IPL 2020, RCB vs KXIP: Player Ratings

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) faced off in Match 31 of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020).

All the RCB batsmen got off to starts, with captain Virat Kohli's 48 anchoring the innings before Chris Morris' late blitz took the team to 171/6. Fifties from Chris Gayle and KL Rahul ensured that KXIP registered their second win of the season, but the game somehow went to the last ball.

Here are the player ratings from the RCB vs KXIP IPL 2020 game.

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IPL 2020, RCB vs KXIP: KXIP Player Ratings

Mayank Agarwal was excellent in the powerplay for KXIP [PC: iplt20.com]

KL Rahul: 8/10

Rahul's second Man of the Match in IPL 2020 coincided with his team's second win, and he ended his innings on an unbeaten 61. The KXIP skipper couldn't finish the game off with just 1 run needed off 3 balls, and needed a six from Pooran to seal the deal. As a result, his rating drops slightly.

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Mayank Agarwal: 7.5/10

Agarwal got KXIP to a superb start in the powerplay, attacking the spinners and the pacers with ease and confidence. The opener hit Chahal for a beautiful straight maximum, but tried a slog across the line off the very next ball to be castled for 45 off 25 balls. He should've stayed at the crease longer.

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Chris Gayle: 8/10

Making his first IPL 2020 appearance, Gayle shrugged off a stomach bug and rust to hit 5 sixes en route to a 45-ball 53. Although he started very slowly and couldn't finish the game off, his inclusion in the team undoubtedly added energy and flamboyance.

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Nicholas Pooran: 7/10

With only one ball to play and one run to get, Pooran decided to play an expansive loft that only just managed to clear the long-on boundary. Despite the poor, poor decision, the West Indian got his team over the line in the end.

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Glenn Maxwell: 7/10

Maxwell bowled his full quota of four overs against RCB, and although he didn't get a breakthrough, he conceded only 28 runs. He wasn't needed with the bat.

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Deepak Hooda: 5/10

Hooda had nothing to do in this game apart from a few moments in the field, and gets a standard rating.

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Murugan Ashwin: 8.5/10

Ashwin was the pick of the KXIP bowlers on the night as he recorded figures of 2/23 in his 4 overs. The leg-spinner was excellent with his googlies, and picked up the wickets of Aaron Finch and Washington Sundar.

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Ravi Bishnoi: 5.5/10

Bishnoi was superb almost throughout his spell, but the two sixes that Dube hit off him in his third and final over ensured that he finished with figures of 0/29. The young leggie was outshone today by Ashwin and maybe even Maxwell.

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Mohammad Shami: 6/10

Shami got rid of Kohli and De Villiers in the same over to appear to dent RCB's hopes of a big total, but gave away three sixes and one four in the final over to throw away the momentum KXIP had accumulated. His two overs in the powerplay too went for 17 runs, with final figures of 2/45 - not his best performance.

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Chris Jordan: 8.5/10

Jordan had been horribly out of form and low on confidence coming into this game, but he bowled a superb 3 overs to Dube and Kohli, conceding just 20 runs and picking up the wicket of the former. It was an encouraging performance from the Englishman, who looked mighty relieved when he picked up the wicket.

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Arshdeep Singh: 6.5/10

The young Arshdeep has been impressive in IPL 2020, but he had only 2 overs to bowl in this game. He picked up the wicket of Padikkal but conceded 20 runs to finish with an economy rate of 10.

IPL 2020, RCB vs KXIP: RCB Player Ratings

Virat Kohli top-scored for RCB against KXIP [PC: iplt20.com]

Devdutt Padikkal: 6/10

Padikkal made a bright start to his innings but offered a simple catch to cover just when he seemed set to carry on. The southpaw walked back for a 12-ball 18, which featured a delicious pick-up shot off Mohammed Shami.

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Aaron Finch: 5.5/10

This was yet another scratchy innings from Finch, who has not looked confident in IPL 2020 so far. An 18-ball 20 culminated in an embarrassingly tentative shot off Murugan Ashwin, a mere ball after he edged one between keeper and slip. The Australian seems extremely susceptible to both swing and spin.

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Virat Kohli: 6/10

Kohli played well in the initial part of his innings, but his scoring slowed down when Sundar and Dube came to the crease. The RCB captain inexplicably promoted the two all-rounders ahead of AB de Villiers, and was dismissed in the same over as the South African for a 39-ball 48.

Kohli's captaincy on the night was woeful even apart from the De Villiers decision. Sundar didn't bowl a single over in the powerplay, Chahal bowled just 3 overs (with one of them being the final over of the innings), Siraj was given the 16th over despite multiple other options (he went for 20) and Sundar was given the 17th over (he went for 15).

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AB de Villiers: 3/10

Coming in at No. 6 for reasons known only to Kohli and the RCB management, De Villiers couldn't do much and walked back for just 2. After a 33-ball 73* in his previous game at the same venue, he would be disappointed to have not continued his fine run of form.

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Shivam Dube: 5.5/10

Dube did strike Ravi Bishnoi for a couple of sixes, but looked stuck and devoid of timing at the crease. The all-rounder perished to a short ball yet again for a 19-ball 23, and surely De Villiers would've done more than him at the crease.

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Chris Morris: 8/10

Morris launched a blistering assault in the last two overs of the RCB innings in what was his first hit in IPL 2020, making 25 off just 8 balls to significantly boost the total. The South African was good with the ball as well as he conceded just 22 runs in his 4 overs.

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Washington Sundar: 3.5/10

Sundar got a surprise promotion to No. 4, but his 14-ball 13 did nothing to justify the decision. The off-spinner bowled two overs splendidly, but was carted around for 4 sixes by Gayle in his next two to finish with 0/38 in his 4 overs.

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Isuru Udana: 6.5/10

Udana hit a crunching six in the final over of the RCB innings, but didn't make much of an impact with the ball in hand. The Sri Lankan went for 10 in his first over and although he bowled a tight second over for just 4 runs, he didn't look like taking wickets.

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Mohammed Siraj: 1/10

Siraj was undoubtedly the worst RCB bowler on display, conceding 44 runs in the 3 overs he bowled. The pacer's final over in particular was tragic, as he dished out freebie after freebie with the field placements in complete contrast to his own execution.

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Navdeep Saini: 7.5/10

Saini was the most economical RCB bowler on display, and apart from an expensive second over, he was extremely accurate. He finished with 0/21 in his 4 overs - yet another solid performance.

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Yuzvendra Chahal: 6/10

This wasn't anywhere near Chahal's best performance as he conceded 28 runs in his first 2 overs, but he managed to get revenge over Agarwal. With only 2 to defend in the final over, he nearly took the game to a Super Over.