KL Rahul's Kings XI Punjab did not have the expected start in the IPL 2020 League. Their first match with the Delhi capitals showed great captaincy and excellent bowling and fielding skills but the squad is miffed by the erroneous one-run short signal that could have altered the course of the match. Mayank Agarwal batted brilliantly to get Kings XI Punjab level with Delhi Capitals only for them to lose two wickets and perform miserably in the Super Over.
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With all the pain and controversy, KL Rahul and his Kings XI Punjab side would be looking to make a comeback and win against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Speaking about Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore, the team is full of confidence after their first victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad. RCB is at the third position in the points table after registering a cracking victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The rising-star Devdutt Padikkal and AB de Villers scored half-centuries in the match against the SRH, while Shivam Dube and Yuzvendra Chahal are done the job with the ball. The inclusion of Aaron Finch in the top order strengthens the batting line-up and with the likes of Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar at No.6 and 7, the team looks solid. They are likely to be unchanged for this game.
This is going to be an exciting match between the two sides, Royals are definitely stronger in terms of team balance.
My Fantasy11 prediction for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab:
KL Rahul(Captain), Virat Kohli(vice-captain), Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Shivam Dube, Krishnappa Gowtham, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, and Ravi Bishnoi
Probable XI for both the sides
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Josh Philippe (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (C, wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran/Chris Gayle, Sarfaraz Khan, Glenn Maxwell, Krishnappa Gowtham, Chris Jordan, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Josh Philippe(w), Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Parthiv Patel, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Chris Morris, Adam Zampa, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed
Kings XI Punjab Squad: Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, James Neesham, Deepak Hooda, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Ishan Porel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar