In today’s IPL 2024 encounter, the Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off. In the present competition, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala will host the 58th league match.
There have been 32 matches between PBKS and RCB in the IPL’s history. Teams Bengaluru and Punjab have won 15 and 17, respectively, of the games played. The highest scores recorded by Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their respective matches are 226 and 232.
Before we move on to today’s IPL 2024 match, tell us about each team’s current standing. Of the 11 games played so far, Punjab, led by Shikhar Dhawan, has won four of them. On the points table, they are seated in the seventh spot. In the meantime, four of the eleven games played have been won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, headed by Faf du Plessis. On the points chart, they are ranked eighth. The Net Run Rate (NRR) for PBKS and RCB are -0.187 and -0.049, respectively.
Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head’s brilliant performances helped Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets in yesterday’s IPL 2024 encounter.
Now let’s look at both teams’ rosters for the IPL game today:
The following players for the Punjab Kings are: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh
Bengaluru Royal Challengers
The following players are in the starting lineup: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (w), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Manoj Bhandage, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar