Royal Challengers Bengaluru will host Punjab Kings in their first home game of IPL 2024 at Bengaluru on 25th March 2024. Both teams are coming off with contrasting results in their opening matches.
RCB lost the first encounter against Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets while Punjab Kings won by 4 wickets against Pant’s Delhi Capitals. It promises to be an exciting battle as Faf du Plessis-led side would look to open their account while Punjab would continue their winning momentum.
Match Details
Details– IPL 2024, Match 6, RCB vs PBKS
Venue– M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time- 25th March, 7.30 PM
Broadcast & Live Streaming- Star Sports and Jio Cinema
Last Meeting
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced a total of 31 times in IPL history. PBKS has a slight advantage over RCB. PBKS has won 17 times while RCB registered 14 victories.
The last time these two teams met was during the 2023 edition of IPL in Mohali. Thanks to Kohli’s and Faf du Plessis’s knocks, RCB made 174 for 4 in 20 overs. Mohammed Siraj bowled a dream spell taking 4 wickets helping them to win by 24 runs.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Bengaluru is a superb batting paradise. The bowlers find it tough with shorter boundaries which would aid the batters. A total of 88 IPL matches have been played at this venue with the team batting first winning 37 times while the team batting second winning 47 occasions while 4 ending in no-result.
It promises to be another superb batting pitch. It will be the first match this season and hope for a high-scoring match. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, bowl decently, and then chase down the target.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS)- Predicted Playing XI
RCB
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Karn Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj.
PBKS
Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar.
Fantasy Selection- RCB vs PBKS
Team 1– Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Maxwell, Sam Curran, Green, Livingstone (VC), Dinesh Karthik, Brar, Mayank Dagar, Harshal Patel, Siraj.
Team 2– Faf du Plessis, Bairstow (VC), Rajat Patidar, Prabhsimran Singh, Maxwell (C), Livingstone, Anuj Rawat, Brar, Ferguson, Rabada, Siraj.
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