Mighty Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Match 8 of the IPL 11 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. McCullum led RCB have faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of KKR in their opening match. Contrarily, KXIP have started their IPL 2018 campaign on a winning note by beating Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets.
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At Friday’s clash at home, the jam-packed stadium will look forward to those classic cover drives from the bat of Kohli, McCullum, Ab De Villiers and others. But it’s not going to be an easy task for them. Punjab also have some big hitters like KL Rahul, David Miller and veteran Yuvraj Singh, who are all set to pile a huge total on scoreboard.
Team News for Kings XI Punjab
Ashwin and Co. are brimming with confidence after their stunning victory at the first match. A lot of expectations will be there from KL Rahul, who hit 50 in just 14 balls. KXIP are definitely expecting one more blitzkrieg knock from him at away match. Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, Miller and Axar Patel are some other big names representing Kings XI Punjab in Friday’s clash.
The Caribbean batsman Chris Gayle is also likely to appear in Playing XI on Friday as Bangalore is the same venue where he hit swashbuckling 175 in IPL 2013. Bowling will be crucial and Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma are likely to take charge. AJ Tye’s four-over-spell will be very important for the team.
Team News for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Captain McCullum’s confidence and determination will be on cloud 9 in Bangalore. He has recently completed 9000 runs in T20 matches and is likely to play a big knock on Friday. The team is likely to retain Quinton de Kock as he is sincerely doubling up as a wicket keeper and batsman. Also, massive cheers will be there for Virat Kohli who didn’t play a big knock at his last outing.
The likes of De Villers, Sarfaraz Khan and Chris Woakes are also ready to hit big shots on Friday. They are in good form but need some fine tuning with the bat on the ground against quality spin bowling. Umesh Yadav, Woakes and Chahal are likely to take charge of RCB’s bowling. For additional option, RCB might pick up Pawan Negi replacing Mandeep Singh. Also, Kulwant Khejroliya is likely to appear in RCB playing XI tomorrow.
Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Brendon McCullum (Captain), Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, Chris Woakes, AB de Villiers, Sarfraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kulwant Khejroliya.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP): Ravichandran Ashwin (Captain), AJ Tye, Mohit Sharma KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel and Mujeeb ur Rahman.
Head-to-Head: Played 20, KXIP won 12, RCB won 8
Winner Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Winning Total: 190
Venue and Time: The match will start at 8PM from M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Watch it LIVE on Star Sports Network.
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