Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Punjab Kings at PCA Stadium, Mohali in the first match of the doubleheader to be played on 20 April 2023 in the IPL 2023.
RCB would be looking to make a comeback after a narrow 8 runs loss to Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring thriller. On other hand, Punjab Kings will look for a decent performance after defeating Lucknow Super Giants.
RCB is currently at number 8 on the points table while Punjab Kings is at number 5th on the points table. Both teams would be looking for a win and to move up. Sam Curran captained during PBKS’s last match as Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out due to injury. If Dhawan is fit, he could come back into the playing XI.
Match Details
Details– Match 27, RCB vs PBKS
Venue– PCA Stadium, Mohali
Date and Time– 20 April, 3.30 PM
Head-to-Head Record
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore played a total of 30 matches so far with Punjab Kings winning 17 matches while RCB won 13 matches. Both teams met twice in last year’s edition with PBKS winning the first encounter by 5 wickets while winning the second match by 54 runs.
Top Run Scorer
Chris Gayle is the leading run-scorer between RCB and PBKS. Gayle has played for both teams during IPL history. He has made 873 runs playing for both RCB and PBKS.
Top Wicket Taker
Former Royal Challengers Bangalore grabbed 25 wickets between PBKS and RCB. Chahal grabbed 25 wickets playing for RCB.
Pitch Report
The last time a match was played at this venue, Punjab Kings posted 153 for 8 and Gujarat Titans chase down in the last over. It promises to be an exciting encounter as the pitch at Mohali is expected to help the batters.
The captain winning the toss would likely field first and then chase down the target.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS)- Predicted XI
RCB
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Hasranaga, Harshal Patel, Vijykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, David Willey
PBKS
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar.
Fantasy Team Selection- RCB vs PBKS
Team 1– Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli (VC) Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Hasranaga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
Team 2– Glenn Maxwell (C), Dinesh Karthik, Prabhsimran Singh (VC), Suyash Prabhudessai, Matthew Short, Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, David Willey.
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