In the sixth match of IPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Punjab Kings on Monday. RCB will be looking for their first win in this match starting at 7:30 pm at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. Punjab had won its first match there. In such a situation, the team captained by Shikhar Dhawan would like to maintain the winning streak.
Know whose shoulder is heavier
If we look at the statistics of Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, PBKS seems to have the upper hand. However, the margin of victory and defeat between the two teams is not much. Both the teams have clashed 31 times so far in the history of IPL. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings have won 17 matches. RCB, on the other hand, has won 14 matches. In such a situation, RCB will try to reduce the margin of defeat on Monday.
Performance of both teams in IPL 2024
If we look at the performance of Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024, Chennai Super Kings defeated RCB by 6 wickets in the first match of the tournament. Batting first, Faf and company scored 173 runs. In reply, Chennai achieved the target with 8 balls remaining. Apart from this, in the second match of IPL 2024, Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets. Batting first, Delhi scored 174 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. In reply, Punjab easily achieved the target.
pitch report
The pitch of M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is flat, apart from this the size of this ground is also small. In such a situation, the stadium of Bengaluru is considered a heaven for batsmen. In recent times, black soil has been used on the wickets here, so there have been some low-scoring matches here. The team chasing the target has a slight advantage on the wicket of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. So far 88 IPL matches have been played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. During this period, the team batting first has won 37 matches and the team batting later has won 47 matches. 4 matches have been inconclusive. Here the average score of the first innings is 172 runs and the average score of the second innings is 156 runs.
Probable playing-11 of both the teams
RCB: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Suyyash Prabhudesai, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (wicketkeeper), Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj.
Influential players: Will Jacques, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal.
PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Influential players: Riley Raso, Prabhsimran Singh, Vidwath Kawarappa, Sikandar Raza, Chris Woakes.