Punjab Kings (PBKS) are set to host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash at The Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium at Mohali.
The hosts come into this fixture on the back of a two-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) with three balls to spare.
Meanwhile, RCB lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight runs in their previous outing. Chasing a mammoth total of 226, they had almost got over the line but thanks to some brilliant death bowling by CSK's Matheesa Pathirana they fell short by a narrow margin.
Here is a comprehensive guide on the pitch report, live toss, predicted lineups, team news, free stream and TV details ahead of PBKS vs RCB.
PBKS vs RCB: Pitch report
The match between PBKS and RCB is being held at The Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
The stadium was established in 1993 and has a capacity of 27,000.
The pitch is considered to be a batter's paradise due to the good bounce and carry. Fast bowlers also get some assistance with the new ball but with time the scales tilt heavily towards the batsmen.
The highest score on this ground has been 240/5 by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).
The average first innings score is 165.9 whereas the average first innings winning score is 179.4.
PBKS vs RCB: Live Toss
PBKS skipper Sam Curran won the toss and opted to bowl first.
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PBKS vs RCB: Team News
Stand-in PBKS skipper Sam Curran confirmed regular captain Shikhar Dhawan misses out once again due to a shoulder injury while Kagiso Rabad also sits.
There are no changes in the RCB lineup but stand-in captain Virat Kohli confirmed that Faf du Plessis will be replaced in the second innings when RCB bowl as the South African is carrying an injury and will not be able to field.
PBKS vs RCB: Confirmed Lineups
PBKS: Matthew Short, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Player Options: Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Shivan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Prabhsimran Singh.
RCB: Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Suyash Prabhudessai.
Impact Player Options: Anuj Rawat, V. Vyshak, David Wiley, Karn Sharma, Akash Deep.
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PBKS vs RCB: Impact players today?
Prabhsimran Singh came on as an impact substitute replacing Rahul Chahar in the second innings.
As confirmed by captain Kohli Vyshak Vijay Kumar has been chosen as the impact player who will come in to replace Faf du Plessis on when RCB field.
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