Chris Gayle played his first game of IPL 2014 after missing the first four matches due to a sore back. His return will be a morale booster for Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were asked to bat by Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey, in the final game the teams will play in the UAE before heading to India.
Gayle replaced his West Indies team-mate Ravi Rampaul, while the in-form fast bowler Varun Aaron returned to the line-up, in place of the allrounder Sachin Rana. Kings XI went in with an unchanged line-up.
Royal Challengers were humiliated by Rajasthan Royals in their last match, where they were bowled out for 70. Kings XI, the table-toppers, remained unbeaten with four consecutive wins.
Kings XI Punjab: 1 Cheteshwar Pujara, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 George Bailey (capt), 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 David Miller, 6 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 7 Mitchell Johnson, 8 Rishi Dhawan, 9 Akshar Patel, 10 L Balaji, 11 Sandeep Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Parthiv Patel (wk), 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 Yogesh Takawale, 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Ashok Dinda, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Varun Aaron
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