IPL 2015 Daily Guide: Match 50 - Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Mohali, May 13: In-form Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) start as firm favourites against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in tonight's Match 50 of the Indian Premier League 2015 (IPL 8).

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RCB can move a step closer to the playoffs with a win at PCA Stadium today against the hosts, who are rooted to the bottom of the table. (Still no team in playoffs)

Once again, RCB will heavily depend on Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, captain Virat Kohli and Mitchell Starc to deliver. All eyes will be on De Villiers, who smashed a in the last game against Mumbai Indians. (Best quotes on De Villiers)

KXIP are out of the playoffs race and can only spoil others chances as they have 2 more games left including today's.

Here is your guide to today's Match 50 in IPL 2015

(Match Preview)

• Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Where, when and time?

• PCA Stadium, Mohali
• May 13 (Wednesday)
• 8 PM IST

Where to watch on TV in India?

• Sony MAX (Hindi commentary)
• Sony SIX (English)
• Sony AATH (Bengali)
• Sony KIX (Tamil, Telugu)
• List of broadcasters for other countries is here

Key players

• KXIP - David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Sandeep Sharma
• RCB - Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Mitchell Starc

Head-to-head record

• KXIP - 9
• RCB - 6

Current positions in Points Table

• RCB - No. 5 (6 wins, 4 losses, 1 no result)
• KXIP - No. 8 (2 wins, 10 losses)

Squads

Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (captain), Axar Patel, Anureet Singh, Beuran Hendricks, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Karanveer Singh, Manan Vohra, Mitchell Johnson, Parvinder Awana, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Shaun Marsh, Shivam Sharma, Thisara Perera, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik, Yogesh Golwalkar.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Nic Maddinson, Varun Aaron, Ashok Dinda, Harshal Patel, Vijay Zol, Abu Nechim, Sandeep Warrier, Yogesh Takawale, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rilee Rossouw, Iqbal Abdulla, Manvinder Bisla, Mandeep Singh, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Subramaniam Badrinath, Darren Sammy, Sean Abbott, David Wiese, Sarfaraz Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Shishir Bhavane, Sreenath Arvind.

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