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IPL 2017: Match 34: Here is RPS likely Playing XI against RCB

Will Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steve Smith make changes in the team's Playing XI during IPL encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Pune?

Pune, April 29: Placed at fourth spot in the points table, Rising Pune Supergiants will be facing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) who are present at the seventh place on their home in their next league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 here on Saturday (April 29).

Coming from a loss against Kolkata Knight Riders at their home turf, Steve Smith-led RPS would want to win the match against RCB and keep themselves afloat in the play-offs race. (Preview: RPS Vs RCB)

IPL 2017: Match 34: Here is RPS likely Playing XI against RCB

Win in remaining 6 matches would ensure Pune have booked a ticket to the play-offs comfortably and what better way to start this with a victory against a lower placed RCB.

RPS would be be eager to get over their inconsistent tag and register a convincing win against Virat Kohli & Co. but that's not going to be an easy task for RCB - though they might be languishing at the second-last position in the table - are still a dangerous side.

Pune are slightly better off with eight points from eight games with four wins in their kitty. But even they have been inconsistent at one level. They have been good on certain days and very ordinary on other days.

Therefore, it will be important for a lack lusture Pune bowling line-up to pull up their socks and perform well against RCB.

Pune badly missed the services of their all-rounder Ben Stokes in the previous game and would want him to be match-fit for the crucial encounter against RCB.

Here is the likely RPS XI against RCB for tonight's encounter:

1. Ajinkya Rahane

2. Rahul Tripathi

3. Steve Smith (C)

4. MS Dhoni (wk)

5. Ben Stokes

6. Manoj Tiwary

7. Dan Christian

8. Shardul Thakur

9. Washington Sundar

10. Jaydev Unadkat

11. Imran Tahir


Pune Squad: Steve Smith (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ashok Dinda, Faf du Plessis, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Sharma, Baba Aparajith, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar, Dan Christian, Lockie Ferguson, Imran Tahir, Jaskaran Singh, Usman Khawaja, Saurabh Kumar, Ben Stokes, Washington Sundar, Milind Tandon, Manoj Tiwary, Adam Zampa, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishwar Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Shardul Thakur.

OneIndia News

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:48 [IST]
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