PBKS vs RCB IPL Match Today Preview: Probable Playing 11, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head Stats And Records

PBKS vs RCB IPL Match Today: In Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru head-to-head encounters, Punjab Kings leads PBKS-RCB head-to-head record with 17-15.

The loser of tonight's Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2024 match in Dharamshala will get knocked out from IPL 2024 Playoffs race.

Source : PTI

PBKS vs RCB IPL Playing 11, Pitch Report, Head to Head Stats: Indian Premier League (IPL) match number 58 will be played between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday (May 9) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) in Dharamshala.

The loser of tonight's Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2024 match in Dharamshala will become the second team after Mumbai Indians to get knocked out from IPL 2024 Playoffs race.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Probable Playing 11

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Probable Playing 11: 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

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Probable Playing 11: 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

Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2024 - Dharamshala pitch report 

In the recent encounter between Punjab and Lucknow at Dharamshala, the surface played slower than expected, favoring seamers early on and spinners later in the game. However, historically, night games at the Dharamshala stadium have been more favorable for batsmen, hinting at a potentially better batting track for tonight's PBKS vs RCB IPL 2024 match. There might still be some assistance for pacers with the new ball.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) - Head-to-Head record in IPL

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have locked horns against each other 32 times in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL). Punjab Kings (PBKS) have a 17-15 lead over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL. 

In their last encounter during IPL 2024 on March 25, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) secured a hard-fought win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 4 wickets in Bengaluru.