Thursday 8 May 2014

IPL 2014 Preview: Kings XI Punjab v. Royal Challengers

The Kings are playing like real Royals while the Royals are performing like school kids. Kings XI Punjab have got one of the most dangerous batting units in the competition, which has dismantled bowling arsenal of other teams in a span of few overs. On the other hand, RCB has failed to leave a mark in this year’s event. Will we see another clinical performance from them or will it be RCB’s day?
KXIP
Maxwell has been their star so far. The tall Australian has made life hell for the bowlers with his brutal hitting. He is the leading scorer in the tournament while has also hit maximum sixes.  Apart from him, David Miller, George Bailey and Virender Sehwag has batted sensibly. The best part is this team has performed in almost all the games. Their bowlers too have contributed in the winning cause. Sandeep Sharma is their star performer while the likes of Mitchell Johnson has bowled magnificently well.  These two haven’t let their team down in the previous games.
RCB
This team is lacking big time in all the departments of the game. Is there any inform batsmen? The answer is no. Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers have found life difficult that too even against  less recognized bowlers. Yuvarj Singh deserves special mention because of his pathetic display with the bat. He was bought for more than Rs. 14 crore but has failed to justify his price tag. Either he has played to make RCB loose or else he has thrown away his wicket. Should he be axed from the team? The answer is big yes and with immediate effect.  RCB’s bowling was looking good in the first few matches but that has also gone for a toss after landing in India. Verdict
My money is on KXIP because their player are playing superb cricket.

Teams
KXIP GJ Bailey*, Anureet Singh, P Awana, L Balaji, R Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh, BE Hendricks, MG Johnson, Karanveer Singh, M Kartik, Mandeep Singh, SE Marsh, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, AR Patel, NLTC Perera, CA Pujara, WP Saha, Sandeep Sharma, V Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, SN Thakur, M Vohra

RCB V Kohli*, VR Aaron, AN Ahmed, YS Chahal, AB de Villiers, AB Dinda, CH Gayle, SB Jakati, T Mishra, JA Morkel, M Muralitharan, HV Patel, PA Patel, R Rampaul, S Rana, RR Rossouw, S Sandeep Warrier, MA Starc, YV Takawale, Yuvraj Singh, VH Zol

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