Royal Challengers Bangalore won by four wickets when they faced Kings XI Punjab earlier in the season.
Kings XI Punjab will be playing at their home ground in Indore but they have lost three of their last four matches here.
There is going to be a lot more pressure on RCB who must win this game to keep themselves alive in the tournament.
PBKS vs RCB Win Probability
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Kings XI Punjab will look to eliminate Royal Challengers Bangalore and move closer to the playoffs qualification in this 48th fixture of the Indian Premier League 2018. The match will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on May 14. Live telecast is scheduled to commence at 8 PM local time.
KXIP vs RCB: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sports, Fox Sports, OSN Sports Cricket HD
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, Sky Go, OSN Play
Toss Prediction
Toss will be crucial at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Since five of the past six IPL matches played at this venue have been won by the side that has chased and with the possibility of dew later on in the night, the team that wins the toss in this match will probably elect to field first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and prediction for KXIP vs RCB 48th match, Indian Premier League 2018....
PBKS Team News & Playing 11
Team News
KXIP's skipper Ravichandran Ashwin likes to choose his players based on pitch conditions. In the last game against the Kolkata Knight Riders, he brought back Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch and Barinder Sran in place of Manoj Tiwary, Marcus Stoinis and Akashdeep Nath. Since this match is to be played at the same venue, the team may not want to make a change in their line-up. Mujeeb Ur Rahman suffered a blow to his right hand while bowling to Sunil Narine. The Afghan spinner was taken off the field for some time but nothing serious has been reported.
Key Players
Openers Lokesh Rahul and Chris Gayle will be the key for KXIP when it comes to batting. Rahul's last three innings scores read 84*, 95* and 66 and he is currently second on the season's runs charts. Gayle has scored an aggregate of 30 runs in his last three games and the team will hope that he gets going this time. Middle order will depend mainly on Aaron Finch who can be very difficult to stop once he gets into the groove. Andrew Tye will be the biggest threat for RCB with the ball. The Australian pace bowler currently holds the purple cap and is coming off two consecutive four-wicket hauls. Mujeeb Ur Rahman (14 wickets in 11 matches) has been KXIP's next best bowler this IPL. The off-spinner claimed the prized scalp of Virat Kohli in the reverse fixture and he will once again have his eyes set on him.
Recent Form
Kings XI Punjab, after their 31-run loss to the Kolkata Knight Riders in their last game, find themselves in a tricky situation as they now have to win two of their remaining three fixtures to ensure a spot in the playoffs. They are currently third on the IPL 2018 league standings with six wins and five defeats from eleven matches. KXIP are coming into this match having lost four of their last five encounters.
PBKS Predicted Playing 11
Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
PBKS vs RCB Match Prediction
RCB Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore replaced Manan Vohra in the middle order by Sarfaraz Khan in the last match against the Delhi Daredevils. Though he could only contribute 11 runs to the team's total, Virat Kohli will probably give him another chance to showcase his skills. RCB are coming on the back of a win and so they might be tempted to retain the entire bunch of eleven from the last game.
Key Players
RCB's batting depends heavily on the star pair of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. The former is among the IPL 2018 top five batsmen with 466 runs which includes four half-centuries while the latter has three big scores in his last five innings. de Villiers had hit a fifty in the reverse fixture and the team will want him to deliver once again. Mandeep Singh has not been able to convert his starts into something substantial and he will be expected to score big this time around. Umesh Yadav has been in sensational form with the ball for RCB this season and is the team's leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets. The fast bowler has provided his side with the early breakthroughs and the skipper will hope that he is able to break the opening stand between Gayle and Rahul at the start of KXIP's innings. Yuzvendra Chahal and Tim Southee are two other key members in this bowling attack.
Recent Form
Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down the Delhi Daredevils' total of 181 in the last match to secure a five-wicket victory and have kept themselves afloat in the tournament. They are placed seventh on the points table having won four and lost seven out of eleven league matches. Prior to their win against the Daredevils, they beat Mumbai Indians before going down to Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RCB Predicted Playing 11
Parthiv Patel (wk), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS vs RCB Team Form in Last Five Matches
PBKS : LLWLL
RCB : WLLWL
PBKS vs RCB Head to Head
KXIP vs RCB Head to Head
Kings XI Punjab have faced Royal Challengers Bangalore 21 times in the history of the Indian Premier League with the former having won on 12 of those occasions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, however, have won three of the last five matches they have played against the Kings XI Punjab, including both the face-offs in the 2016 season.
These two teams last met in the 8th match of the ongoing season at Bengaluru where the hosts RCB overhauled KXIP's total of 155 to emerge victorious by four wickets.
Total Matches: 21; Kings XI Punjab Won: 12; Royal Challengers Bangalore Won: 9
KXIP vs RCB Betting Odds
Royal Challengers Bangalore are slight favorites amongst the bookmakers to win this match at odds of 1.91 on Betfair while Kings XI Punjab are the underdogs with the same bookmaker at 1.96. However, Bet365 is offering odds of 1.90 on both the teams to win this match.
Punjab vs Bangalore Prediction
While Royal Challengers Bangalore will gain some confidence from their win in the last game, Kings XI Punjab will be disappointed after having lost their last two matches. Though the latter will be playing at their home ground, they won't be having any psychological advantage as they have lost three of their last four matches played here. Also, a lot of unnecessary tinkering is going on in KXIP's middle order and skipper Ravichandran Ashwin is being criticised for the same reason. Apart from that, their team selection has been questionable in the past few games. While it is true that there is going to be a lot more pressure on RCB, we feel that they have a good chance of beating the KXIP who are still searching for their right combination.
Final Verdict: Back Royal Challengers Bangalore to beat Kings XI Punjab at 1.90 on Bet365 and 1.91 on Betfair.
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May 14, 2018
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Holkar Cricket Stadium - Indore, India
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