Who will win RCB vs GL, IPL 2017 31st Match?
Gujarat Lions lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier in the season and they will look to settle the score as the two teams get ready for round 2. RCB and GL will face each other in what will be the 31st fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017. The match is scheduled to be played on April 27 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Live action begins at 8 PM local time.
RCB vs GL 31st Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy has favored the side batting first more in recent times. Toss therefore is going to play an important role in this match and whichever team wins it is more likely to throw the ball over to the opposition. Royal Challengers Bangalore have won three of their last four games at this ground in which they batted first. So we suggest placing a bet on the hosts if they bat first on Thursday.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and prediction for RCB vs GL, IPL 2017 31st match....
RCB Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Good news for RCB is that there are no injury concerns to be worried about and they will be going into this game with all their players in good physical condition. No major changes are expected in their lineup for this upcoming match.
Key Players
RCB's batting revolves entirely around their big three - Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Gayle and Kohli had smashed twin fifties in the reverse fixture against Gujarat Lions and the team will want them to replicate that performance here. Yuzvendra Chahal rocked the Lions' top-order in that game with three wickets and he once again will be the biggest threat with the ball. Samuel Badree has also been among the wickets but he has been a touch expensive at times.
Recent Form
Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves lagging behind at half-way stage of the tournament and from here onwards, almost every game will be a must-win game for them. They have been able to post only two big totals so far despite having a star-studded batting lineup.
RCB Predicted Playing 11
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CH Gayle, V Kohli (c), Mandeep Singh, AB de Villiers, KM Jadhav (wk), STR Binny, P Negi, S Badree, TS Mills, S Aravind, YS Chahal.
GL Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Gujarat Lions have suffered a huge blow as West Indian allrounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the IPL 2017 due to failure to fully recover from his hamstring injury. The team has drafted allrounder Irfan Pathan into the squad as Bravo's replacement.
Key Players
Suresh Raina is currently the third-leading run-getter in the IPL 2017 with 275 runs and not too far behind him is Brendon McCullum with 264 runs. McCullum smoked 72 runs off just 44 balls when the two teams met earlier at Rajkot and he is going to be the key man with the bat again. Andrew Tye had the best bowling figures for Gujarat Lions in the last game against Kings XI Punjab. The Australian fast bowler has taken the most wickets for his team and he will be the Lions' biggest hope with the ball.
Recent Form
Gujarat Lions have won two and lost five of their seven league matches so far and are placed second-to-bottom on the IPL leaderboard, one position above RCB on account of better net run-rate. Their 26-run loss to Kings XI Punjab on Sunday was their third defeat in four games.
GL Predicted Playing 11
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BB McCullum, AJ Finch, SK Raina (c), KD Karthik (wk), RA Jadeja, DR Smith, AD Nath, AJ Tye, Basil Thampi, SS Agarwal, NB Singh.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
RCB: NR L W L L
GL: L W L L W
RCB vs GL Head to Head
Royal Challengers Bangalore have an upper hand in terms of head-to-head count, beating the Gujarat Lions three times in the four matches they have played against them in the Indian Premier League. Leaving aside their first face-off which was won by the Lions, the rest have all been won by RCB including two at the M Chinnaswamy.
RCB vs GL Betting Odds
Royal Challengers Bangalore registered an easy win over Gujarat Lions when these two teams last met in the 20th match of the season at Rajkot, and this was the former's third consecutive victory over the latter. Bookmakers are optimistic of a strong batting display by the RCB who are favorites to win this game at best odds of 1.71 with Betfair and 1.61 with bet365. The Lions have lost three of their last four games are therefore outsiders at 2.28 with 1xbet and 2.30 with bet365.
RCB vs GL Prediction
In a contest between two batting-heavy sides, the one who delivers a better performance with the bat is more likely to emerge victorious. RCB's big guns - Gayle, Kohli and de Villiers - have not been able to stand up to the expectations so far but their reputation is such that it becomes very difficult to write them off. Royal Challengers Bangalore will have the support of the home crowd and having a 100% win record over Gujarat Lions at this ground is going to give them a psychological edge. Though the Lions too possess tremendous depth in their batting, we predict RCB to win this high-scoring thriller.
Final Verdict: Back Royal Challengers Bangalore to beat Gujarat Lions in the 31st match of IPL 2017 at 1.71 with 1xbet and 1.61 with bet365.
Apr 27, 2017
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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