Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Kings XI Punjab at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in the 42nd match of IPL 2019 on April 24. Keep reading to find out the IPL 2019 Match 42 RCB vs KXIP Match Prediction.

After losing the first 6 matches on the trot, RCB has found a lifeline by winning the last 3 of their 4 games. They have to win all the 4 remaining matches to stay in contention for a playoff spot. Whereas KXIP has lost 3 out of last 4 games. Having 10 points with 5 wins, they can’t afford to lose a lot.

In the previous meeting between these 2 teams in Mohali, RCB had made light work of the hosts. They chased down the score of 173 pretty comfortably aided by half-centuries from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Kohli & Co. have the newly found momentum that would help them going forward.

Here is our IPL 2019 RCB vs KXIP Match 42 Prediction

Case1: If Royal Challengers Bangalore bat first

First Innings score prediction: 180-190

Result prediction: RCB will win the match by 5-15 runs

Case2: If Kings XI Punjab bat first

First Innings score prediction: 165-175

Result prediction: RCB will win the match by 6 wickets

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab Head to Head record

Total Matches: 23, RCB won: 11, KXIP won: 12

Venue Stats (IPL)

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Venue Stats – IPL Total Matches 78 Matches won batting first 32 Matches won bowling first 42 Highest total recorded 263/5 (20 Ov) by RCB vs PWI Lowest total recorded 82/10 (15.1 Ov) by RCB vs KKR Highest score chased 207/5 (19.4 Ov) by CSK vs RCB Lowest score defended 106/2 (8 Ov) by RCB vs CSK

Predicted XIs

Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted XI:

Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav

Kings XI Punjab Predicted XI:

KL Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Murugan Ashwin, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Sam Curran

IPL 2019 RCB vs KXIP Match Prediction: KXIP has a history of losing the way at the back end of the league which gives RCB an advantage.

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