IPL 2017: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 5 factors of winning
The Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on the Kings XI Punjab at Indore in match 8 of IPL 2017 on April 10. Two teams who rely mainly on their batsmen to win them matches, but ironically, their first wins in the tournament have come courtesy their bowlers. While the Kings XI bowlers restricted the Rising Pune Supergiant to a chasable total, the RCB bowlers did a great job to restrict the DD to 142 when they were chasing 158 to win.
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It won’t be long before their batsmen come to the fore and start winning matches for them. While the RCB have the firepower of Gayle, Watson, Jadhav and Mandeep in their top 4, the Kings have Amla, Maxwell, Miller and Stoinis to answer all questions the RCB bowlers might ask of them.
A contest between these two equally matched sides is sure to be a mouth-watering one.
Let’s take a look at 5 winning factors for the teams:
#1 With the bat
It doesn’t happen very often that when a side plays against RCB, it is the stronger batting side, but it will surely be the case here as RCB are struggling with injuries and are without the services of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and KL Rahul. Kings XI, on the other hand, have four explosive overseas batsmen in their ranks, in Amla, skipper Maxwell, David Miller and Marcus Stoinis.
Among the Indian batsmen, the Kings XI will rely on the talented Manan Vohra, in the absence of Murali Vijay, to give them a good start in the company of the classy Amla. Keeper Wriddhiman Saha has been used quite often by the Kings at No. 3 and this may continue to be the case for this match as well.
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Axar Patel, who was promoted to No. 4 in Kings’ first match, is a decent batsman too, and if they consider Gurkeerat Mann for selection, their batting line up could well be called one of the best in the tournament.
RCB will once again rely on the man in form, Kedar Jadhav, to guide their innings after Chris Gayle and skipper Watson give them a start. Mandeep Singh and Stuart Binny can provide the required fireworks too, but in the end, it would all come down to Watson-Gayle-Jadhav vs Amla-Maxwell-Miller.