Indian T20 League 2019: Bangalore vs Punjab - NostraGamus Prediction, Match Preview and Playing XI

Bangalore vs Punjab will have their second leg on 24 April 2019 at 8 PM IST at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After an amazing win against Chennai, Bangalore’s motivation and confidence has picked up and Virat is expecting this momentum will continue for the remainder of the season. Punjab is currently fifth in the points table with 5 wins and this match will crucial for their rank at this point in the tournament. 

Bangalore has picked up their game in the last few matches. Thanks to Moeen Ali scoring 66 runs from 28 balls, yet even after an amazing play he was demoted in the next match, with this and Bangalore‘s 2019 performance Virat’s strategy is coming into question. It was evident when in the next match Virat and De Villers were not able to deliver, while Ali and Stoinis did not have enough time to turn the game.

Dale Steyn has been a saviour for Bangalore, picking up wickets early and saving the game at many times. In this match against Punjab, Chris Gayle will be showing Bangalore what they are missing out on.

This match is crucial for Punjab to make it to the top-4 of the tournament and their recent loss against Delhi has slowed down their performance. However, this match Bangalore may not be the only ones with home advantage, for Chris Gayle Bangalore was home for a long time, Lokesh Rahul has grown up playing at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium and Mandeep Singh has a lot of good experiences on the ground.

The stadium is known to be good for batting, exactly what Punjab has an advantage over with Chris Gayle Lokesh Rahul, David Miller, and even Sam Curran on their side. Winning the toss will be especially crucial this match.

Here’s a look at the Predicted XI for the match Bangalore vs Kings XI:

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Nostragamus XI

Bangalore – Y Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli,  Navdeep Saini, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Akashdeep Nath

Punjab – Harpreet Brar, M Ashwin, R Ashwin, Lokesh Rahul, Sam Curran, Chris Gayle, Hardus Vilojen, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, David Miller, Mandeep Singh

Bangalore Squad

Himmat Singh, A Nath, Y Chahal, N Coulter-Nile, H Klaasen, P Barman, Mohammed Siraj, D Padikkal, Milind Kumar, Tim Southee, Shimron Hetmyer, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli, Gurkeerat Singh, Navdeep Saini, AB de Villiers, W Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Moeen Ali, C de Grandhomme, Marcus Stoinis

Punjab Squad

Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar, M Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan, Agnivesh Ayachi, Mujeeb

N Pooran, D Nalkande, R Ashwin, Lokesh Rahul, Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, V Chakaravarthy, Hardus Viljoen, Mayank Agarwal, Moises Henriques, Mohammed Shami, Karun Nair, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mandeep Singh

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