Lacklustre KXIP Take On RCB In Bid To Stay In Hunt For Play-Offs
Gulf Today|October 15, 2020
While Bangalore enter the match fresh ater a crushing 80-run win over Kolkata and all their top batsmen in scintillating form, it is hitherto uninspiring Punjab who need to start winning games soon if they are to make the playoffs this season
Mohammad Abdullah
Lacklustre KXIP Take On RCB In Bid To Stay In Hunt For Play-Offs

DUBAI

A hitherto insipid Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will be looking for a turnaround in fortunes in their bid to thwart a buoyant Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) outfit, who on their part are eyeing the apex perch of the Indian Premier League (IPL) standings, as the two teams lock horns on Thursday.

Bangalore enter the match fresh after a crushing 80-run win over Kolkata, fired by a blitzkrieg of an innings by AB de Villiers, a triumph that took them to third position on the points table with five wins from seven games thus far.

De Villiers’ stupendous effort of 33-ball 73 with the bat -- his third fifty of the season propelled Bangalore to a challenging 194/2. Besides the swashbuckling South African star, the Virat Kohli-led team have a star-studded batting line-up that includes the likes of Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.

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