IPL 2020 LIVE SCORE, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab latest updates: Finally, KXIP wins the match by 8 wickets! Chahal finishes off the end. He does not run from the first two balls. Gayle goes for the big hit in the next, but falls short in the middle of the field for a race. Another point and followed by Gayle is over. Pooran, under pressure, goes down to the court and manages to clear the long fielder on a six. Phew!
Earlier in the season when these two teams clashed, KXIP captain KL Rahul made a sensational century (132 not out) delivering a 97-run beating to RCB Kohli. It has been a remarkable change for both teams since that match. The win over RCB is the only time Punjab managed to clinch both points. They are currently at the bottom of the table after seven games, suffering defeats six times.
RCB has won its two previous matches and ranks third with 10 points. Both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are fit, but it is their players who impressed in their previous match.
Bowling on a difficult course in Sharjah, the RCB players did a phenomenal job against Kolkata Knight Riders. Spinners Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal were outstanding in their spells as RCB reduced KKR to 112/9 in 20 overs and won the match by a massive 97 runs.
For KXIP, Chris Gayle has recovered from food poisoning and will likely start the game against his former team. “For all the fans, the wait is over. The Universe Boss is back. I know everyone has been waiting so long, the wait is over unless something dramatic happens again to Universe Boss, which I hope not.” Gayle said.
After losing a few close matches, Punjab is in a desperate state. A victory could boost KXIP’s morale, but RCB are the favorites and will seek to punish Rahul and company for what happened in the previous match.
Squads:
Full Squad of Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Mann, Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Pavan Deshpande, Parthiv Patel, Joshua Philippe, Shahbaz Ahmad.
Kings XI Punjab Full Team: KL Rahul (Captain), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Sheldon Cottrell, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Arshdeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, M Ashwin, J Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh.
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