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Bangalore vs Chennai on October 25

The Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently placed third on the points table in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. The team, led by Virat Kohli has won seven out of their first 10 matches and are looking in excellent rhythm. In their previous game against the Kolkata Knight Riders, they came out trumps by eight wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. They will next be facing the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, October 25 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In their last meeting, the Challengers got over the line on the back of Kohli’s unbeaten 90 backed up with some excellent bowling. As far as CSK are concerned, their campaign seems to be in the tatters.

Best economical pick – Chris Morris has lived up to his billing for Bangalore. The South-African all-rounder has bowled well at either end of the innings. He has generated swing with the new ball and executed his variations very well in the death. Morris has 9 wickets in 5 matches, at an impeccable average of 11 and strike rate of 13. His batting hasn’t been needed much until now.

Top captains & vice captains – Virat Kohli started the 2020 IPL on the back of a few lacklustre knocks. In three games, he managed only 16 runs and was looking completely out of sorts, but he has found back his form, much to RCB’s relief. The veteran is pretty much aware of CSK’s bowling setup, having already played a match-winning hand against them at the same venue. It remains to be seen how he does next time around. Faf du Plessis has arguably been the standout batter for the Super Kings in the cash-rich T20 extravaganza. Even as other CSK batters haven’t been consistent, the former South African skipper has continued to step up and deliver. Needless to say that he needs to be on top of his game in the remaining matches for the Super Kings. In 10 matches, Faf has 375 runs at an average of 46.87.

Smart pick – AB de Villiers has performed the rescue task for RCB plenty of times this season. Whether it was during a run-chase which was slipping away, or when they were running out of finishers while setting a target; AB de always bailed out RCB with his remarkable batting. The wicket-keeper batsman has scored 285 runs at a scintillating strike rate of 190, with four half-centuries.

Cautious Pick – Isuru Udana has had a decent start in the tournament with four wickets in his first two games. However, the Sri-Lankan has been expensive; leaking runs at a shade less than 10 runs per over. Adam Zampa could come in for the Dubai pitch.

My XI – Virat Kohli (Captain), Faf du Plessis (Vice-Captain), AB de Villiers, Chris Morris, W Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Josh Hazlewood, MS Dhoni, Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, N Jagadeeshan