RCB vs PBKS today in IPL-2024: Both the teams will clash after four years in Bengaluru; Know possible playing-11

In the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), today i.e. on Monday, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS). The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru from 7:30 pm onwards. The toss will take place at 7:00 pm.

This will be the second match of both the teams this season. Punjab had defeated Delhi Capitals in their first match, on the other hand, Bengaluru had to face defeat against Chennai Super Kings. Both the teams will face each other after four years on the Bengaluru ground. Earlier played here in 2019, when Bengaluru won by 17 runs.

Punjab heavy in head to head
Bengaluru seems to have the upper hand in today's match. So far 31 matches have been played between RCB and PBKS in IPL history. In this, RCB has won 14 matches and Punjab has won 17 matches. So far 11 matches have been played between the two teams at the home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Bengaluru won six and Punjab won five.

Anuj Rawat's Bengaluru run scorer
Batter Bengaluru has a strong batting line. These include names like captain Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Dinesh Karthik. Maxwell, Green and Karthik can play the role of finishers very well. The team has strengthened the bowling by purchasing Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal and Lockie Ferguson.

However, apart from Anuj Rawat (48) and Dinesh Karthik (38), no one could play big innings against Chennai. The top run scorer of this season is Anuj Rawat. The top wicket taker is Cameron Green.

Sam Curran scored the most runs for Punjab
Punjab team has names like Shikhar Dhawan, Riley Russo, Liam Livingston, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma in batting. Bowlers like Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, and Chris Woakes are also present. With the arrival of Harshal Patel, the team's bowling became fatal in the death overs.

There is also an all-rounder like Sam Curran. Sam played an important role in the team's victory in the last match. He is currently the highest run scorer for the team. Arshdeep has taken the most wickets.

pitch report
The pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is batting-friendly. Here the batsmen score a lot of runs. The spinners get some help on this pitch.
So far 88 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. The team batting first won 37 matches and the team chasing won 47 matches. In such a situation, the team winning the toss will prefer to chase. Whereas results of four matches could not be declared.

weather condition
There is little chance of rain in Bengaluru on Monday. The temperature on the match day will be 35 to 21 degrees Celsius. The wind will blow at a speed of 21 kilometers per hour.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Anuj Rawat, Karn Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar and Mohammed Siraj.
impact- Sky lamp.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh and Shashank Singh.
impact- Prabhsimran Singh.