Royal Challengers Bangalore will face a stiff task when they take on the might of the Kings XI Punjab in Dubai, who have been on a winning spree in the Indian Premier League 2014. Catch all the live updates here...
Royal Challengers Bangalore take on top-placed Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on Monday. Catch all the live updates here. (Scorecard| Commentary | Points Table | Fixtures )
Preview: Kings XI Punjab keen to continue good form
Left in disarray after consecutive losses, Royal Challengers Bangalore face the arduous task of taming the yet-to-be-beaten table-toppers Kings XI Punjab when the two sides clash in an IPL match here on Monday.
The contrast in their fortunes could not have been deeper going into Monday's match given that Punjab are yet to taste defeat this IPL while Bangalore have lost two matches on the trot.
RCB, sans West Indian marauder Chris Gayle who is nursing a sore back, were completely outplayed in their most recent match -- against Rajasthan Royals. (Read full preview here )
Forget horror show against Royals, Kohli urges RCB
The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hard pressed to bounce back after a disastrous defeat against Rajasthan Royals. RCB were bowled out for 70, their lowest ever in the IPL, and they will need to come out all guns blazing against Kings XI Punjab. Virat Kohli has already urged his team to forget the horror show against the Royals and come Monday, the players will be expected to follow Kohli's lead and come up with a spirited performance against Kings XI.
Squads:
Kings XI Punjab: GJ Bailey (Captain), Anureet Singh, P Awana, L Balaji, R Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh, BE Hendricks, MG Johnson, Karanveer Singh, M Kartik, Mandeep Singh, SE Marsh, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, AR Patel, NLTC Perera, CA Pujara, WP Saha, Sandeep Sharma, V Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, SN Thakur, M Vohra
Royal Challengers Bangalore: V Kohli (Captain), VR Aaron, AN Ahmed, YS Chahal, AB de Villiers, AB Dinda, CH Gayle, SB Jakati, NJ Maddinson, T Mishra, JA Morkel, M Muralitharan, HV Patel, PA Patel, R Rampaul, S Rana, S Sandeep Warrier, MA Starc, YV Takawale, Yuvraj Singh, VH Zol
Story first published on: Monday, 28 April 2014 16:18
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