Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PBKS vs RCB) has been scheduled for the 58th match at the IPL 2024 on Thursday (9 May) night at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. It will be their second meeting in the ongoing IPL season, while RCB won their previous IPL 2024 encounter by four wickets after successfully chasing 177 runs.
Both teams will play their 12th match of the season. Both teams have earned eight points with a record of four wins and seven losses.
After winning two back-to-back matches, Punjab Kings lost their last game. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their last three fixtures.
PBKS vs RCB Match Overview
Competition: Indian Premier League (IPL)
Season: 2024 (IPL 2024)
Stage: League
Tournament Match no: 58
Match: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PBKS vs RCB)
Format: T20
Date and Time: Thursday, 9 May 2024, 19:30 IST
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Live Broadcasting/Streaming (only in India): Star Sports Network, Jio Cinema (Website and App)
PBKS vs RCB Weather Forecast
Accuweather suggests no rain threat for this fixture. However, there are significant rain threats before the match. The game-time temperatures can be between 21°C and 20°C.
PBKS vs RCB Head-to-Head (Overall)
Matches: 32
Punjab Kings won: 17
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won: 15
PBKS vs RCB Pitch Report
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamsala) will organise its second match at the IPL 2024. Its first IPL 2024 match experienced a comfortable defending for Chennai Super Kings with 167 runs, which they won by 28 runs.
PBKS vs RCB Toss Prediction
Win the toss and bat first.
PBKS vs RCB Complete Available Squad
Punjab Kings:
Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Vishwanath Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajan, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Faf du Plessis (C), Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Suyash S Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijaykumar Kumar, Himanshu Sharma
PBKS vs RCB Predicted XIs
Punjab Kings Predicted XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran (C), Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Ashutosh Sharma/Arshdeep Singh (Impact players), Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted XI: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik/Yash Dayal (Impact players), Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak
PBKS vs RCB Top 3 Batters in the IPL 2024
Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Shashank Singh (315 runs) | Virat Kohli (542 runs) |
Jonny Bairstow (257 runs) | Faf du Plessis (352 runs) |
Prabhsimran Singh (251 runs) | Dinesh Karthik (283 runs) |
PBKS vs RCB Top 3 Bowlers in the IPL 2024
Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Harshal Patel (17 wickets) | Yash Dayal (10 wickets) |
Arshdeep Singh (15 wickets) | Mohammed Siraj (8 wickets) |
Sam Curran (13 wickets) | Cameron Green (7 wickets) |
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Team Prediction
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the favorites to win today’s match against Punjab Kings. Our top fantasy picks for the PBKS vs RCB Dream11 team are:
Wicketkeeper(s): Dinesh Karthik, Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow
Batter(s): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Shashank Singh
All-Rounder(s): Sam Curran, Will Jacks
Bowler(s): Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain
Suggestion 1: Virat Kohli (Captain); Sam Curran (vice-captain)
Suggestion 2: Faf du Plessis (Captain); Harshal Patel (vice-captain)
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Team Suggestion No 1
Wicketkeeper(s): D Karthik, J Bairstow, P Singh
Batter(s): V Kohli (C), F du Plessis, S Singh
All-rounder(s): S Curran (vc), W Jacks
Bowler(s): H Patel, K Rabada, A Singh
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Team Suggestion No 2
Wicketkeeper(s): J Bairstow, P Singh
Batter(s): V Kohli, F du Plessis (C), S Singh, R Patidar
All-rounder(s): G Maxwell, S Curran, C Green
Bowler(s): H Patel (vc), A Singh
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups
H Brar, Y Dayal, R Chahar, M Siraj
