Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) had an outstanding start to this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) dominating the game over Delhi Daredevils (DD) in their hometown.
However, they will start their tour when they take Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) tomorrow at the Chinnaswamy.
Meanwhile, Punjab will look to continue their momentum when they face Virat Kohli & Co. However, Punjab has a strong team backed by quality Indian cricketers.
The Kings also have some exciting overseas cricketers in their ranks who can turn matches single-handedly.
Moreover, Punjab is likely to make only one change going into the next game:
Here is the predicted XI of KXIP:
Lokesh Rahul (wk):
Rahul had an absolute blistering start to this year’s IPL. He struck a 14 ball 50, the fastest in the history of the league.
He will look to continue middling the ball and provide the Kings XI with a quickfire start.
Aaron Finch:
The swashbuckling opener from Australia has a terrific record in the shortest format of the game. However, he missed the first game due to personal reasons.
Finch will be eager to have a perfect debut for the Punjab franchise.
Mayank Agarwal:
Agarwal has had a wonderful domestic season shattering many domestic records. However, he failed to utilise the opportunity in the first game.
Moreover, Agarwal will be eager to shrug off the one-season wonder tag.
Karun Nair:
Nair continued his domestic form in the first game against Delhi with a timely half-century.
The right-handed batsman will be raring to continue his good form going into the tournament.
Yuvraj Singh:
The experienced southpaw is yet to hit the form. However, Yuvraj can win matches alone by himself on any given day.
The all-rounder from Punjab, however, will want to hit the form quickly.
Marcus Stoinis:
Stoinis is currently one of the exciting all-rounders in the world cricket right now. He has done immensely well in the shortest format of the game.
He contributed with both bat and ball and will to continue doing so.
Axar Patel:
Although he went for too many runs in the first game, Axar is capable of containing runs and picking wickets in the middle-overs.
He was also one of the players Punjab retained prior to the auctions. Axar will look to pay back the trust shown by the franchise.
Ravichandran Ashwin (c):
Ashwin had an outstanding debut as the skipper of Punjab side. He returned with 23 for 1 in the first game against the Daredevils.
The experienced off-spinner will look continue to lead the side from the front.
Andrew Tye:
Andrew Tye was expensive in the last game giving away 38 runs. He will be keen to improve his figure in the next game against RCB.
Meanwhile, Kings XI will want early wickets from him.
Mohit Sharma:
Mohit Sharma has a lot of experience playing in this league. He will look to bring all his experience and pick early wickets with the new ball.
Sharma has been within wickets and will look to use his variations to full effect.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman:
The off-spinner from Afghanistan had an outstanding debut in the IPL. He picked two wickets giving away only 28 runs in the first game.
Mujeeb will look to continue his effort and impress everyone.
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