PBKS vs RCB 2024, IPL Match Today: Playing XI prediction, head-to-head stats, key players, pitch report and weather update

Both teams have played 11 games each, and have racked up eight points thanks to four victories each.

Playing XI predictions for the PBKS vs RCB IPL match today

Punjab Kings Probable XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Sam Curran (capt), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar

Impact sub for Punjab Kings: Arshdeep Singh

Player to watch out for in Punjab Kings in IPL match today: Harshal Patel, the man who is second in the race for the Purple Cap with 17 wickets from 11 games, one wicket behind current Purple Cap holder Jasprit Bumrah, but having played one less match.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru probable XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Vyshak Vijaykumar.

Impact sub for Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Yash Dayal

Player to watch out for in Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL match today: Virat Kohli, the man who is the holder of the Orange Cap at the moment having scored 542 runs from 11 innings. He’s currently ahead of CSK’;s Ruturaj Gaikwad just by one solitary run.

PBKS vs RCB head-to-head stats

Matches played: 32, Punjab Kings won: 17, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won: 15

Squads:

Punjab Kings Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Chris Woakes, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Prince Choudhary, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Tom Curran, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat,

PBKS vs RCB Pitch Report

In the first IPL 2024 game that was hosted at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala saw a slower surface. The venue, historically, aids batters.

PBKS vs RCB Weather Report

Here are the weather conditions expected for the IPL match today between PBKS and RCB:

Temperature: 16° | Humidity: 55% | Wind Gusts: 4 Km/h | Weather Forecast: Rain

PBKS vs RCB Livestreaming details

The PBKS vs RCB IPL match will be streamed on the JioCinema App and telecast on the Star Sports Network on May 9, Thursday from 7:30 PM IST.