IPL 2017 Match 43 RCB vs KXIP: Preview, Prediction and Head to Head
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru will host the 43rd Match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017, which will be played between home team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on 5th May. Wicket will help the spinners mostly in the second innings and dew factor will also will considered; if looked at both the factor captain will go for batting second.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are now eliminated from IPL 2017 play-offs; RCB is the first one to be eliminated this season. RCB was in the final of last season and now is at the bottom of the points table with 5 points in 11 matches played. Whole team has under-performed in the tournament. While they were looking good with ball and bat in the last match against Mumbai Indians, might come back to change the numbers for other teams. As they are out of IPL remaining player can get the chances.
Kings XI Punjab is at the 5th position in IPL 2017 points table with 8 points in 9 matches. With 5 matches remaining for KXIP, they are in the game for playoffs. KXIP made mockery of Delhi Daredevils in their last match and will try to carry the momentum till the end of the tournament. Axar Patel and Sandeep Sharma have been the star bowlers for KXIP. There will be no chance of team change but this will be last match for Hashim Amla in IPL 2017 as he has to leave to play for South Africa against England.
Head to Head: RCB vs KXIP
They had encountered 19 times in IPL history and KXIP won 11 matches while RCB managed to win only 8. Last time they met in IPL 2017, then KXIP won by 8 wickets.| Date | Winner | Won By | Venue |
| 5th May, 2008 | Kings XI Punjab | 6 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 12th May, 2008 | Kings XI Punjab | 9 Wickets | Mohali |
| 24th April, 2009 | Kings XI Punjab | 7 Wickets | Durban |
| 1st May, 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Runs | Durban |
| 16th March, 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 2nd April, 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 Wickets | Mohali |
| 6th May, 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 85 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 17th May, 2011 | Kings XI Punjab | 111 Runs | Dharamsala |
| 20th April, 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 Wickets | Mohali |
| 2nd May, 2012 | Kings XI Punjab | 4 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 6th May, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | 6 Wickets | Mohali |
| 14th May, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | 7 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 28th April, 2014 | Kings XI Punjab | 5 Wickets | Dubai |
| 9th May, 2014 | Kings XI Punjab | 32 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 6th May, 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 138 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 13th May, 2015 | Kings XI Punjab | 22 Runs | Mohali |
| 9th May, 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 Runs | Mohali |
| 18th May, 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 82 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 1oth April, 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | 8 Wickets | Indore |
Match Details: IPL 2017 Match 43: RCB vs KXIP
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy stadium, BengaluruDate: 5th May, 2017
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first
Result: Kings XI Punjab Won by 16 Runs
Man of the Match: Sandeep Sharma
Playing XI for RCB: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), Mandeep Singh, AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav(w), Shane Watson, Pawan Negi, Sreenath Aravind, Samuel Badree, Aniket Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal
Playing XI for KXIP: Martin Guptill, Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan