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Match 50 of VIVO IPL 2016 is yet another win-to-stay-alive contest for Royal Challengers Bangalore, who will be pitted against Kings XI Punjab.
RCB are one of six teams in the race to qualify for the Playoffs; they have 12 points from as many matches and need this win to stay in the hunt for a top four finish. The team didn’t have the best of starts to the season; they won only two of their first seven matches. But they’ve turned up the heat with some stunning performances in the second half and are now a force to reckon with. In their last two matches, they’ve annihilated the Gujarat Lions – defeating them by a record 144 runs, before chasing down 184 against Kolkata Knight Riders in grand style.
Kings XI Punjab cannot make it to the Playoffs; they have 4 wins from 12 matches. They too have competed well in the second half of the league stage, but have just not been able to pull the lid on their opponents on occasions. Among their most-recent matches, they’ve lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 runs, lost to RCB by 1 run and most-recently lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last over. KXIP have an opportunity to settle scores with RCB for that agonising defeat at Mohali. Can Murali Vijay and company go just that little further on Wednesday?
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