IPL 2018: Will RCB open its account against KXIP at home ground today?

Under Virat Kohli's leadership, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to get their act together in the eighth match of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) against Ravichandran Ashwin's Kings XI Punjabat their home ground in Bengaluru. RCB had lost their opening game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), while KXIP had won theirs versus Delhi Daredevils because of an explosive, record-breaking knowck by K L Rahul.

Playing at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Kohli's RCB will look to open its account in this season of IPL 2018, while KXIP will try to strengthen its position at the league stage with more points. Both KXIP and RCB, besides Delhi Daredevils, have yet to win an IPL title in the 10 editions that have taken place since before the present one. Royal Challengers Bangalore need to change some of their tactics in today's match to get on to the winning ways. Despite having the firepower in the batting line-up, RCB has not yet been able to score big.

RCB, led by star India captain Virat Kohli, lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match after Sunil Narine snatched victory with a 17-ball fifty and Nitish Rana removed AB de Villiers and Kohli in the same over. Kings XI Punjab won their first game of the season against Delhi Daredevils on the back of Rahul's feat of fastest IPL fifty in just 14 balls.