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IPL’s match 3 Prediction PBKS vs RCB is going to be a very tough choice as both teams have returned with fresh blood and new Captains this year.
After Virat Kohli stepped back from the captaincy, Faf du Plessis will be captaining RCB this year.
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For Punjab Kings, KL Rahul took his leave from the franchise and now Mayank Agarwal will be seen wearing the Skipper’s rank this year.
Both teams would look to start the tournament with a winning note.
Faf du Plessis is an experienced campaigner and it will be interesting to see whether he can end RCB’s trophy drought this year.
On the other hand, Mayank Agarwal will look to take up the captaincy challenge and lead Punjab Kings to their first IPL title.
As far as the team news is concerned for both teams, this year Punjab Kings have loaded themselves with power hitting options with the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Livingstone but their bowling does not look as impactful.
Whereas RCB’s IPL campaign will likely depend on how Kohli bats throughout the tournament and the variety of bowling options they have this year.
Match Details:
Venue: DY Patel Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Date: 27th March, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm IST
Head to Head Past Record
Both teams have come across each other 28 times in the 14 seasons of IPL.
Punjab Kings has had a slight advantage over RCB as they have won 15 of these 28 encounters.
RCB has won the remaining 13 matches.
Probable Playing 11 – Punjab Kings:
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (C), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis
Probable Playing 11 – Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Faf du Plessis (C), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Sherfane Rutherford, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomor, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harsha Patel, Mohammad Siraj, David Willey
Jeetbig Star Bowler of the match:
Rahul Chahar
Jeetbig Star Batsman of the match:
Virat Kohli
Who will win?
As mentioned earlier, both team will be playing under new captains and new strategies.
This stadium has not conducted any IPL matches in the last two years and in the total 17 matches played here, the team batting second has won 10 times.
This tells how much toss will be an important factor here.
As for the Prediction, Punjab Kings does have an explosive batting line up and they will look to set a mighty total while batting first. RCB has got the chasing maestro Kohli on whom they will be depending a lot.
Looking at the pitch conditions and the overall record of both teams, RCB will likely win this match to begin their IPL campaign.
This IPL’s Match 3 Prediction Punjab Kings VS Royal Challengers Bangalore is purely based on expert analysis and is solely based on entertainment purpose.
