Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be seeking to keep away from two successive defeats after they tackle Punjab Kings in the sixth match of the Indian Premier League 2024 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday, March 25.
Faf du Plessis-led RCB kicked off the IPL 2024 season with a last-over defeat towards defending champions Chennai Super Kings whereas defending 173 runs. Wicketkeeper batters Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik shone with bat towards CSK however bowlers struggled to impress.
On the opposite hand, Punjab Kings began their season with a thumping four-wicket win whereas chasing 175 runs towards Delhi Capitals. After spectacular bowling from Arshdeep Singh and Harpreet Brar, the English all-rounder Sam Curran smashed 63 runs and Liam Livingstone scored 38 off simply 21 balls to chase the goal with 4 balls remaining.
Match Details
Match: IPL 2024, sixth T20 match
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date & Time: Monday, March 25 at 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)
Broadcast and Live Streaming: Star Sports, JioCinema Website and App
RCB vs PBKS Probable Playing XIs
RCB probable enjoying XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Mayank Dagar, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal (affect sub).
PBKS probable enjoying XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (affect sub).
RCB vs PBKS Predictions
Best Batter of the Match: Faf du Plessis (RCB)
Bengaluru captain gave RCB a sensational begin towards CSK by smashing 35 runs in the final match. Faf du Plessis was the main run-getter for his workforce in IPL 2023 the place he smashed 730 runs, together with 86 runs towards Punjab Kings in the newest encounter between two groups.
Best Bowler of the Match: Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)
The star Indian bowler has been in wonderful kind in T20 cricket and began the IPL 2024 season with two essential wickets towards Delhi in the final match. Arshdep was the main wicket-taker for PBKS in the 2023 season with 17 wickets and will be a key bowler towards RCB in the upcoming match.
Who will win the Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru recorded a dominant win when each groups final met in 2023 and additionally enter this gave with residence benefit at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
