IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB, Match 27: Preview, predicted playing XI, pitch report, players to watch out and all you need to know

Punjab Kings are set to host Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 27^th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023. Both teams will play this match at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium tomorrow Thursday, the 20^th of April from 3.30 PM. Notably, Royal Challengers Bangalore is coming with a defeat in their last match against CSK.

Whereas, on the other hand, Punjab Kings registered their third win in the tournament during the last game when they played their fifth match in the current season. Both teams will be playing their sixth match in the IPL 2023 in the quest for a win to keep the winning momentum going in the tournament.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at the match preview of this all-important 27^th clash of the ongoing 16^th edition of the Indian Premier League 2023.

IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB: Pitch Report and Playing Conditions

The surface at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium has produced a mixture of matches in the recent past during the IPL 2023. The first clash between PBKS and KKR was a high-scoring game in which Shikhar Dhawan’s men went past the score of 190 runs. On the other hand, the second match was not that much high-scoring.

So, considering that the team winning the toss will definitely want to post a target for the opposition to put them in a pressure situation while chasing the target.

IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB: Predicted Playing XIs

PBKS:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matt Short, Harpreet Singh, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, and Arshdeep Singh.

RCB:

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Mohammed Siraj.

IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB, Head-to-Head Record

Matches Played – 30

Punjab Kings Won – 17

Royal Challengers Bangalore Won – 13

IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB, Broadcast Details and Timings

Time – 3.30 PM (Indian Standard Time)

Broadcast – Star Sports Network (Television), JioCinema app (Digital and OTT)

IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB, Players to Watch Out For

Shikhar Dhawan

The hosts’ skipper has been in brilliant in the four matches he played for his team so far in the IPL 2023. He has played the knocks of 40, 86*, 99*, and 8 in the last four innings of IPL 2023 he appeared in. Apart from that, he is also on the fourth spot in the list of highest run-scorers in the ongoing season with 233 runs in four innings with an unbelievable average of 116.50 including two crucial half-centuries. He could be a vital factor in PBKS in the clash against RCB.

Virat Kohli

The former RCB skipper and batting superstar, Virat Kohli couldn’t perform up to his stature and expectations in the last match against Chennai Super Kings. But still, he had shown some brilliant knocks with the bat in the matches he played so far for the red outfits. The 34-year-old has scored 220 runs in five innings of the five matches he played with a decent average of 55.00 having three half-centuries to his name. Virat can provide brilliant stability to the team while opening with the skipper Faf du Plessis.

Faf du Plessis

The current skipper of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Faf du Plessis has stunned everyone with his sensational batting display at the age of 38. He is currently holding the orange cap in the current season for scoring the highest run in the tournament. The former Proteas batting great has scored 259 runs in five innings of the five matches he played so far with an amazing average of 64.75 having three half-centuries on his credit.