Squads –
PBKS –
KL Rahul (C & WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Prabhsimran Singh, Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, Darshan Nalkande, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel , Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar
RCB –
Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Suyesh Prabhudessai, K.S. Bharat, Finn Allen
Team News –
PBKS –
– The Kings from punjab have lost 4 of their 6 games and still are in a decent position in the table , a win or 2 in next few games could make them easy for the playoffs.
– Team can bring in David Malan for out of form Nicolas Pooran and Also can bring in another spin option in form of Murugan Ashwin.
– Teams likely 4 foreign options will be Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran/David Malan, Moises Henriques/Chris Jordan/Jhye Richardson(any 2).
– KL Rahul and Mayank Agrawal will open the innings for PBKS. Both form a formidable opening pair and attacks from the very first ball. Both smashed a 122 run opening partnership in game against DC and in very good individual form.
– Christopher Henry Gayle will bat at 1 down. Gayle needs no introduction and also is in good form scoring match winning 42 in game against MI.
– Nicolas Pooran/David Malan will bat at 2 down. Pooran is a very aggressive batsman and attack from word go. Team can give chance to Malan this game after too many failures this season.
– Deepak Hooda and Shahrukh Khan will hold the middle order of team. Shahrukh has emerged himself as a finisher in the domestic circuit and has been assigned same role over here. He smashed 47 against CSK and 22 off 17 in game against SRH.
– Teams middle order is quite weak as they don’t have any proper batsman after this pair.
– Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Hooda will be the spin option in the team. Murugan Ashwin can also play as another spin option.
– Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Jordan and Jhye Richardson/Henriques will assist them.
RCB –
– RCB are in a very strong position in the IPL this season with 5 wins in 6 games and are looking clear favorates to win this contest. Team will likely go unchanged.
– Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson both will not be available for rest of the IPL as they have went back to Australia.
– Scott Kuggeleijn the bowling Allrounder from New Zealand haa been roped in as a replacement for Kane Richardson and is available for selection this game.
– Virat Kohli will open along with Devdutt Padikkal. Paddikal has been in red hot form in Syed Mushtaq as well as Vijay Hazare trophy and scored his maiden ton last 2nd game against RR. Virat is looking slightly rusty but is a big player and can score anyday.
– Rahat Patidar will bat at 1 down. Rajat showed his class in last game scoring a brilliant 31 of 22 balls. He is a brilliant player of spin.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat at 2 down followed by AB De Villiers at 5. Maxwell has been brilliant in the 1st 3 games so far being team’s highest run getter. AB as always showed his class in last game scoring unbeaten 72 runs.
– Kyle Jamieson along with Washington Sunder will play the role of Allrounders. Sunder is looking very much out of touch with the bat.
– Yuzi Chahal and Washington Sundar will handle the spin section. Glenn Maxwell can assist them with his off spin.
– Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj and Daniel Sams will be the pace attack of RCB.
Probably XI –
PBKS –
KL Rahul, Mayank Agrawal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicolas Pooran/David Malan, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques/Jhye Richardson/Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
RCB –
Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(wk), Kyle Jamieson, Daniel Sams, Washington Sunder, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzi Chahal, Harshal Patel
Pitch Report –
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
The Narendra Modi Stadium is a newly renewed stadium and is the biggest Cricket Stadium in the World. Here last series was played between India and England where scorer as low as 124 and as high as 224 were recorded here.
