Who Will Win RCB vs KXIP 8th Match, IPL 2018?
The eighth fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2018 will see Royal Challengers Bangalore face-off against Kings XI Punjab. The match will be played on April 13 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Live action is scheduled to begin at 8 PM local time.
RCB vs KXIP: 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
Four of the last five T20 matches played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium have been won by the side that has bowled first. Since the bowlers tend to find a little more support from the surface at the start of a match, the team that wins the toss here on Friday night may want to field first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for RCB vs KXIP 8th match, Indian Premier League 2018....
RCB Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There were no reports of any injuries in the RCB at the time of writing. Royal Challengers Bangalore, despite their defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their first game of IPL 2018, are unlikely to make changes in their starting eleven for this match.
Key Players
Royal Challengers Bangalore have a mighty top order batting with the likes of Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers who are all world-class batsmen. But the key man is going to be de Villiers who kicked off his IPL 2018 campaign with a 23-ball 44. The South African batsman has been in really good form and it will not be easy to stop him once he gets going. Umesh Yadav seems to have brought his impressive domestic form into this IPL with a strong performance against KKR. He could be leading the pace attack for RCB this time and stands a good chance of picking up a few early wickets.
Recent Form
Royal Challengers Bangalore ended up losing despite posting a big total on the scoreboard against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match of the season. Their bowlers once again struggled to keep the flow of runs down at the death which is something that has been a major problem for them in the past.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing 11
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Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock (wk), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Chris Woakes, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Kings XI Punjab are free from all injury concerns at the moment and no changes are expected in their line-up for this upcoming game.
Key Players
KL Rahul and David Miller are the key figures for KXIP in the top and middle order respectively. While the former shone with the bat last time with a match-winning 16-ball 51 against the Delhi Daredevils, the latter is the second-highest run-scorer for the franchise in the IPL and he can be extremely dangerous toward the backend of the innings. Andrew Tye and Ravichandran Ashwin will be the team's biggest hopes with the ball. Tye may have went wicketless in the last match but he is expected to bag a few here against the RCB.
Recent Form
Kings XI Punjab started their IPL 2018 campaign off on a positive note with a convincing six-wicket win over the Delhi Daredevils at their home ground in Mohali. There were a couple of good hits at the top of the order and this should give them confidence the next time they walk out to bat.
Kings XI Punjab Predicted Playing 11
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Lokesh Rahul (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: L W L L L
Kings XI Punjab:W L W W L
RCB vs KXIP Head to Head
Kings XI Punjab have won 12 while Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 8 out of the 20 matches played between them in the Indian Premier League.
Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs when these two sides last faced each other in the previous season at this ground.
Total Matches: 20; Kings XI Punjab: 12; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8
RCB vs KXIP Betting Odds
Royal Challengers Bangalore are playing on their home ground which could be one of the main reasons why they are starting off as favorites amongst the bookmakers in spite of having lost their last match against the Kolkata Knight Riders. The hosts are being offered at odds of 1.61 on Betway, 1.57 on Bet365, 1.58 on Betrally and 1.69 on Betfair. Kings XI Punjab on the other hand are outsiders for this game at 2.30 on Betway, 2.37 on Bet365, 2.40 on Betrally and 2.34 on Betfair.
RCB vs KXIP Prediction
Royal Challengers Bangalore are a very powerful batting unit but they will need to focus on their death bowling if they are to win matches consistently. And even though they will be facing Kings XI Punjab at their home ground, the odds are stacked against them due to their ordinary record here in recent times - losing their last five matches straight. Also, KXIP have beaten RCB eight times in their previous eleven attempts and four times in the last six matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kings XI Punjab will be high on confidence after their win over the Delhi Daredevils and we predict them to make it two in two on Friday.
Final Verdict: Back Kings XI Punjab to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore at 2.30 on Betway, 2.37 on Bet365, 2.40 on Bet365 and 2.34 on 1xbet.
Apr 13, 2018
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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