Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Thursday (May 9). The 58th match of the tournament, which is also a virtual elimination match, will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
This is the second time that Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face each other in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. In the first leg, the team led by Faf du Plessis won the game by 4 wickets in a thriller. But overall, Punjab has the upper hand as they have won 17 games against their opponents who have registered 15 wins.
The match between PBKS and RCB will be a knockout game for both teams. The loser of the match will be eliminated from IPL 2024, joining Mumbai Indians, who were eliminated after Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the 57th match of the tournament in Hyderabad.
Currently, RCB is ranked 7th in the points table with 4 wins and 7 losses from the 11 matches of IPL 2024. You have 8 points in your account. On the other hand, PBKS is ranked 8th in the points table with the same number of wins and losses in 11 games.
RCB will go into the game with a lot of confidence. They have played some great cricket in the last few games, winning three games in a row. The Punjab Kings, on the other hand, had a good performance until the last game where they suffered a crushing defeat against the Chennai Super Kings.
The match between PBKS and RCB will be extremely crucial in the context of the game. Whoever wins the game stays alive for the playoff spot. Since both teams have gotten along well in the last few games, it promises to be an exciting game.
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Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bat first in the match against RCB. The captain explained that they wanted to put pressure on the opponent and talked about the team’s combination. At the draw he stated:
“I’m going bowling. Looks like they watered the wicket a bit, that could be something early. I want to put RCB under pressure early. The team we have picked today wants to take wickets with the new ball. For us it’s quite simple now: we need a few results to win the remaining games. Livingstone comes on for Rabada. Our strength is our punch.”
Faf du Plessis, on the other hand, also expressed his desire to play first in the game against PBKS. He also stated that they want to focus on playing good cricket. He added:
“Would have done the same thing. It was a great turnaround for us. We’ve been clinical in the last few games. The focus remains the same, not too much on the table, just the way we want to play. Maxwell is out for Lockie Ferguson.”
PBKS vs RCB: Impact Players
BKS: Harpreet Brar, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rishi Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Nathan Ellis
RCB: Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal, Mayank Dagar
PBKS vs RCB: Playing XIs
Punjab kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow(w), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Liam Livingstone, Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Ending XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson