Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 | 31st T20 Match Prediction

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 | 31st T20 Match Prediction

“Royal Challengers Bangalore” Can Be The Winner.

1. Team Ranking:

   Indian Premier League 2020 is nearly halfway and teams are now battling for the top 4 spots. Royal Challengers Bangalore is having a great season while Kings XI Punjab literally lost on the horizon. Now, they are going to face in the 31st match of the IPL 2020 season. Currently, RCB positioned in the 3rd place of team ranking. They’re just behind Mumbai and Delhi in terms of Net Run Rate. Hence, KXIP positioned in the bottom place of the team ranking and already approaching their end at this campaign.
   

2. Home Advantage:

   The match between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs  Kings XI Punjab is set to happen in Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. IPL 2020 is set to happen in Dubai, UAE due to excessive amounts of COVID 19 patients in India. SO, there’s no home advantage for any teams.

3. Current Form: 

   The recent form of both teams is totally in the reverse position. RCB is doing a great job. After the loss against KXIP, they have just lost in 1 match and keep up their good performance. They’ve won 5 out of 7 matches. On the other hand, KXIP is slowly declining in a worse way. The last win of them came against RCB. After that, they failed to win even a single match in this ongoing IPL 2020 edition. KXIP just managed to win a single match out of 7 matches so far. They will look to repeat their heroics and win this match to resurrect their campaign. But, the possibility is almost zero.
   

4. Head To Head:

   KXIP and RCB have faced 25 times each in total. KXIP has the upper hand as they’ve won 13 times while RCB managed to win in 12 times.
   

5. Field Condition:

   Sharjah has been a high scoring field owing to its dimensions mainly.

6. Player Analysis:

   Batsmen Analytics

   Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore has an AVG 37.85 and SR 131.61. Another top batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore – AB de Villiers has an AVG 39.95 and SR 151.24.

   KL Rahul of Kings XI Punjab has an AVG 42.06 and SR 138.16. Another top batsman of Kings XI Punjab – Chris Gayle has an AVG 41.14 and SR 151.03.

   Bowlers Analytics

   Yuzvendra Chahal of Royal Challengers Bangalore has an AVG 23.18 and Econ 7.78. Another top bowler of Royal Challengers Bangalore– Dale Steyn’s AVG 24.74 and Econ 6.77.

   On the other hand, Sheldon Cottrell of Kings XI Punjab has an AVG 19.76 and Econ 7.47. Another top bowler of Kings XI Punjab– Chris Jordan’s AVG 24.83 and Econ 9.03.

   This match is do-or-die for KXIP. If they fail to register a win in this game, they will be the first team to get eliminated from IPL 2020. KXIP got a five-day break but there’s little chance that they could utilize it as most of the players are out of form. On the other hand, RCB is in a rampaging mood and ready to take the revenge of the 97-runs loss in the first meeting between them in this ongoing contest.

7. Point Table:

   Royal Challengers Bangalore has earned 10 points from 7 matches and NRR -0.116. Kings XI Punjab earns 2 points from 7 matches and NRR -0.381.

8. Pitch Supports:

   The pitches are getting slower and the bowlers will look to take advantage of the conditions. We expect the average scores to be around 170-190 runs in this match.