PBKS vs RCB Highlight: Firing PBKS batters guide Punjab beat RCB by 5 wickets in a big run chase | Check Match Report
IPL 2022: The target of 206 runs looked small in front of Punjab, a shameful defeat for RCB.
Punjab Kings were facing RCB in the third match. In this match, Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Punjab Kings were facing RCB in the third match of IPL 2022. This is the first match of this season for both these teams. RCB and Punjab have never won the IPL title till date.
In such a situation, both these teams would like to make a good start this year. After winning the toss in this match, Punjab decided to bowl first.
Batting first in reply, RCB scored 205 runs for the loss of 2 wickets on the board. In reply, Punjab team has scored 139 runs in 13 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
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Punjab shines in head to head
So far, Punjab Kings has been more dominant in the head to head record against RCB. Punjab has won 15 out of 28 matches so far. At the same time, RCB has won 13 matches in its name. Today both the teams will try to improve their record once again. Both these teams have been playing in the IPL since 2008, but have failed to win a single trophy so far.
New captains for both teams
In this year IPL, both the teams are landing with new captains. While Punjab Kings have replaced KL Rahul with Mayank Agarwal as the captain, RCB is now captained by Faf du Plessis. RCB’s regular captain Virat Kohli had left the captaincy after last season.
Playing 11 of both the teams
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Shah Rukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Odeon Smith, Harpreet Brar, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Sherfane Rutherford, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Oneindu Hasranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammad Siraj
