Bangalore retained their side, which beat Rajasthan Royals, while Pune made three changes as Mitchell marsh came in place of Ajantha Mendis, Ishwar Pandey replaced Abhishek Nayar and Ali Murtaza drafted in place of leggie Rahul Sharma in the final eleven.
After a clinical win against Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be keen to continue their fantastic run against the Pune Warriors.
Royal Challengers are on a roll after winning five matches they have played at home this season and would not want to fritter away their best chance to gain two more vital points before they play their next six games away.
The games would be a difficult proposition, considering they have lost both their away games against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings.
Unlike the previous IPL seasons, the Royal Challengers have managed to get rid of the tag of being over-dependent on explosive West Indian batsman Chris Gayle.
Unlike last year when he struggled to get runs, Kohli has been in great form and is already the Orange Cap holder for smashing 322 runs in seven games with three scintillating half centuries to his credit.
De Villiers has been the perfect foil to Gayle and Kohli, playing second fiddle to both in-form batsmen.
As far as Royal Challengers' bowling is concerned, after a couple of hiccups against Hyderabad and Chennai, they have delivered fine performances.
Vinay Kumar and Ravi Rampaul have been outstanding, especially in the absence of bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan.
In contrast, batting problems have plagued Pune Warriors who were handed a defeat by Kings XI Punjab in their last match.
Their top guns -- Yuvraj Singh Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey -- haven't been consistent.
The exception has been Aaron Finch who has scored an aggregate of 211 runs in five matches with three half centuries under his belt.
Pune have already broken an 11-match losing streak but the IPL side has put up ordinary performances barring a couple of matches, which they won against Rajasthan and CSK.
On the bowling front, Ashok Dinda and Bhuvneshwar Kumar need to do better for Pune Warriors.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Arun Karthik, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Ravi Rampaul, Murali Kartik, Saurabh Tiwary.
Pune Warriors India: Aaron Finch (captain), Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Ishwar Pandey, Mitchell
Marsh, Mithun Manhas, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Luke Wright, Ali Murtaza Steve Smith.
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