PBKS vs RCB: Match Preview – IPL 2022 Match 3, Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers
Bangalore. Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns in their opening tie of IPL 2022. The PBKS vs RCB match will take place on March 27 (Sunday) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
Punjab Kings will be led by Mayank Agarwal in IPL 2022. He’s leading the side for the first time in a match. For Royal Challengers Bangalore, the captainship has been awarded to Faf du Plessis.
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Punjab Kings will be led by Mayank Agarwal in IPL 2022. He is leading the side for the first time in a match. For Royal Challengers Bangalore, the captainship has been awarded to Faf du Plessis.
PBKS Squad: Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada,Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee.
The Punjab Kings got the better of the Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in the third game of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on March 27. The high-scoring encounter saw batters of both sides showcase an amazing display on the 22 yards as this game witnessed the first- ever score in excess of 200 in this season’s IPL.
The best part for the Bengaluru- based franchise is that not only did Virat Kohli roar back to form but their new skipper Faf du Plessis also created a good first impression by making his bat do the talking with a quickfire 88 runs off just 57 deliveries. He was involved in a 118- run alternate- wicket stand with Kohli, who scored 41 runs from 29 balls. A cameo knock of an unbeaten 14-ball 32 towards the end from Dinesh Karthik propelled RCB to205/2 from their 20 overs.
Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith help PBKS to win.
In reply, Punjab Kings got off to a brisk launch as skipper Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan added 71 runs for the opening stand. Agarwal scored 32 runs off 24 deliveries while Dhawan scored a quickfire 29-ball 43. Sri Lankan wicket keeper-batter Bhanuka Rajapakha also scored a vital 43 before being dismissed.
When Liam Livingstone was sent back, the middle- order duo of Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith assured that there were no further interruptions as they helped PBKS get past the finish line with an over to spare. Shahrukh remained unbeaten on 24 off 20 deliveries while Smith wasn’t out on 25 off just eight balls.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be led by Faf du Plessis in the match. Virat Kohli stepped down from the skipper’s position after last season. Ahead of this season, the squad appointed Plessis as the new skipper.
Some key batsmen for RCB in the match will be Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, and, Dinesh Karthik. Some crucial bowlers for the squad are Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, and Josh Hazlewood.
RCB Squad : Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Shahbaz Ahamad, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey.
