IPL 2020: RCB vs KXIP, Predicted Playing XI, Head to Head, Match Prediction

In the 31th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on KL Rahul led Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. 

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH ??

Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab 

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Date: 15th October 2020

Time: 7:30 PM IST

RCB vs KXIP match can be watched on Starsports Network and on Disney+Hotstar in India.

PREVIEW:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore are playing fantastic cricket in IPL 2020. Their Openers Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal are giving good start, Virat Kohli and Ab De Villiers are playing good cricket in middle overs by rotating the strike and smashing boundaries at the Death. RCB's bowling has been Magnificent. Washington Sundar is economical and talking crucial wickets in the Powerplay, Yuzvendra Chahal is bowling some good spell in the middle overs. Chris Morris and Isuru Udana are taking important wickets and restricting the opposition at the death. The one thing RCB needs to Improve is their Fielding. 

Kings XI Punjab: Kl Rahul's Kings XI Punjab can be said as one the most unlucky team in IPL 2020. They have lost the games that they should have won easily. Kl Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are providing good start to team, Nicholas Pooran is playing some good knock in the middle overs. Other than these 3 all others have failed to score runs when their team needed. The major problem of Kings XI Punjab is Death Bowling, they have leaked a lot of runs at the Death. But there was a bit improvement in their last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, where they took crucial wickets and conceded less runs. 

WHAT TO EXPECT ??

In Today's match the team that bowls well wins the match. As the stadium is small the batting will be easy, so taking regular wickets is important for the bowling team. It will be a sunny day with temperatures hovering around 32°C. Humidity will be around 35% during the match and there is no chance of rain expected in today's match.

MY FANTASY 11:

KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, Nicholas Pooran, Ab De Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Chris Morris,  Yuzvendra Chahal, Isuru Udana and Mohammed Shami. 

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD

RCB and KXIP have locked horns 24 times in IPL history. RCB have won 11 times and KXIP have won 13 times. 

Matches Played: 24

Won by RCB: 11

Won by KXIP: 13

N.R/Tied/Draw: 00

SQUADS: 

RCB: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel (wk), Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Dushanbe and Adam Zampa.

KXIP: KL Rahul (c), Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Mandeep Singh, James Neesham, Tajinder Singh, Chris Jordan, Karun Nair, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Sheldon Cottrell, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Murugan Ashwin, Jagadeesha Suchith, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen and Simran Singh.

PREDICTED PLAYING XI:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammad Siraj. 

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (C & WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Mandeep Singh, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Sheldon Cottrell/Chris Jordan.