Probable XI –
Kings XI Punjab –
KL Rahul (C & WK), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Josh Phillippe (wk), Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
2. Virat Kohli
3. Ab De Villiers(C)
4. Devdutt Padikal
5. Mayank Agarwal
6. Washington Sundar
7. Krishnappa Gowtham
8. Glenn Maxwell
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Navdeep Saini
11. Mohammad Shami
-Ab De Villiers has scored 680 runs at an average of 52 in 19 innings which makes him best to have as captain.
-Lokesh Rahul has batted at an average of 35 in H2H while looked in good touch during last match too.
-Aaron Finch & Devdutt Padikal both might score 25-30 runs only considering their average and form respectively.
-Mohammad Shami & Chahal are must have as they have taken atleast a wicket or two against the opponent.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
2. Ab De Villiers
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Aaron Finch
5. Karun Nair
6. Washington Sundar
7. Krishnappa Gowtham
8. Glenn Maxwell
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Ravi Bishnoi
11. Mohammad Shami
-Mayank Agarwal has struggled against RCB as his average is off 17 only while Karun Nair is available in less credits and scored runs at an average of 25 which is decent.
-Took Aaron Finch since dropping Mayank gave us some extra credits. He can be lethal in the power plays.
-Ravi Bishnoi Performed well in last match & is also available in less credits so picking him in SL would be a wise choice.
-Virat Kohli has scored 632 runs at an average of 30 in 23 innings so expecting a top knock from him in this match since it’s due from long time.
Grand League Combination –
1. Lokesh Rahul
2. Ab De Villiers
3. Devdutt Padikal
4. Karun Nair
5. Shivam Dube
6. Washington Sundar
7. Krishnappa Gowtham
8. Glenn Maxwell(C)
9. Yuzvendra Chahal(VC)
10. Chris Jordan
11. Mohammad Shami
– Glenn Maxwell has struggled only against Yuzvendra Chahal but if he managed to bypass him anyhow, then he can play a top knock in this match.
-Expecting Yuzvendra Chahal to take atleast 2-3 wickets considering his consistency against the batsmen of the KXIP.
-Dropped Aaron Finch & Virat Kohli since they have struggled badly against Chris Jordan & Yuzvendra Chahal respectively.
-Shivam Dube & Washington Sundar can play crucial role with both bat & ball if RCB’s lineups fall.