Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to consolidate their playoff chances with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. 4th– Established RCB have 14 points and if they return with a win tonight, they will move to third place and one step closer to the knock-outs. On the other hand, Punjab 7. but running behindth ranked with 10 points but technically, they still have some hope left until they manage to beat RCB in this game.
Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bowl against Mayank Agarwal’s PBKS. The RCB captain told that they will take the field without any changes. ,IPL 2022 RCB vs PBKS Live Cricket Score,
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“We will bowl. Competition trends show that the wickets are getting better, the toss is not making much difference. One side is a bit short, so that’s a factor. same team. We have played some good all-round cricket in the last few matches, hopefully everyone plays their part well today. Looks like a good wicket, just unsure how it will play out early so just want to bowl one,” du Plessis said after winning the toss.
PBKS has made a tactical change in its line-up. Fast bowler Sandeep Sharma has been benched for the game and Harpreet Brar makes his way into the mix.
“Not a bad toss to lose. Want to score runs on the board and put pressure on them. Obviously, runs on the board are a factor. Sandeep Sharma has been replaced by Harpreet Brar. Good left-arm spinner against him. There is matchup, so we have made changes. We have been playing good cricket but it has been a bit on and off. This needs to be done as a team,” Mayank said at the toss.
Here are the playing XI:
Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Vanindu Hasranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood.
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