The Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on the Kings XI Punjab in match 6 of IPL 2020.
The Virat Kohli led RCB, will be coming into the contest with immense confidence after winning their opening clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
KXIP, on the other hand, suffered a heartbreaking loss in a super over against the Delhi Capitals. KL Rahul and his men will be looking to clinch their maiden victory of the campaign against RCB.
Ahead of the clash between RCB and KXIP, we present you all the cricketing fantasy tips of their match.
Match Timings and Venue
The match will be contested at the Dubai International Stadium on 24 September (Thursday) beginning from 7:30 IST.
Head To Head
Matches Played 23
KXIP Won 12
RCB Won 11
Weather Forecast
Much like their previous match which they also competed in Dubai the conditions are against expected to be notably hot. Both teams will be looking to prepare well before they take the field with temperatures hovering around 40-degree Celcius.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab- Namma11 Fantasy Tips
The Star for RCB in the last match with the bat in hand was the youngster Devdutt Paddikal and the established Ab de Villiers. Both batsmen stroked crucial half-centuries and helped their team win their opening match. These two should be starring in your fantasy XI considering their fine form.
Virat Kohli in the last match missed out as he only made 14 but the RCB skipper is never far away from scoring runs. Plus Kohli has a terrific record against XI and he will be looking to set the stage on fire when once again play against them. Kohli can also be picked as a captain of your fantasy XI for this match.
In the bowling department of RCB, you just can’t look beyond Yuzvendra Chahal. The leggie produced a brilliant performance against the Sunrisers and was awarded the man of the match for his 3 wickets.
Key RCB Players – Kohli, Chahal, Ab de Villiers
Now shifting focus to KXIP and we have to begin with Mayank Agarwal. The right-handed batsman was a lone warrior for his side in their opening match as he produced a sublime knock. Under pressure in a run chase, he almost took his side single-handedly over the finishing line.
Agarwal should be a sure shot pick in your team and can also be easily made Captain or Vice-captain of your squad.
Much like Kohli, KXIP skipper KL Rahul also missed out with the bat in the last match. Rahul will be hoping to lead from the front and help his side clinch a victory over his old franchise RCB. The elegant batsman doesn’t often fail twice in T20 cricket and all his fans will be hoping to see Vintage Rahul once again.
Mohammad Shami with the ball also showed quality in the previous match for KXIP. The young teenage sensation Ravi Bishnoi also looked promising is his debut IPL match. KXIP might look to play Mujeeb Ur Rahman in place of a foreign fast bowler considering his record against Kohli in the past.
Key Players of KXIP: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell
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Predicted XI
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (c and wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hardus Viljoen/ Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli ©, AB de Villiers, Joshua Phillippe, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris/ Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab- Namma11 Fantasy picks
Captain –Virat Kohli, Mayank Aggarwal
Vice-Captain – Ab de Villiers, KL Rahul
Batters – Virat Kohli (c), Mayank Aggarwal (c), de Villiers (VC), KL Rahul (VC)
All-Rounders – Maxwell, Sundar
Bowlers –Navdeep Saini, Chahal, Bishnoi, Shami.
Match Prediction
After winning their first match of IPL 2020, RCB will go into the contest as favourites. KXIP, on the other hand, will need to improve their death bowling against a quality RCB batting line-up.
KXIP will also need quick wickets upfront against RCB if they need to win their opening match of the season. As of now, it looks like RCB will register their second win of the season against KXIP.
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