IPL 2015 18th T20 RR vs KXIP: Watch today Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab live scores at Ahmedabad, Apr 21, 2015
Match Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Match Venue: Played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Match scheduled to begin at 20:00 local time (14:30 GMT, 8:00 PM IST)
Match Preview:
Shane Watson's availability has strengthened them further. While the likes of Watson and Steven Smith will always be assets, the performances of their Indian players have also helped Royals achieve this run. In addition to Ajinkya Rahane's solidity, Pravin Tambe, Dhawal Kulkarni and Stuart Binny have been frugal with the ball while young Deepak Hooda has won a game with the bat.Kings XI Punjab's overseas as well as domestic players are yet to show consistency, which reflects in three losses from four matches. Apart from George Bailey's batting and Sandeep Sharma's bowling, the rest have not stood out.
Match Stats:
1. Ajinkya Rahane is one hit away from reaching 200 fours in the IPL. Shane Watson is one short of 100 sixes.
2. Sandeep Sharma's economy-rate of 5.37 is the best so far this season. Stuart Binny is next with 5.71
3. Royals have won seven out of ten games in Ahmedabad.
Match Teams:
Kings XI Punjab team: MG Johnson, V Sehwag, SE Marsh, WP Saha, GJ Bailey, Karanveer Singh, M Vijay, K Anureet Singh, NLTC Perera, P Awana, Mandeep Singh, DA Miller, GJ Maxwell, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh, Manan Vohra, Sandeep Sharma, Akshar Patel, BE Hendricks, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Sharma, Nikhil Naik
Rajasthan Royals team: SR Watson, DS Kulkarni, AM Nayar, R Bhatia, STR Binny, DH Yagnik, TG Southee,AM Rahane, V Malik, SPD Smith, Ankit Sharma, KW Richardson, James Faulkner, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, SV Samson, Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Deepak Hooda
