2019 Indian Premier League(IPL) Season 12 - Match 42 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Kings XI Punjab @ Bengaluru Wednesday April 24,2019

 

RCB Vs KXIP Head to Head in IPL

Historically, both teams have been pretty evenly matched, with Kings XI having 12 wins to Royal Challengers' 11. 

Date	Winner	Won By	Venue
5 May 2008	Kings XI Punjab	6 Wickets	Bengaluru
12 May 2008	Kings XI Punjab	9 Wickets	Mohali
24 April 2009	Kings XI Punjab	7 Wickets	Durban
1 May 2009	Royal Challengers Bangalore	8 Runs	Durban
16 March 2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore	8 Wickets	Bengaluru
2 April 2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore	6 Wickets	Mohali
6 May 2011	Royal Challengers Bangalore	85 Runs	Bengaluru
17 May 2011	Kings XI Punjab	111 Runs	Dharamsala
20 April 2012	Royal Challengers Bangalore	5 Wickets	Mohali
2 May 2012	Kings XI Punjab	4 Wickets	Bengaluru
6 May 2013	Kings XI Punjab	6 Wickets	Mohali
14 May 2013	Kings XI Punjab	7 Wickets	Bengaluru
28 April 2014	Kings XI Punjab	5 Wickets	Dubai
9 May 2014	Kings XI Punjab	32 Runs	Bengaluru
6 May 2015	Royal Challengers Bangalore	138 Runs	Bengaluru
13 May 2015	Kings XI Punjab	22 Runs	Mohali
9 May 2016	Royal Challengers Bangalore	1 Runs	Mohali
18 May 2016	Royal Challengers Bangalore	82 Runs	Bengaluru
10 April 2017	Kings XI Punjab	8 Wickets	Indore
5 May 2017	Kings XI Punjab	16 Runs	Bengaluru
13 April 2018	Royal Challengers Bangalore	4 Wickets	Bengaluru
14 May 2018	Royal Challengers Bangalore	10 Wickets	Indore
13 April 2019	Royal Challengers Bangalore	8 Wickets	Mohali

But Royal Challengers have won the last three meetings between the two sides.

In IPL 2018, both matches between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab was won by Royal Challengers Bangalore. And also the only match in IPL 2019 till now is won by Royal Challengers Bangalore.

 
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Kings XI Punjab  by 17 Runs

Scorecard
RCB                   202/4 in 20 Overs
Parthiv Patel       43(24 Balls 4x7 and 6x2)
AB de Villiers    82*(44 Balls 4x3 and 6x7)
KXIP                  185/7 in 20 Overs
K L Rahyl          42(27 Balls 4x7 and 6x1)
Match Result     RCB won by 17 Runs
MOM                 AB de Villers(RCB)for his 82*(44 Balls 4x3 and 6x7)   

It was the sort of game that exemplified both why Royal Challengers Bangalore can be so dangerous, and exactly why they find themselves struggling the way they are.

A knock of ferocity from AB de Villiers - an unbeaten 82 of 44 - led the side to a 17-run victory over Kings XI Punjab, their fourth win in five matchesto keep their playoff hopes alive. Royal Challengers had been behind the eight ball for most of the first innings, after R Ashwin had put them in to bat, but de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis savaged 64 off the last three overs, and out of nowhere they had surged to 202 and taken charge of a game that had till then been controlled by Kings XI.

A middle-overs collapse, three wickets falling for the addition of ten runs, had set Royal Challengers back before de Villiers and Stoinis put on 121 for the fifth wicket, aided by Kings XI losing their discipline as the carnage amplified in intensity.

Ab de Villiers hit an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kings XI Punjab by 17 runs in Bengaluru on Wednesday to stormed to their 3rd successive victory in the 2019 Indian Premier League. RCB still have a chance of making it to the play-offs as they moved up from the last spot in the points table for the first time this season.AB de Villiers hit his 5th fifty in 10 matches in the 2019 IPL before Umesh Yadav (3 for 36) and Navdeep Saini (2 for 33) bowled brilliantly in the closing stages of the game to deny Kings XI Punjab victory after a brilliant knock from Nicholas Pooran

Chasing 203, Kings XI Punjab had no option but to start strong. Chris Gayle took care of that for KXIP as he hit 4 fours and a six in 9 deliveries. He had blazed away to 23 before AB de Villiers caught him at long-on off the bowling of Umesh Yadav.

At the end of 6 overs, KXIP were 68 for 1 in pursuot of a steep target.

After the strategic time out, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal upped the ante further and the KXIP camp sensed a special win was on the cards. But Marcus Stoinis gave RCB a crucial breakthrough when he dismissed Agarwal off the first delivery of the 10th over. In the next over, Moeen Ali struck with his first ball to see off KL Rahul for 42 off 27

The momentum shifted suddenly but there was still hope for KXIP with David Miller and Nicholas Pooran in the middle.

However, Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini turned it around for RCB with some splendid pace bowling at the back-end.

Umesh Yadav gave away only 6 runs in the 18th over while Navdeep Saini removed Miller (24) and Pooran (46) in the penultimate over to seal the deal for RCB. They have defeated KXIP twice this summer and this win was their 3rd successive after a string of defeats