On Thursday night, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru square off in Indian Premier League Match 58 of 2024. With three games remaining, both teams are four points behind and out of the top four spots after winning four of their previous 11 games. On May 9, the match begins at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala at 19:30 local time.
Following victories over the Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings lost their rematch with CSK on Sunday, ending their run of three straight victories. But they have guys who are performing well both with the bat and the ball, and they will support themselves to defeat RCB.
When RCB defeated the struggling Gujarat Titans on Saturday, they picked up another victory, and their team is currently full of confidence. That said, they almost threw away a solid position in that match and they will need to be careful not to offer Punjab Kings a way back in during this game.
Everyone who glances at the Punjab Kings’ roster believes they should be contending for the top spot in the Indian Premier League, but their inconsistency at the bat has cost them so far this season. And if skipper Shikhar Dhawan hadn’t sustained an injury early in the competition—he is once again predicted to miss this game—it may have been a whole different story.
The batting lineup without Dhawan is probably going to mostly rely on Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimaran Singh, and Shashank Singh. The two main wicket-takers in the team are Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh, but Rahul Chahar has also improved in recent games and enters this encounter having taken three wickets in his previous outing.
Punjab Kings Squads
Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Shashank Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Arshdeep Singh
While RCB supporters are thrilled with their team’s comeback in the group stage, it has also been extremely annoying in other aspects. The fact that it has happened so late in the day adds to the sadness.
Is it too late, though? That is the crucial query. Most analysts believe that RCB needs three more wins to secure a spot in the top four before the first stage concludes, but that would mean they had won six straight games!
RCB is a formidable club with a potent batting lineup that can score runs at the top and middle. In addition, Mohammed Siraj won Player of the Match for his bowling heroics the previous time around.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squads
Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Yash Dayal, Virat Kohli, Vijaykumar Vyshak
Match Details | ||
Match | Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 58 | IPL, 2024 | |
Date | 09/05/2024 (Thursday) | |
Time | 19:00 (GMT+5) / 19:30 (GMT+5.5) / 20:00 (GMT+6) | |
Format | T20 | |
Venue | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | |
Recent performance | Punjab Kings – L L W W L | Royal Challengers Bengaluru – L L W W W |
Live Streaming Details | Click here to watch the Live Streaming Score on JeetBuzz News | |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
In the IPL, teams that bat first have had the most success at this location.
No danger play on Thursday night in Dharamsala will be interrupted by rain. The weather report indicates that it will be a clear evening with a reduction in temperature from 27 to 22 degrees throughout the game.
Any expectations of a match total of 500+ runs are unrealistic as this is not among the greatest batting wickets in the tournament. If the first batsman posts a score of 180 or above on what is probably a slightly two-paced pitch, they should have no trouble at all.
In the last five matches between these two teams, RCB won three and PBKS won Two.
Winning the toss
Player of the Match
Most runs
Most wickets
Most sixes
Team Scores Batting First
According to cricket analysts, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has a 54.5%* chance of winning.
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