowler | Varun Chakaravarthy | Bowler |
| Philip Salt | Batter | Ramandeep Singh | All Rounder |
| Swapnil Singh | All Rounder | Umran Malik | Bowler |
| Nuwan Thushara | Bowler | Matheesha Pathirana | Bowler |
| Abhinandan Singh | Bowler | Prashant Solanki | Bowler |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All Rounder | Tejasvi Dahiya | Batter |
| Jacob Duffy | Bowler | Rahul Tripathi | Batter |
| Satvik Deswal | Bowler | Tim Seifert (WK) | Batter |
| Mangesh Yadav | All Rounder | Sarthak Ranjan | Batter |
| Jordan Cox | Batter | Daksh Kamra | All Rounder |
| Vicky Ostwal | Bowler | Rachin Ravindra | All Rounder |
| Vihaan Malhotra | All Rounder | Blessing Muzarabani | Bowler |
| Kanishk Chouhan | All Rounder | Saurabh Dubey | Bowler |
| — | — | Navdeep Saini | Bowler |
RCB VS KKR – Predicted Playing 11
| RCB Predicted Playing XI | KKR Predicted Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Philip Salt | Finn Allen |
| Virat Kohli | Ajinkya Rahane (C) |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Angkrish Raghuvanshi |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Cameron Green |
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) | Rinku Singh |
| Tim David | Rovman Powell |
| Krunal Pandya | Sunil Narine |
| Romario Shepherd | Ramandeep Singh |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Josh Hazlewood | Vaibhav Arora |
| Suyash Sharma | Anukul Roy |
| Impact Player: Rasikh Salam | Impact Player: Kartik Tyagi |
FAQs
The match will be played on May 13, 2026, at 7:30 PM IST.
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