Match Details
Date: May 9, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Live ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger
Match Preview:
The Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will lock horns for the second time in IPL 2024 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. In their previous encounter, Bengaluru registered a thrilling win thanks to Dinesh Karthik's b atting masterclass towards the death. Ahead of this clash, RCB has stitched up a three-game winning streak while PBKS suffered a massive loss against the Chennai Super Kings.
Pitch Report:
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala has produced batting-friendly tracks where batters dominated. The average score of the venue is 179 in IPL history with the pitch remaining fairly the same across both innings. The batters have been able to maximise the short dimensions of the ground to score a mountain of runs. Whereas the bowling has struggled to contain runs and pick up wickets. But pacers, especially with new ball, can find some swing and take wickets in the powerplay.
Team Analysis:
Punjab Kings
Despite winning two of their last three games, Punjab Kings still seem like an unpredictable side which could clinically take down an opposition or capitulate in a manner of moments. This variance steams to their poor batting through the 2024 season where the lower-order batters have scored the most runs. Talking about the bowling attack, PBKS have made massive improvements, especially with the return of form for their spinners alongside a consistent pace battery.
Punjab Kings IPL 2024 Squad:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Chris Woakes, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Prince Choudhary, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
After a dismissal start to their campaign which nearly knocked them out of the playoff race, RCB has finally fired as a unit and performed well over the last few games. The batting has seen contributions from nearly every batter in their formidable top six. On the bowling front, their all-Indian attack has finally clicked as they have found breakthroughs in each phase of play.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 squad:
Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Tom Curran, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat, Faf du Plessis (c)
Match Prediction:
Conclusion:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru has a better chance to win this fixture and defeat Punjab Kings to continue their four-game winning streak in IPL 2024.
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