• Punjab Kings will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 27th match of IPL 2023.

  • The clash will take place at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on April 20.

IPL 2023: PBKS vs RCB, Match 27: Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction
Shikhar Dhawan and Faf du Plessis (Image Source: Twitter)

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will square off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 27th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday (April 20). While PBKS defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their previous game by two wickets, RCB sꦍuffered an eight runs loss against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last match.

Sikandar Raza was the standout performer for the Punjab-based team in their game against LSG, as he scored brilliant 57 runs for his side in the contest and also scalped a wicket for them in the first innings. It is noteworthy that Punjab’s stand-in skipper Sam Curran bagged three wickets for PBKS as well. Meanwhile, Glenn Maxwell (76) and Faf du Plessis (6ꦉ2) hammered bri🤡lliant fifties for RCB in the high-scoring affair against CSK but unfortunately couldn’t guide their team to victory.

PBKS are currently on th💞e fifth position in the points tally and will look to move up by defeating the Bangalore-based team on April 20. On the other hand, RCB are on eighth place and will aim to regain momentum with a win against Punjab.

Pitch report:

The venue supports the batters more as compared to bowlers. However, the spinners will also come into play💟 as the game progresses. A high-scoring game is expected to take place at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium.

Probable XIs:

Punjab Kings: Shikhar☂ Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Ha✨rshal Patel, Wayne Parnell,🌜 Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma

Head-to-head record

Played: 30 | PBKS won: 17 | RCB wo♑n: 13 | No result: 0

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

  • PBKS wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 45-50
  • PBKS total: 180-185

Case 2:

  • RCB wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 50-55
  • RCB total: 185-190

Team batting first to win the contest.

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