Bhubaneswar, Sept. 27 -- Sharjah: The KL Rahul-led Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) began their IPL campaign on a losing note but they bounced back in grand style by outshining Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their second outing. On Sunday, they will be up against a confident Rajasthan Royals (RR), who are now evenly poised with the return of Jos Buttler along with mentor Shane Warne.

In their last game, Rahul single-handedly blew the Virat Kohli-led RCB away with his unbeaten 132. Later, the Punjab bowlers also rose to the occasion and bundled out RCB for a paltry 109, setting up a massive 97-run win.

The KXIP team management will hope its players to replicate the show against RR. However, the only headache for KXIP will be the silence of G...