RCB VS PBKS is always a heated competition, with PBKS coming out on top on 15 occasions out of the 28 T20s the teams have played in IPL. The first between the two at Tata IPL 2022 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST at Dy Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Team Updates:
Virat Kohli recently announced his decision to quit as the skipper of RCB, while KL Rahul left Punjab Kings for a fresh start at Lucknow Super Giants. Faf du Plessis was named captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore at the RCB unbox event. On the other hand, Mayank Agarwal was chosen as the responsible one by the Punjab Kings management.
RCB will miss Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood and Jason Behrendoff for the first few matches due to national commitment. Punjab, too, will miss the services of their few players, including Johnny Bairstow and Nathan Ellis.
Predicted Playing XIs:
RCB: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmad, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Siddharth Kaul
PBKS: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Odean Smith, Rishi Dhawan, Raj Bawa, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar
Cricreads Fantasy XI:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Odean Smith, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Raj Bawa, Mohammed Siraj
Predicted Top-Scorer:
Shikhar Dhawan, the man who has amassed more than 1700 runs in the last three editions, is the favourite to score the highest amount of runs in the RCB VS PBKS encounter and stake his claim for the orange cap in Tata IPL 2022.
Predicted Top Wicket-taker:
Mohammed Siraj, who has an inspirational journey and was retained by the franchise, will be keen to wreak havoc against the Kings. Siraj’s swing at DY Patil Stadium will pose threatening questions to the batters in the much-awaited RCB VS PBKS clash. Thus, he is our pick of the bowlers for the match.
Predicted Winner:
Under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bangalore are the favourites to win the RCB VS PBKS collision to start their campaign at high in Tata IPL 2022.
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