Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Rajkot April 23, 2016

Energetic Royal Challengers target stinging Lions

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Regal Challengers Bangalore have more than one motivation to be content with their 13-run win over Rising Pune Supergiants on Friday. They effectively protected an aggregate for the second time this season and their substitution player - South African chinaman bowler Tabraiz Shamsi - urged IPL debut. Shane Watson and Kane Richardson stood their ground at

last overs even as Thisara Perera created alarm.

Local people outfit endeavors to uncover pitch

Four individuals from a nearby outfit endeavored to uncover the pitch at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday to dissent against IPL matches being held in Rajkot in perspective of the water emergency in the area.

"They attempted to undermine the wicket, yet our security authorities made an opportune mediation and gave them over to the police," Niranjan Shah,

 of individuals had come to arrange an exhibition inside. After this episode, the security will be all the more

line-up has  terminating with amazing normality. Should they fall flat,  Mumbai their last match in the western district on a high before making a beeline for Hyderabad.

Gujarat Lions, in the interim, created cleaned exhibitions in their initial three matches  three Man-of-the-Match grants in three fruitful pursues yet his just disappointment harmonized with a major Lions rout.

Commander Suresh Raina's arrival to frame was a silver coating in their 10-wicket misfortune, and their playing, put something aside for the Sunrisers diversion, has been reliably great. Lions, however, will need more keeps running from their allrounder-substantial center request. Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja have just dealt with a joined count of 60 keeps running in seven innings.

Lions had a serious handling session on Saturday with loco drills in light of hand-off tosses and going down. Lions execution mentor Monty Desai said the group utilized such sessions to construct vitality. They would need that to rub on to their batting.


Dinesh Karthik was relied upon to be one of the pioneers of the Lions batting bunch. Be that as it may, after his unbeaten 41 against Kings XI Punjab in the opening diversion, he has overseen just 17 keeps running in two innings. Karthik's wicketkeeping has likewise been inconsistent now and again, and at practice, he appeared to place unique accentuation on leg-side takes.

Tabraiz Shamsi, who came in as substitution for the harmed Samuel Badree, had Ajinkya Rahane confused at a basic period, in spite of completing with an economy rate of nine. Shamsi's capacity to turn the ball whichever way will prove to be useful on a surface that has customarily been thoughtful to spinners. Ask Jadeja.

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James Faulkner had a long net with both bat and ball, and he is prone to come back to the XI set up of Dale Steyn, who surrendered 17 keeps running in two overs against Sunrisers. The hosts may likewise toy with possibly playing an additional spinner set up of Praveen Kumar, who spilled 31 keeps running in two overs on Thursday.

Chris Gayle, as indicated by a Royal Challengers source, is yet to join the squad, having come back to Jamaica on paternity clear out. Additionally, passing by Kohli's post-match meeting on Friday night, Shamsi is prone to get an expanded run.  consider getting Yuzvendra Chahal for Harshal Patel, who spilled 25 keeps running in one over against Supergiants.