IPL 2019, Match 28 – KXIP vs RCB: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) campaign in this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been in the doldrums as they are winless after six matches. A few of those came from positions of strengths for the Challengers. Another defeat would knock them out of the tournament. Their last defeat came against the Delhi Capitals (DC) and the next match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) won’t be easy as well.

The game is the second of tomorrow’s doubleheader. In the meantime, Punjab, captained by Ravichandran Ashwin, are hanging midway in the points table with four wins and another victory would push them higher in the table. They had an almighty scare against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their last home encounter and would want to be more dominating and clinical this time around against a struggling RCB.

Match Details:

The 28th game of the IPL between KXIP and RCB will be hosted by PCA Stadium in Mohali.

The match starts at 08:00 PM local time (14:30 PM GMT).

The game will be live on Star Sports in India. (Live streaming on Hotstar).

Weather Conditions

The temperature will be in the 35-degree Celsius mark throughout the game and the humidity will be in the high 20s during the game. Clouds are expected to be there, but there’s no threat of rain as of now. The pitch has been a sporting one and it won’t change much in tomorrow’s match.

Last five completed T20 matches: (Most recent- first)

KXIP – L, W, L, W, W

RCB – L, L, L, L, L

Pitch Condition/Report:

Average first-innings score: – 177 – Last 4 night IPL matches in Mohali

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 3

Probable Playing XI:

Kings XI Punjab

KL Rahul (WK), Sam Curran, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Moises Henriques, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bench: Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Simran Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi, Hardus Viljoen

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bench – Devdutt Padikkal, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann Umesh Yadav, Shivam Dube, Heinrich Klaasen, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Prayas Ray Barman, Tim Southee, Washington Sundar

Team News:

Chris Gayle has a back injury and he might miss out.

Power Picks:

KL Rahul in Mohali: 7 inns 305 runs 61 average 148.78 S/R 3 fifties

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options: KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal

Vice-Captain Options: Virat Kohli, David Miller, KL Rahul

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Head to Head/ Small Leagues:

Keeper – KL Rahul (C)

Batsmen – David Miller, Mayank Agarwal, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (VC)

All-Rounders – Ravi Ashwin, Sam Curran, Marcus Stoinis

Bowlers – Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi, Navdeep Saini

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Parthiv Patel

Batsmen – David Miller (VC), Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, AB de Villiers (C)

All-Rounders – Ravi Ashwin, Sam Curran, Marcus Stoinis

Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj

Expert Advice:

Pick more bowlers from the Punjab team as the RCB bowlers are awfully out of form.

Probable Winners:

The prediction is for Punjab to defeat RCB and win the match.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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