Chris Gayle’s devastating form will be a cause of immense worry for the inconsistent Kings XI Punjab when they clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match on Friday.
Punjab slumped to their third defeat, first in their own backyard, when Kolkata Knight Riders beat them comprehensively by eight wickets on Wednesday.
IPL 2012/5: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab T20 Match, 20 April 2012.
Match Starts at 8 PM IST, 14:30 GMT.
Kings XI Punjab Team : DJ Hussey, PP Chawla, PS Kumar, RR Powar, SCJ Broad, SE Marsh, AM Nayar, RJ Harris, R Sathish, Azhar Mahmood, B Sharma, L Ablish, SJ Srivastava, AC Gilchrist, AD Mascarenhas, SD Chitnis, P Dogra, V Malik, Harmeet Singh, P Valthaty, P Awana, N Saini, Sunny Singh, BA Bhatt, Mandeep Singh, DA Miller, NJ Rimmington, AR Yadav, James Faulkner,
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team : Z Khan, DL Vettori, TM Dilshan, M Muralitharan, AB de Villiers, CH Gayle, V Kohli, M Kaif, R Vinay Kumar, CA Pujara, SS Tiwary, AB McDonald, KBA Karthik, CK Langeveldt, KP Appanna, DP Nannes, LA Pomersbach, S Aravind, RR Bhatkal, CM Gautam, A Mithun, RR Rossouw, Mayank Agarwal, Abrar Kazi, Asad Pathan, Ryan Ninan, Vijay Hari Zol, Karan Kaladharan Nair, Harshal Patel,
Inconsistent batting has been the chief cause of concern for the Adam Gilchrist-led side, which managed only 124/7 against KKR after electing to bat first.
RCB, on the other hand, displayed sensational batting in the win over Pune Warriors in their previous match.
Series Highlights: Most RunsCenturiesFiftiesFoursSixesWicketsCatches