The match 42 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Wednesday, April 24.
With two back to back wins, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will aim for yet another victory and keep their slim chances of making it to the playoffs. RCB would take a lot of confidence from their last victory against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) which they registered despite heroics from MS Dhoni in a nail-biting clash.
KXIP, on the other hand, lost their previous game against the Delhi Capitals at the Feroz Shah Kotla in the national capital. Apart from KL Rahul and Chris Gayle, their batsmen have not been performing — a worrying sign for the Punjab-based franchise who are at the fifth position in the points table
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 42- RCB vs KXIP will take place at 08:00 PM IST on Wednesday, April 24.
- The match will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Condition/Report:
RCB vs KXIP is going to be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The weather should be good for cricket on match day with only a small likelihood of rainfall predicted. The pitch used at the Chinnaswamy in the previous match was a bit slower than what we have seen so far. Hopefully, the groundsman will be able to go back to making a batting beauty for this match.
Team News:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
RCB have made a comeback by winning back-to-back games and are expected to feature the same playing XI as they played with in the last match against CSK. Parthiv is not going anywhere now, but we can expect to see Moeen Ali move back to his number four position.
RCB Team (from): Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Tim Southee, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini, Shimron Hetmyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Kulwant Khejroliya, Devdutt Padikkal, Prayas Barman.
Possible XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pawan Negi, Akshdeep Nath, Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP):
We could see some changes if Mujeeb ur Rahman and Moises Henriques have regained their fitness.
KXIP Team (From): Chris Gayle, Moises Henriques, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardus Viljoen, Andrew Tye, Sam Curran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Agnivesh Ayachi, Darshan Nalkande, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar
Possible XI: Chris Gayle, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Murugan Ashwin, Hardus Viljoen, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: In wicketkeeping, both RCB’s Parthiv Patel and KXIP’s KL Rahul are in their top forms and both are the right picks for your Dream 11 squad. But KL Rahul is slightly a better choice over Parthiv Patel.
Batsmen: For RCB, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Akshdeep Nath are the top picks while for KXIP Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal and Mandeep Singh are expected to do the destruction.
All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis will be featuring as all-rounders from RCB while KXIP will feature Sam Curran as their prime all-rounder.
Bowlers: For RCB, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini are the top bowlers while for KXIP, Hardus Viljoen, Murugan Ashwin and Ravichandran Ashwin will lead the bowling unit.
Captain and Vice Captain: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, KL Rahul are the top picks for captain and vice captain.
Dream 11 pick #1:
Chris Gayle (c), KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli (vc), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Mandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini.
- Captain: Chris Gayle
- Vice Captain: Virat Kohli
Dream 11 pick #2:
Chris Gayle, KL Rahul (wk; vc), Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (c), Mandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Ravi Ashwin, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Hardus Viljoen.
- Captain: AB de Villiers
- Vice Captain: KL Rahul
