RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings will square off in the 34th league game of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League. The two clubs’ game is scheduled for April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Indian time at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This season, both RCB and Punjab are playing under the new captain’s direction, and thus far, they have performed significantly better. With eight points, the RCB squad is ranked third in the points table, while Punjab Kings is ranked fourth with eight points as well. In this case, everyone will be watching to see which team can win this game.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host this Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Punjab Kings game. It is thought to offer a great surface for batting.The batters appear to find it a little simpler to use strong strokes here because of the thin border. Since it has been a little difficult for the side batting first to score runs in the two games played here this season, the significance of the toss will be vital. According to estimates, Chinnaswamy’s opening innings average in the IPL is almost 171 runs.
The performance of Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli will be the center of attention.
Two players’ performances will determine the outcome of this game, with Virat Kohli’s bat being crucial for the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad. It might be a little simpler for RCB to win this game if Kohli is able to have a strong innings. Kohli has scored 1030 runs at an average of over 35 in his 32 outings against the Punjab Kings so far, including five half-centuries and a century.On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer has been seen yelling at the RCB with his bat.Iyer has played against RCB in 14 games, scoring 393 runs at an average of 30.23 and recording four half-century innings.
RCB vs PBKS: Probable playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Punjab Kings – Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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