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Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 28th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2019 Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Date & Time: Apr 13, 08:00 PM LOCAL
RCB recorded their first win off the season after six losses
RCB recorded their first win off the season after six losses © BCCI

Captain Kohli praises bowlers

"To pick up 4 wickets in 8 overs in the middle for 60 runs was an outstanding effort. We knew Chris was going to bat deep. So many opportunities to get dot balls. We knew if we bowled decently to him, we might restrict them," Kohli said after the game.


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In what's been a season to forget for RCB, he's been performing superbly game after game Whether or not RCB will benefit this season from his heroics this season, his form is great for team India.

Playing XIs

Kings XI Punjab: Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, Nicholas Pooran(w), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj

Kohli opts to bowl

With the dew in mind, RCB opted to field as this will also help them to get a clear idea of the way the pitch is behaving. Umesh Yadav replaces Tim Southee, "We are playing with just three overseas," says Kohli. Mayank Agarwal, Andrew Tye and Murugan Ashwin return for KXIP.

Build up!

It's desperate times, if you are an RCB fan. The team has lost all their six games and another loss could potentially knock them out of the 2019 IPL. It's a bit of a blessing that they are playing this crunch game in Mohali, where the pitch tends to be generally batsman-friendly and their bowlers have a bigger field to exploit, unlike the Chinnaswamy. Interestingly, they have signed Dale Steyn in a bid to strengthen their bowling, but the South African pacer will only be available from April 16.

KXIP on the other hand have had a decent tournament thus far. They ran Mumbai close last game and have managed to pull off a few thrillers. KL Rahul has found his touch, but R Ashwin would want his middle-order to show up better. Mayank Agarwal is expected to be back, while Ankit Rajpoot has been ruled out after he split his webbing in the game against MI.

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