PBKS Vs RCB: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Match 58 between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. The fixture stands as a virtual knockoiut for either of the sides, as a defeat will put themselves alongside Mumbai Indians in the bracket of sides officially eliminated from the IPL 2024 Playoffs race.
A picturesque Dharamsala gets set for an enchanting clash 🏔️👌
Punjab Kings face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a must-win encounter 🏟️
Tell us who you’re backing tonight 😎
⏰ 7:30 PM IST
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Tune in for a 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 encounter in Dharamshala! 💥#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #JazbaHaiPunjabi #TATAIPL2024 #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/aYpDWUlZty
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 9, 2024
We’re manifesting peak performances tonight 🏔️
Looking forward to your support, 12th Man Army! 🗣️
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— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 9, 2024
RCB and PBKS are 7th and 8th in the points table respectively and are on 8 points each, as they have won 4 matches and lost 7 in their 11 matches this season. RCB are above PBKS on the basis of Net Run Rate (NRR) but are not guaranteed to go through this season, as they can manage only 14 points, whereas, there are 6 sides that can end their season with 16 points, so for that reason, Faf Du Plessis’ men do need luck on their side.
Playing XI:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Sam Curran (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Impact Player Substitutes:
PBKS: Jitesh Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajan
RCB: Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mayank Dagar, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Dayal
