Monday, 25 Mar RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – RCB vs PBKS

• Toss is expected to play quite a big factor in the match. The pitch is not going to change much and targets of 200 also would not be safe. Teams should field first after winning the toss.
•  The track in Bengaluru is expected to give some assistance to the spinners if not a whole lot. The team that plays spin-bowling better is expected to finish on the winning side.
• Harshal Patel had a poor outing against Punjab where he struggled, especially in the last over. It remains to be seen if Harshal retains his place in the playing XI.
• Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green are gamechangers as they are powerful strikers of the ball. RCB need them to return to form at the earliest.

Match Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to lock horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match No.6 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host the contest.

RCB, led by Faf du Plessis, did not get off to the best of starts after they lost to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 6 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After opting to bat first, they got off to a flying start, but then Mustafizur Rahman rocked them with four quick wickets.

Although Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik helped them recover to some extent, their efforts went in vain. the Super Kings chased down the target of 174 with 8 balls left in their innings.

Cameron Green picked up 2 wickets, but he did not get enough support from the other bowlers. If they are to return to winning ways, RCB need to up the ante.

PBKS, on the other hand, started their campaign in an emphatic way after beating Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals (DC) by 4 wickets. Sam Curran bowled only a solitary over where he gave away 10 runs, but he returned to score 63 runs off 47 balls with 6 fours and a six.

Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone and Prabhsimran Singh also played handy knocks. Arshdeep Singh was incredible in the bowling department after he picked up 2 wickets. But there are concerns with Harshal Patel’s form after the speedster was taken apart by Abhishek Porel.

Head-to-Head Record Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings

Overall, the Kings have won 17 out of 31 matches against RCB, who have won 14. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB have a 6-5 record over their opponents in 11 meetings.

In the previous meeting on April 20, 2024, RCB beat PBKS by 24 runs after Mohammed Siraj finished with stupendous figures of 4-0-21-4.