IPL 2020 Live Score, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Latest Update: IPL 2020, Live Score RCB 8-0, 1 overs: Maxwell with an almost fantastic over for Finch. But the Australian captain seizes him this time with a SIX fine-leg sweep. It does not involve too much effort in that.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in match 31 of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Sharjah on October 15.
RCB is at number 3 on the points table with 5 wins in 7 games, while KXIP is at the bottom of the group with 6 losses in as many games.
KL Rahul scored a magnificent 132 unbeaten in just 69 deliveries in Dubai, in the first match between the two sides at IPL 2020. KXIP posted a mammoth 206 of 3 and cleared RCB by 109 recording a massive 97-run win.
The smaller field in Sharjah could see a great addition in the game, given the number of heavy hitters and hitting superstars in both units.
Kings XI Punjab
KXIP needs to win almost all of its games to have any chance of making the playoffs; It might be here that they might be at their dangerous best.
After starting the tournament strong, they have lost 5 matches in a row. KXIP’s gift should have been an easy win against KKR in Abu Dhabi. Chris Gayle is ready to play his first IPL 2020 match against RCB – this is the biggest news from KXIP camp. They would hope that the Head of the Universe could turn the fortunes of their franchise.
KL Rahul is still getting runs, but he’s not dominating bowling like he used to, he’s playing the role of accumulator and anchor and has seen a significant drop in his hit rate. This tactic is backfiring for KXIP.
However, the biggest disappointment for them has been the performance of their star finalist, Glenn Maxwell. The Aussie hasn’t moved at all at IPL 2020 – he just managed to muster 58 runs in 7 innings with a strike rate of 95.08. I could put it down to accommodate Gayle.
Mohammed Shami is your top wicket carrier in the 10 wicket competition. Chris Jordan could be replaced by James Neesham in the XI.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB has recorded complete victories in their last matches and finally seems to be shooting full blast in the tournament. The top 4 are in good shape. AB continues to be your playmaker in the tournament. He has scored 228 runs in 7 innings that have included three winners of the fifty. What’s even more significant is the speed at which he has scored these runs for his franchise, with an incredible hit rate of 185.36. This separates AB from Kohli (strike index of 127.36) and Padikkal (strike index of 126.56) and this is what makes their performances unique and dangerous.
Yuzvendra Chahal is his trump card with the ball in the middle – he is the biggest wicket catcher for RCB at IPL 2020 and has also been very restrictive going just above 7 and above. Chris Morris has been a good late addition to the unit – he’s been on the grounds and hasn’t revealed anything in the two games he’s played in the tournament.
Washington Sundar has been the forgotten hero with the ball. He has thrown 22 overs for just 108 runs, an economy rate of just 4.9. He is the best of the tournament (min. 10 overs). He has dried up runs from one winger by drowning hitters in the middle.
WHAT: IPL 2020, Match 31
WHEN: October 15 at 7:30 pm IST
WHERE: Sharjah
TELECAST: Star Sports Network
LIVE STREAM: Disney + Hotstar
Planned XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) – Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh, Mandeep Singh, James Neesham, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
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