The match 28 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Royal Challengers Banaglore (RCB) at the IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali on Saturday, April 13.
Punjab failed to defend 197 against Mumbai Indians in their last match with Kieron Pollard’s knock of a 31-ball 83 blowing them away. But barring that piece of individual brilliance to which few teams have an answer, R Ashwin’s wards have looked in great shape and the India Test office has led from the front.
On the other hand, RCB have lost six matches on the trot, finding themselves rooted to the bottom of the eight-team table. RCB slumped to their sixth straight defeat after going down against Delhi Capitals last Sunday.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 28- KXIP vs RCB will take place at 08:00 PM IST on Saturday, April 13.
- The match will be played at the IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Condition/Report:
The temperature will be in the 35-degree Celsius mark throughout the game and the humidity will be in the high 20s during the game. Clouds are expected to be there, but there’s no threat of rain as of now.
The pitch has been a sporting one and it won’t change much in tomorrow’s match.
- Average first-innings score: – 177 – Last 4 night IPL matches in Mohali
- Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 3
Team News:
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP):
For Punjab, Chris Gayle who struck massive sixes and boundaries in the last match has a back injury and he might miss out. Moises Henriques might be his replacement.
KXIP Team (from): Ravichandran Ashwin (Captain), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Andrew Tye, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Karun Nair, Moises Henriques, Varun Chakravarthi, Harpreet Brar, Simran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Hardus Viljoen, Ankit Rajpoot, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi.
Probable XI: KL Rahul (WK), Sam Curran, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Moises Henriques, Ravi Ashwin (c), Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Royal Challengers Banaglore (RCB):
Royal Challengers Banaglore are expected to play with the same playing XI as they played with in the last match.
RCB Team (From): Virat Kohli (Captain), Parthiv Patel (wicket-keeper), AB de Villiers, Colin de Grandhomme, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Moeen Ali, Shimron Hetmyer, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Devdutt Padikkal, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Pawan Negi, Washington Sundar, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Barman, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee.
Probable XI: Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: In wicketkeeping, considering his current form, KL Rahul from KXIP maintains a slight upper hand over RCB’s Parthiv Patel.
Batsmen: For KXIP, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh are the top most picks besides KL Rahul while for RCB, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali are expected to do the destruction.
All-rounders: Moises Henriques, Sam Curran will be featuring as all-rounders from KXIP while RCB will feature Marcus Stoinis and Colin de Grandhomme as their prime all-rounders.
Bowlers: For KXIP, Ravi Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are the top picks among bowlers while for RCB, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal should be the key bowlers.
Captain and Vice Captain: KL Rahul, Sam Curran, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers are the top picks for captain and vice captain.
IPL 2019, KXIP vs RCB preview: Must win game for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Dream 11 pick #1:
KL Rahul (c, wk), Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (vc), Sam Curran, Marcus Stoinis, Moises Henriques, Ravi Aswin, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal.
- Captain: KL Rahul
- Vice Captain: AB de Villiers
Dream 11 pick #2:
Virat Kohli ©, KL Rahul (wk), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Mayank Agarwal, Sam Curran (vc), Marcus Stoinis, Colin de Grandhomme, Ravi Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Shami.
- Captain: Virat Kohli
- Vice Captain: Sam Curran
