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CLAIM NOWRoyal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPLT20, Today Match Prediction 25 March 2024
RCB vs PBKS Win Probability
Toss Winner - Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and choose to bowl first
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by 4 wickets
After contrasting opening game results, RCB take on Punjab Kings in Match 6 of the 2024 IPL in Bengaluru!
- RCB were beaten by CSK by 6 wickets in Match 1 on Friday.
- Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals and ruined Rishabh Pant's return game.
- Both sides have won two of the last four head to heads.
We are backing RCB to win!
| Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
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RCB vs PBKS Live Prediction
RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction & Analysis
Although play-off places are not won and lost after only six matches of the tournament, a second defeat for RCB or a second win for Punjab Kings would make for quite the statement on how their season's have begun!
Ahead of Sunday's fixtures, it has been a brilliant start to this IPL competition with both of Saturday's games close and in particular the Kolkata Knight Riders against Sunrisers Hyderabad providing an incredibly entertaining contest which went all the way to the final ball.
So no pressure for Match 6 on Monday evening... this looks set to be another brilliant fixture featuring some of the top T20 players in the world going head to head once again.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
RCB
L L W W L
RCB
176/4 in 18.4 9.43
173/6 in 20.0 8.65
197/5 in 20.0 9.85
IPL 2023
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wkts
198/4 in 19.1 10.33
186/5 in 20.0 9.3
IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
187/2 in 19.2 9.67
59/10 in 10.3 5.62
IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 112 runs
171/5 in 20.0 8.55
200/4 in 16.3 12.12
IPL 2023
Mumbai won by 6 wickets
199/6 in 20.0 9.95
PBKS
W L L W L
PBKS
187/5 in 20.0 9.35
IPL 2023
Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets
189/6 in 19.4 9.61
198/8 in 20.0 9.9
IPL 2023
Delhi Capitals won by 15 runs
213/2 in 20.0 10.65
136/8 in 20.0 6.8
IPL 2023
Punjab Kings won by 31 runs
167/7 in 20.0 8.35
182/5 in 20.0 9.1
IPL 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wkts
179/7 in 20.0 8.95
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 1 Matches
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 24 runs
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview
The writing appeared to be on the wall for an opening game defeat for RCB when Glenn Maxwell was dismissed for a golden duck, only four balls after Rajat Patidar had gone also without scoring and left them at 42/3. And with Virat Kohli and Cameron Green both dismissed with the score yet to reach 80, CSK were romping to a victory. However, RCB showed that they have more than just their global superstars when Anuj Rawat (48 runs from 25 balls) and Dinesh Karthik (38 not out from 26 balls) got them to 173/6.
Ultimately, that total wasn't enough against a strong CSK but RCB should take heart from how well they did even without significant contributions from any of their top three - Faf du Plessis, Kohli and Maxwell.
Their time will come and few would be surprised if it comes in this game.
RCB Over/Under Betting Tips
The captain of RCB scored 35 runs in 23 balls in the last game against CSK. He looked in good touch and was timing the ball well. His record against Punjab Kings is phenomenal (796 runs in 15 matches; avg - 61.23) and at Bengaluru (435 runs in 11 matches; avg - 62.14). Given his records and recent form we back Faf du Plessis to come good and score over 28.5 runs against Punjab Kings.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XI:
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (wk), Karn Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Key Players From Previous Game Of Indian Premier League, 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Actual Playing XI:
Cameron Green, Yash Dayal, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Mayank Dagar, Faf du Plessis, Alzarri Joseph
Punjab Kings Preview
Fans of Punjab Kings have seen plenty of previous false dawns and so they will not be getting ahead of themselves after their impressive win against Delhi Capitals on Saturday. That said, if they can back that victory up with another one in Bengaluru then we may well see some ers starting to dare to dream!
The English pair of Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone delivered with the bat after Arshdeep Singh and Harshal Patel had taken two wickets each with the ball.
But just like their opponents in this game, there is still plenty more to come from the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Jonny Bairstow who could take Punjab Kings up another level or two.
PBKS Over/Under Betting Tips
In the last match against Delhi Capitals, Prabhsimran Singh impressed with a quickfire 26 off 17 balls, including five fours. Known for his consistent run-scoring, and with the batsman-friendly pitch and short square boundaries, we expect Prabhsimran Singh to continue his form and sur the 25.5 run mark against RCB.
Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab Kings Key Players From Previous Game Of Indian Premier League, 2024
Punjab Kings Actual Playing XI:
Prabhsimran Singh, Harshal Patel, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Jitesh Sharma, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Shikhar Dhawan
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
It looks set to be a very warm evening in Bengaluru with the temperature unlikely to fall below 28 degrees after starting up in the low thirties. It will be mainly clear skies with minimal humidity throughout.
RCB vs PBKS Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Average Turn
Any score over 185 will be hard to chase down in the second innings of this game but there will be some assistance for the bowlers, particularly the quicks at this venue. Expect to see ionate fans getting behind RCB every step of the way throughout this game.
Total Over/Under Betting Tips
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for its high-scoring games, and we expect no difference this season in the first home game for RCB in the 2024 IPL season. The average total aggregate score last season in Bengaluru was 383 runs. Our prediction is for the total aggregate score to be over 349.5 runs.
Toss: To Bowl
With Punjab Kings winning when chasing and RCB losing after batting first, we predict that both sides will want to bowl first if they win the toss ahead of this match. Historically, fielding first has been the most successful way to go at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium but not by a particularly large margin.
RCB vs PBKS
Winning Prediction
This has all the ingredients to be a fascinating contest. Punjab Kings pulled off a surprise win on Saturday and no doubt will relish the tag of underdog again in this clash. However, we expect the powerhouse trio at the top of the order for RCB to do the business with the bat in this game. We are predicting victory for RCB.
We are backing RCB to win!
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