Turning it round: Maxwell of Royal Challengers will hope to come good after the poor present in opposition to Super Kings.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will financial institution on dwelling assist to get its IPL 2024 marketing campaign heading in the right direction. After a loss to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai in the opener, RCB will discover solace in the familiar setting of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
In the primary of three successive outings in Bengaluru, RCB takes on Punjab Kings (PBKS) right here on Monday.
At the coaching session on Sunday, the RCB batters — Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar — had lengthy stints in the online.
The objective was to discover rhythm after a disappointing evening out in Chennai, when a top-order collapse left the aspect at 78 for 5. RCB will probably be conscious that one other slip up will show deadly at this batting-friendly venue.
The silver lining got here from Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik, who pulled out the large hits to take RCB to a decent rating.
A well-rounded PBKS bowling assault will make it tough for RCB. In Arshdeep Singh and Harshal Patel (a former RCB participant), PBKS has two tremendous dying bowlers. Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar retains it tight, whereas Kagiso Rabada presents all-out tempo.
The customer enters the competition on a excessive, having shut down Delhi Capitals (DC) by 4 wickets on Saturday. England all-rounders Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone carried PBKS with the bat, and Arshdeep proved his price as an influence participant with the ball.
