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CLAIM NOWPunjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPLT20, Today Match Prediction 09 May 2024
PBKS vs RCB Win Probability
Toss Winner - Punjab Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by 60 runs
Both teams desperately need to win to keep up their top four hopes but can Punjab Kings really stop the train that is RCB?
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru are targeting their fourth successive victory.
- Punjab Kings had won two in a row before losing to CSK last time out.
- RCB have defeated Punjab Kings in their last two head to heads.
We are backing RCB to win!
| Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, Kangra, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 28.3°C|Sunny |
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PBKS vs RCB Live Prediction
PBKS vs RCB Match Prediction & Analysis
Two teams with identical Played, Won and Lost records go head to head in this clash and neither Punjab Kings or RCB can afford to lose their eighth game of this campaign. If they do, the simple maths are likely to prove that they are unable to make the top four this campaign.
But whichever side comes out on top will not only be just two points behind the top four but will also be carrying plenty of momentum into their two final fixtures. With none of the teams in third to sixth winning all of their last three games, there are certainly chinks in the armour and one of Punjab Kings or RCB could nip into the top four with a strong end to the group stage.
Now is not the time to falter though. Who will prevail?
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RECENT PERFORMANCE
PBKS
L W W L L
PBKS
139/9 in 20.0 6.95
167/9 in 20.0 8.35
162/7 in 20.0 8.1
163/3 in 17.5 9.14
261/6 in 20.0 13.05
262/2 in 18.4 14.03
RCB
W W W L L
RCB
152/6 in 13.4 11.12
147/10 in 19.3 7.54
200/3 in 20.0 10
206/1 in 16.0 12.88
171/8 in 20.0 8.55
206/7 in 20.0 10.3
222/6 in 20.0 11.1
221/10 in 20.0 11.05
262/7 in 20.0 13.1
287/3 in 20.0 14.35
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 2 Matches
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150/10 in 18.2
IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 24 runs
174/4 in 20.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Punjab Kings Preview
Whenever anyone looks at the teamsheet for Punjab Kings, they always think this should be a team challenging at the top of the Indian Premier League but so far this season it has been a lack of consistency with the bat which has cost them. And it could have been oh so different if captain Shikhar Dhawan had not been injured early in the tournament and he is once again expected to miss out in this game.
Without Dhawan, the batting line-up is likely to rely heavily on Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimaran Singh and Shashank Singh. Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh are the two chief wicket-takers in the side although Rahul Chahar has also picked up in recent games and comes into this match after taking 3/23 last time out.
PBKS Over/Under Betting Tips
One of the most consistent run-scorers for Punjab Kings, Shashank Singh scored 27 runs in the last match and he has scored over 20 runs in his last three innings. Considering how well he has performed in his last three innings, we back Shashank Singh to score over 19.5 runs in today's match.
Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada
Punjab Kings Key Players From Previous Game Of Indian Premier League, 2024
Punjab Kings Actual Playing XI:
Vidwath Kaverappa, Ashutosh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Rilee Rossouw
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview
In some ways it has been brilliant, but in others it has been frustrating to the max for RCB fans who are enjoying their sides resurgence in the group stage but it is tinged with a disappointment that it has come so late in the day.
But is it too late? That is the key question. Most pundits think that three more wins between now and the end of the first stage will be enough to get RCB into the top four but if that were to happen it would mean they had recorded six victories in a row in total!
With a batting line-up firing at the top and in the middle, not to mention Mohammed Siraj picking up a Player of the Match Award after his bowling exploits last time, RCB are a team not to mess with.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XI:
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Key Players From Previous Game Of Indian Premier League, 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Actual Playing XI:
Mahipal Lomror, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Mohammed Siraj, Will Jacks, Karn Sharma
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
There is no chance of rain interrupting play on Thursday evening in Dharamsala. According to the forecast it will be a clear evening with the temperature dropping from 27 to 22 degrees across the game.
PBKS vs RCB Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
Batting Conditions
Pace Bowling
Spin Bowling
This is not one of the best batting wickets in the tournament and any thoughts of a 500+ runs total across the match are for the birds. Whoever bats first should feel confident if they post 180+ on a pitch which is likely to be a little two-paced.
Toss: To Bat
Teams batting first have had the most success at this venue in the IPL although it is by no means a huge difference! Still, as CSK did in the last game on their way to winning, we expect the captains to both want to bat first ahead of the toss.
PBKS vs RCB
Winning Prediction
Punjab Kings have impressed over the last couple of weeks but there were signs of batting frailties once again in their last match. RCB are a team playing purely on confidence at the moment but it is taking them a long way and we expect their powerful batting line-up to deliver again in this game. Our prediction is for RCB to beat Punjab Kings on Thursday evening.
We are backing RCB to win!
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