PBKS vs RCB: After the league stage matches conclude in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League, the playoff matches will begin, featuring a Qualifier-1 match, PBKS vs RCB. This match between the two teams will be played at the Mullanpur PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Punjab Kings, playing this season under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, have shown excellent performance on the field, while RCB also managed to finish second in the points table in the league stage through their brilliant game. In such a situation, now all the fans’ eyes are on this match between the two best teams of this season. We are going to tell you about the possible Dream11 team for this important match.
RCB vs PBKS Qualifier-1 Head-to-Head Record
The match will start at 7:30 PM IST, while the toss will take place at 7 PM. Jitesh Sharma or Rajat Patidar will captain Punjab, while Shreyas Iyer will lead RCB. Both teams are desperate to win the title; Punjab last played the final in 2014, while RCB have not reached the final since 2016. The team that wins today’s match will directly advance to the final, while the losing team will have to face the winner of the eliminator.
What is the condition of the pitch?
The behavior of the Mullanpur pitch has been unpredictable so far. Only once 200 runs have been scored in the first innings of the four matches played here. But Punjab Kings will be confident of a win on their home ground as they successfully defended a target of 111 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders here last month.
Why is winning important in the match?
Both teams will try to make it to the final from this first step itself. The team that loses this match will face the winner of the eliminator between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier.
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Team 1:
- Keepers – Prabhsimran Singh (Vice-Captain), Josh Inglis, Phil Salt
- Batsmen – Virat Kohli (Captain), Shreyas Iyer, Priyansh Arya, Mayank Agarwal
- All-rounders – Krunal Pandya
- Bowlers – Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harpreet Brar
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Team 2:
- Keepers – Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (Vice-Captain), Phil Salt
- Batsmen – Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Priyansh Arya
- All-rounders – Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd
- Bowlers – Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal
PBKS vs RCB Playing 11 (Predicted):
Punjab Kings Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Umarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kyle Jamieson, Vishak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma(C) (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Rajat Patidar.
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