Match Preview
Punjab Kings will go against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 27th match of the Indian Premier League.
Both these teams are doing well at the moment with Punjab in 5th place and RCB in 8th position in the points table.
Additionally, looking at their previous games, then Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 2 wickets as Shahrukh Khan gave some lusty blows toward the end to the LSG bowlers.
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost a close game to Chennai Super Kings in the last over at home and will be looking to get a win under their belt.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings will also look to be at their very best tomorrow at Mohali against RCB and they will be wary of their batters.
Thus, we will get a cracking afternoon game between these two sides tomorrow.
Match Details
Match: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 27
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Date: 20th April 2023
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The surface at Mohali is a good batting track and batters will enjoy their time here. Furthermore, a high-scoring clash is on the cards between these two sides tomorrow. Therefore, the team winning the toss should look to bowl first at this venue.
Full Squads for Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 27
Punjab Kings
Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shivam Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Liam Livingstone, Matt Short, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, David Willey, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandge, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, R Sonu Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Anuj Rawat (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Finn Allen (wk), Akash Deep, Avinash Singh, Harshal Patel, Himanshu Sharma, Josh Hazelwood, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Wayne Parnell
Probable Playing XI for Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 27
Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matt Short, Harpreet Singh, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Vyshak Vijay Kumar
Probable Winner
From the team combinations and previous results, we can say that it will be an even contest between these two sides.
However, Punjab would be much more eager to win against RCB as they have home advantage.
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