Punjab Kings got back to their winnings ways after beating Lucknow Super Giants in their last game. They won the first two matches of the Tournament and then lost the nest two. Now in their fifth match of IPL season 2023 they fight hard to win the match. On the other side Royal Challengers Bangalore are struggling in this season of IPL. They have played five matches till now and have won only two. They beat Delhi Capitals in their fourth match but failed to carry their winning momentum forward as they lost the very next match to Chennai Super Kings.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IPL Match 2023
Teams: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Captains:
Sam Curran is going to lead Punjab Kings
Faf du Plessis will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore
When: April 20th, 2023
Match is going to start at 3:30 p.m. IST
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Head to head of these two teams from IPL: Both the teams have met each other on 30 occasions where Punjab Kings has won 17 matches whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 13 matches.
Likely playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
On Bench: B Rajapaksa, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, A Taide, Harpreet Singh, MW Short, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh, Rajangad Bawa, Baltej Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Gurnoor Brar
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj
On Bench: DJ Willey, KV Sharma, SS Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Michael Bracewell, R Sonu Yadav, RM Patidar, Finn Allen, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, M Bhandage, Josh Hazlewood, S Kaul, RJW Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, WG Jacks
New rules
Impact player: Both captains of PBKS and RCB will have a list of four substitute and one of them can be called in as the impact player to bat and bowl
Name playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick playing 11 they have pre decided depending upon the outcome of the toss.
Pitch report
The pitch of the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium is quite balanced track. Bowlers are going to get some movement with the new ball. Spinners are expected to play a major role while bowling here and slow deliveries will proved to be quite effective.
Most probable best performers in PBKS vs RCB
Probable best batsman: Virat Kohli
Probable best bowler: Sam Curran
Weather forecast for today in Mohali
Maximum temperature: 31°C
Minimum temperature: 19°C
Wind speed: 5km/h
Chances of rain: 20%
Capacity of stadium: 27,000
Prediction to win: Punjab Kings is most likely to win the match
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