Published on: May 8, 2024 12:00 pm IST|Updated on: May 8, 2024 11:02 am IST
Two teams with late fightback are brilliantly making their way as Punjab Kings will host Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 58th Match of the IPL 2024.
The match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on May 9. 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.
Over the years, PBKS and RCB have locked horns 32 times in IPL history. Both teams have an even result of 16-16.
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.
Last time both teams played at HPCA was in 2011. PBKS won that match by 111 runs after posting a total of 232/2.
King Kohli is just 62 runs behind to complete 1000 runs against the Punjab Kings.
Tags: IPL 2024Punjab KingsRoyal Challengers Bangalore