KXIP VS RCB DREAM11 PREDICTION SMALL LEAGUE TEAM NEWS, PLAYING 11

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Mohali, April 13, Saturday at 08:00 PM IST 

The second fixture of Saturday’s doubleheader will be played in Mohali as the hosts Kings XI Punjab welcome bottom-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore for their first head to head clash of the season. This will be the first time both the sides will be coming face to face in Vivo IPl 2019.

The hosts Kings XI Punjab faced a narrow 3-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians in their last encounter and would be looking to bounce back against Royal Challengers Bangalore – who is yet to register a win in the tournament. After posting 197 runs on the board, Punjab needed to defend 2 runs off the final delivery despite Kieron Pollard’s whirlwind 82 runs knock and it was Alzarri Joesph who kept his cool and hit the winning runs for Mumbai Indians.

Placed fourth, Kings XI Punjab has four wins and three defeats in 7 outings. 

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On the opposite, nothing is working out for Royal Challengers Banglore. In six encounters they have faced six defeats and are almost out of contention. They will be desperate for their first win and are standing in a must-win situation. Bangalore has been the most inconsistent side of this season with both their batting and bowling faltering on many occasions. The side has signed South Africa veteran Dale Steyn as a replacement for Nathan Coulter Nile and will be discussed upon the perfect combination.

So, can they put a promising show in Mohali and turn the tables in their favour? Till then, let’s have a look at head to head battle and other stats.

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Head to Head:

Total – 22

KXIP – 12

RCB – 10

KXIP vs RCB Team News

• Dale Steyn has replaced Nathan Coulter Nile in RCB
• Umesh Yadav can replace M Siraj tonight
• Mayank Agarwal can return for Punjab. He missed the last encounter due to a finger injury

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Toss Update 

RCB has won the toss and will bowl first

Hardus Viljoen misses out, Andrew Tye comes in for him

Mayank Agarwal is back Karun Nair misses out

David Miller is out, N Pooran comes in

One change for RCB- Umesh Yadav replaces Tim Southee

Mohali: Pitch Report & Venue Stats 

The Mohali wicket used to offer good pace and bounce to fast bowlers and has slowed down a bit over the years turning into an ideal surface for batting. However, pacers do get some assistance in the early on.  The average first innings score here in IPL is 164 so a high-scoring contest is certain.

Matches won batting first – 23

Matches won bowling first – 29

Average 1st Inns scores – 164

Average 2nd Inns scores – 154

Highest total recorded – 240/5 (20 Ov) by CSK vs KXIP

Lowest total recorded – 67/10 (17.1 Ov) by DC vs KXIP

Highest score chased – 194/6 (20 Ov) by KXIP vs DCG

Lowest score defended – 106/6 (10 Ov) by KXIP vs RCB 

KXIP VS RCB PLAYING 11

Here’s how the two sides may lineup –

KXIP Playing 11:

Wicket-keeper – Lokesh Rahul

Batsmen – Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Karun Nair/M Agarwal

All-rounder – Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Sam Curran

Bowlers – Ankit Rajpoot, Mohammed Shami, Hardus Viljoen

RCB Playing 11:

Wicket-keeper – Parthiv Patel

Batsmen – AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (c), Akshdeep Nath

All-rounder – Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali

Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Mohammed Siraj 

KXIP VS RCB SQUADS

Kings XI Punjab –

Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Chris Gayle, Sam Curran, Moises Henriques, Varun Chakravarthy, Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Simran Singh, Mohammed Shami, Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardus Viljoen, Andrew Tye, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Agnivesh Ayachi, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Harpreet Brar

Royal Challengers Bangalore –

Parthiv Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Tim Southee, Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Siraj, AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Kulwant Khejroliya, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prayas Barman

KXIP VS RCB DREAM11 TEAM

V Kohli averages 29.05 against KXIP. In 21 innings he has amassed 552 runs.

Ab de Villiers has a better average than Kohli. In 17 innings against KXIP, he has amassed 539 runs with an average of 41.46. However, spinners have dismissed him 4 times in this season.

R Ashwin has bagged 7 wickets in last 4 games and will be interesting to watch him bowl against AB de Villiers

C Gayle averages 30.66 against RCB bowlers. His last three innings score are – 18, 34 and 40

KL Rahul has two 40+ scores in last four innings against RCB and has an average of 39.33

M Shami will be the key bowler for Punjab. In 7 innings, he has bagged 9 wickets.

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