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 batting 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. PBKS Probable XI: Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh. [Impact sub: Prabhsimran Singh] RCB Probable XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vysakh, Mohammed Siraj. [Impact sub: Rajat Patidar].