PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Dream11 Team

Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns against each other in the 58th match of the Indian Premier League 2024. The fixture will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.

Let’s take a look at our fantasy preview for this game.

Punjab Kings Chennai Super Kings – Match 58 of IPL 2024

9 May, 7:30 PM IST

HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

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PBKS vs RCB Today IPL Match Prediction

Two teams with late fightback are brilliantly making their way as Punjab Kings will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 58th Match of the IPL 2024. Punjab Kings have won 4 games and lost 7 in the tournament and account for 8 points. Royal Challengers Bangalore have also won 4 games and lost 7 and have 8 points.

Last time these two teams played each other was at Chinnaswamy on 25th March 2024. The thriller witnessed PBKS posting a formidable total of 176/6, thanks to stellar performances from Shikhar Dhawan (45 off 37) and Shashank Singh (21* off 8). Mohammed Siraj came up with a spell of 2/26. RCB’s Virat Kohli (77 off 49) and Dinesh Karthik (28* off 10) chased the target in 19.2 overs and won by 4 wickets. Harpreet Brar’s 2/13 was the best figure from PBKS.

Form Guide

Punjab Kings – LWWLLL

Royal Challengers Bangalore – WWWLL

HPCA Dharamsala Stadium Pitch Report

Dharamshala pitches favour fast bowlers and often feature high scores in the first innings. Teams batting second generally struggle to reach these targets.

IPL Scoring Pattern

Below Score 150: 2

Score between 150 and 169: 1

Score between 170 and 189: 4

Above Score 190: 3

IPL Last Result at the Venue:

(5 May 2024) –

CSK: 167/9 (Pacers – 6w, Spinners – 3w)

PBKS: 139/9 (Pacers – 6w, Spinners – 3w)

CSK won by 28 runs.

(19 May 2023) –

PBKS: 187/5 (Pacers – 4w, Spinners – 1w)

RR: 189/6 (19.4) (Pacers – 5w, Spinners – 1w)

RR won by 4 wickets.

(17 May 2023) –

DC: 213/2 (Pacers – 2w, Spinners – 0w)

PBKS: 198/8 (Pacers – 4w, Spinners – 1w)

DC won by 15 runs.

PBKS Playing 11

Prabhsimran Singh
Jonny Bairstow
Railee Rossouw
Shashank Singh
Sam Curran (c)
Jitesh Sharma (wk)
Ashutosh Sharma
Harpreet Brar
Harshal Patel
Kagiso Rabada
Rahul Chahar
Arshdeep Singh (Impact)

Punjab Kings Team News

S Dhawan is unlikely to be available for this fixture.
No news regarding Livingstone.
Batting order should remain the same.

PBKS Key Players

Jonny Bairstow Stats vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL

Last 5 Scores in IPL	Batting Stats vs RCB	IPL Stats at HPCA	Captain or Vice captain choice
7, 46, 108*, 15, 0	261 runs with an average of 52.2	7 runs in in 1 match	❌

Rahul Chahar Stats vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL

Last 5 Bowling Figures in IPL	Bowling Stats vs RCB	IPL Stats at HPCA	Vice captain choice
3/23, 2/16, 1/33, 1/42, 0/16	6 wickets with an average of 46.66	4 wickets with an average of 21.5	✅

RCB PLAYING 11

Faf du Plessis (c)
Virat Kohli
Will Jacks
Rajat Patidar
Glenn Maxwell
Cameron Green
Dinesh Karthik (wk)
Swapnil Singh
Karn Sharma
Mohammed Siraj
Yash Dayal
Mahipal Lomror/ Vyshak Vijayakumara (Impact)

Royal Challengers Bangalore Team News

All players of the squad are available now for selection.
Batting order should remain the same.

RCB Key Players

Virat Kohli Stats vs Punjab Kings in IPL

Last 5 Scores in IPL	Batting Stats vs PBKS	IPL Stats at HPCA	Captain or Vice captain choice
42, 70*, 51, 18, 42	938 runs with an average of 33.5	13 runs in 1 match	✅

Mohammed Siraj Stats vs Punjab Kings in IPL

Last 5 Bowling Figures in IPL	Bowling Stats vs PBKS	T20I Stats at HPCA	Vice captain choice
2/29, 1/34, 0/20, 1/40, 0/37	10 wickets in with an average of 31.4	1 wicket in 1 match with an average of 22.0	❌

Who will win today match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore (58th match of Indian Premier League 2024)?

Punjab and Bangalore have faced each other in 32 matches in IPL. Both teams have an even result of 16-16.
In the last 5 years, both teams met each other 10 times. Both teams have an even result of 5-5.
In the last 5 meetings, RCB have a lead of 3-2 over PBKS.
The two teams met in Dharamsala last time in 2011. Punjab won it by 111 runs after posting a total of 232/2.

RCB is in great form while PBKS is suffering from their batting inconsistency. It is expected that RCB will win this match.