H2H : 26
RCB : 12
PBKS : 14
Average Score : 170(last 3 games)
Team Blueprint –
WK –
KL Rahul( Open, RHB, highest scorer of IPL from last 2 seasons, 371 runs in 9 innings against RCB, 60* last 2nd game, Must have)
AB De Villiers ( 3 down + wk, no intro needed, one of the best t20 batsman ever played, 72* in last game against DC, Must have)
M Azharuddeen ( 1 down/middle order, excellent Striker of the ball, 137(54b) against Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq trophy recently, Must try if plays)
Nicolas Pooran( 2/3 down, LHB + wk, 353 runs last IPL with a SR of 169, can be a crusial GL pick)
BAT –
Chris Gayle( 1 down, LHB, universal boss no intro needed, 42(35b) in last 2nd game , 261 runs with an average of 54 against RCB, Must have)
Virat Kohli( Open, highest run getter in IPL, 466 runs last season, Virat Averages massive 107 at the Ahmedabad with 334 runs, Must have)
Devdutt Padikkal ( Open, LHB, 473 runs last season, 4 100s in Vijay Hazare season recently, red hot form, 101* last 2nd game, Must have)
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down, RHB + part time off spin, 39, 59, 78 in 1st 3 games till now, red hot form, Must have)
Finn Allen ( Opener/1 down, RHB, one of the players with great bat swing, 512 runs in NZ domestic t20 season recently at a SR of 193, Must have if plays)
Mayank Agrawal( Open, RHB, very attacking, was brilliant with 424 runs in 11 innings last season, scoring at a very good rate in powerplay)
D Malan( 1 down, LHB, #1 t20 batsman in world cricket, 148 runs in t20 series against India recently, Must have if plays)
Mandeep Singh( Middle order, RHB, will play as a finisher, 186 runs with a brilliant SR of 140 in syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy recently, can be a good differential pick)
Shahrukh Khan( Middle order, RHB, SR of 236 in Syed Mushtaq trophy recently, 22(17b) last 2nd game, will play as an finisher)
Sarfaraz Khan( Middle order, RHB, known for his unorthodox Batting, didn’t played a game so far )
Rajat Patidar ( 1 down, young talent, scored excellent 54, 104 in 2 practice games recently, can strike the ball big, 31(22b) last game )
ALL –
M Henriques( 3/4 down, RHB + Right Arm medium fast, very highly experienced, 56,43,38,18 in BBL2020, bowled in powerplay last game with 1w)
Deepak Hooda ( RHB + off spin, 2 down, had a very impressive season so far, 1w last game, Must)
Dan Christian ( Medium pacer + RHB, very good hitter of the ball, loads of experience, 5172 runs + 259 t20 Wickets, 272 runs + 15 Wickets in BBL2020, bowling 1-2 overs)
Daniel Sams ( Left arm fast + RHB, very attacking batsman, 63 Wickets + 431 runs in 47 BBL games, Batting SR of 142, bowled just 2 overs last game)
Washington Sunder ( Off spin + very reliable batsman, can play as a floater, 8 Wickets last season but at an excellent eco of 5.8, 1 Wicket last game)
Shahbaz Ahmed ( 1 down/lower order, Slow left arm + LHB, 95(48b) in practice game 2nd , 3 Wickets in 2nd game, can be an excellent pick for 8cr if plays )
Fabian Allen( Slow left arm + hard hitter , 482 runs + 19 Wickets in t20 with a Batting SR of 157, was dropped last game )
BOWL –
M Shami( Right Arm Fast, India’s premium pacer, 20 Wickets last season, 1 Wickets in last game)
Chris Jordan( Right Arm medium fast, known for death bowling skills, 9 Wickets last season, 30 runs with bat)
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB overall and also in last season, 123 IPL Wickets, 3 Wickets in 5
6 games this season )
Mohammad Siraj( Right Arm fast, has been on his peak form recently, 11 Wickets in 9 games last season, 3 Wickets last 2nd game, 1w last game, Must have )
Harshal Patel ( Right Arm medium fast, will be bowling in death overs, 17 Wickets in 6 games so far, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, can touch upto 150ks, 3/40 , 2/33 in 2 practice games recently, was dropped last game)
Kyle Jamieson ( Right Arm fast medium + excellent Striker of the ball, 7ft tall, 60+ T20 Wickets in 27 innings + 250+ runs at a very good SR of 140, 1w last game, must pick )
Jhye Richardson( Right Arm Fast, SR of just 17 in t20 cricket, 26 Wickets this BBL, 2 Wickets but very expensive last 2nd game, was dropped in last 2 games )
Riley Meredith( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, can bowl upto 150ks, 16 Wickets this BBL, was dropped last 2 games)
Arshdeep Singh( Left arm medium fast, young talent, 9 Wickets in 8 games last season, 6 Wickets in last 6 games, will bowl in death )
C/VC –
PBKS –
KL Rahul
Chris Gayle
Mayank Agrawal
RCB –
Virat Kohli
AB De Villiers
Glenn Maxwell
Devdutt Padikkal