RCB, KXIP look to start on wins

Glenn Maxwell got his KXIP captaincy to a winning start.

For a city that has experienced childhood with the stories of its sublime cricket history of 1950s, the purposes for living of Twenty20 were still moderately obscure for Indore. Facilitating Kings XI Punjab interestingly, local people had joyfully sworn their support to the resistance in the opening diversion, that had in its rank MS Dhoni. Be that as it may, when the match finished, Glenn Maxwell happened the way the 'Huge Show' loves to happen. It was a short barrage, studded with four sixes, yet enough to leave the inclination as yet waiting at the Holkar Stadium.

They are currently set to host Royal Challengers Bangalore. On one more day, Kings XI Punjab would have been left feeling like guests once more. Be that as it may, without Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, Bangalore have lost a touch of sheen on their star control. In any case, much the same as Kings XI Punjab, the guests too will come into the match at the back of a well-battled win.

Surprisingly since the second season, Bangalore are depending vigorously on their bowlers to force them through. Tymal Mills has been outstanding with his pace varieties, Yuzvendra Chahal has been tight and Shane Watson is by and large reliably conflicting however at best, the remain in captain can be a match victor with the ball as well. The way that they figured out how to shield 157 at M Chinnaswamy stadium is a fine declaration of the aptitude and type of their rocking the bowling alley unit, particularly returning at the of a season where they were thinking that its troublesome containing the restriction for under 180.

Punjab, then again, are relied upon to play an unaltered squad. The Indian knocking down some pins unit - Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma and T Natarajan rocked the bowling alley in great channels and made it troublesome for any semblance of Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith and MS Dhoni to break free. With Bangalore bragging of a top request that likes to assault - Chris Gayle, Watson, Kedar Jadhav and Mandeep Singh, a couple dab conveyances at an early stage could include some weight, with which they can hope to command. Sandeep and Mohit should assume a key part if the hosts need to enlist their second progressive win.

There was a touch of disarray over how much grass covering and dampness ought to have been left on the wicket in the opening diversion with skipper Glenn Maxwell and group executive Virender Sehwag offering distinctive guidelines to the guardian. What in the end opened up was a two-paced track in any case, which straightened out in the second half. The bearings, nonetheless, are much clearer for the experience against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The hosts have played two high-scoring hone matches and they have requested a comparable pitch for the experience against the Shane Watson-drove side Bangalore. Without de Villiers and Kohli, Maxwell and Co. will o up against a major aggregate test.
With only a day's gap between their two games, Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to skip the practice session on Sunday and opted to rest. So they are unlikely to be familiar with the conditions. A flat track and a tinge of grass is expected to be offered to the teams on the match day. There wouldn't be much turn, but that shouldn't be a matter of worry for the likes of Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowl a flat trajectory. How well they adapt to these conditions, remains to be seen.

When: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, April 10, 2017 - 20:00 IST

Where: Holkar Stadium, Indore

What to expect: Conditions would be much cooler on Monday. A flat track is proposed to be offered with a tinge of grass. A run-fest is expected.

History: Kings XI Punjab have usually dominated the champion to front battles against Royal Challengers Bangalore, winning 10 out of the 18 matches played between the two sides. However, in the last two years, Royal Challengers have managed to beat Kings XI thrice in four encounters.

Team News:

Kings XI Punjab: The hosts are expected to play an unchanged squad, with maybe Swapnil Singh making by the number for Gurkeerat Singh. Darren Sammy hasn't joined the team as yet. Details on his availability for the season is expected to come out shortly.

Likely XI: Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Swapnil Singh, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Shaarma, T Natarajan1

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Given the conditions, Travis Head could be considered in place of Billy Stanlake, but otherwise it should be an unchanged squad unless AB de Villiers is fit to take part. The South Africa batsman has indicated that he is 'close to 100% fitness.' And his return, if it happens, will be a big boost for RCB although they will still be left with a combination conundrum.

Likely XI: Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Vishnu Vinod, Pawan Negi, Sreenath Aravind, Tymal Mills, Yuzvendra Chahal, Billy Stanlake

What they said:

"Both teams are coming after a win and the confidence level would be high. RCB have got a great T20 batsman in Chris Gayle. We have a game-plan ready for them. Hopefully, it'll work." - R Sridhar, Kings XI Punjab's fielding coach

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