BENGALURU: Prior to Royal Challengers Bangalore’s first game this season, captain Virat Kohli said this was ‘our most balanced side ever’. Back home, Royal Challengers need to achieve two things with immediate urgency: find their best team balance and regain a home-ground advantage. On a relaid pitch that favoured spinners, Royal Challengers won only one game at the Chinnaswamy Stadium last season. Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, has laid out their template for this season: using spin at various points of an innings to stifle opponents and staying aggressive with the bat. Against one of the better batting teams in the IPL and with the small dimensions of the Chinnaswamy Stadium, the margin of error for Kings XI is little.

Source: Pakistan Today April 13, 2018 11:21 UTC