PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2023 : The Punjab Cricket Association is Bindra Stadium in Mohali, match number 27 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will take place between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The opening game of the double-header will be this one.
With three victories and two defeats so far in IPL 2023, PBKS has had a respectable season. They defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by two wickets in their most recent match.
Kagiso Rabada (2/34) and Sam Curran (3/31) both displayed strong ball skills as Punjab limited LSG to 159/8. Sikandar Raza (57 off 41) and Shahrukh Khan (23* off 10) carried them to victory despite their blunders during the chase.
IPL 2023 | India National Cricket Team | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Delhi Capitals (DC) | Gujarat Titans (GT) | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) | Mumbai Indians (MI) | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) enter the match having lost to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 8 runs. At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore gave up 226/6 after bowling first.
Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis both hit outstanding half-centuries during the chase. However, they were ineffective because RCB were limited to 218/8.
Today’s PBKS vs RCB toss result
The toss has been won by Punjab Kings, who have chosen to field. Shikhar Dhawan is still ill, therefore Sam Curran is in charge of Punjab. The starting lineup now includes Liam Livingstone, while Nathan Ellis is back in place of Kagiso Rabada.
Virat Kohli will serve as the team’s captain for RCB. Due to his injury history, Faf du Plessis will play in an impact role.
PBKS vs RCB – Today’s match playing XIs
Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Jitesh Sharma (w), Sam Curran (c), Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, and Arshdeep Singh are all members of the Punjab Kings.
Punjabi Substitutes : Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, and Shivam Singh.
Virat Kohli (captain), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suyash Prabhudessai, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, and Mohammed Siraj are the players for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Bangalore substitutes: Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Anuj Rawat.
Today’s PBKS vs RCB pitch report
This is a novel pitch, and the measurements are rather even, according to Daren Ganga and Rohan Gavaskar. Due to yesterday’s rain, the field wasn’t overwatered, which resulted in a little dry field. On this surface, though, there are many of runs, thus the spinners might enter the game later.
Today’s PBKS vs RCB match players list
Shikhar Dhawan is captain of the Punjab Kings, which also includes Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Bhanuka Raj
Team for Royal Challengers Bangalore includes Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Michael
PBKS vs RCB – Today’s match umpires
On-field umpires: Sadashiv Iyer, Anil Kumar Chaudhary
TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee: Prakash Bhatt
Virat Kohli | Rohit Sharma | Rishabh Pant | KL Rahul | Suryakumar Yadav | Sanju Samson | Shreyas Iyer | Yuzvendra Chahal | Jasprit Bum
