IPL 2015 - KXIP vs RR: Venue, date and predicted line-ups

KXIP look a formidable force even in this IPL and will look to repeat the magic of last season

Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals are both captained by Australians and have a good amount of Aussie contingent in the squad giving the viewers enough feeling that the flavor of World Champions will be liberally sprinkled all over the match. This is the third match of the Indian Premier League (season eight) and is happening in Pune which is the secondary home ground for KXIP this season. Hence, tonight’s contest is set to sport an atmosphere which will be more of a neutral venue.

Here are all the details about the fixture:

Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

Date and Time: April 10 2015, 20:00 Indian Standard Time (IST)

Previous meeting: Kings XI Punjab won by 16 runs at Mohali

Highest run-getters:

Shaun Marsh

KXIP: Shaun Marsh (1973 runs in 52 matches)

RR: Shane Watson (2127 runs in 74 matches)

Shane Watson

Highest wicket-takers

KXIP: Piyush Chawla (84 wickets in 87 matches)

RR: Siddharth Trivedi (65 wickets in 76 matches)

Predicted line-ups:

KXIP: Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, George Bailey (captain), Wriddhiman Saha, Axar Patel, Rishi Dhawan, Mitchell Johnson, Sandeep Sharma

RR: Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Shane Watson (captain), Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Rajat Bhatia, Tim Southee, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe