Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face each other in the 58th match of IPL 2024. The PBKS vs RCB match will take place on Thursday, May 9 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore also met once in the first game of IPL 2024. RCB won that match by 4 wickets. Below we see the full prediction for the PBKS vs RCB clash.
PBKS vs RCB Match Preview
In the twenty-eighth match of the IPL 2024 tournament, Punjab Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 9 at 7:30 PM IST at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala.
Punjab Kings are currently placed eighth in the points table, while Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed seventh.
PBKS vs RCB Head-to-Head Records
In the last two seasons, RCB defeated the Punjab Kings on both occasions. However, Punjab has defeated RCB in 3 out of the last 5 matches. The two teams had faced each other only once in the 2011 season at the HPCA Stadium, where Punjab Kings emerged victorious.
PBKS vs RCB Weather and Pitch Report
There is only a 10% chance of rain during the PBKS vs RCB match. Therefore, rain will not affect the encounter. There is a possibility of dew during the match. HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala is a good scoring ground. Batsmen get good advantage. However, seamers and pacers also get the advantage.
PBKS IPL 2024 Team
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Tayde, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kawerappa. , Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thiagarajan, Prince Chaudhary, Riley Rossouw, Jonny Bairstow.
RCB IPL 2024 Team:
Faf du Plessis (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyyash Prabhudesai, Will Jacques, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vishak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Sourav Chauhan.
Conclusion
In the last match in IPL 2024, RCB defeated PBKS by 4 wickets. Now, they will look to make it two in two. Punjab, on the other hand, will look to avenge their previous defeat to RCB.
