Dharamshala, May 9: What appears to be a do or die game to keep alive their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 play-off hopes an intense battle is awaited at the HPCA Stadium, here on Thursday.
The team that wins can dream to enter the play=off, and the losing one will have to wait for the next edition to make it to the top four.
Fans can expect a high-voltage battle when Punjab Kings (PBKS) lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match 58 of the IPL 2024.
In the overall head-to-head matchups of the two teams, Punjab holds the lead with 17 wins whereas Bengaluru stands with 15 wins.
PBKS are eighth in the points table with four wins while RCB are seventh with same number of wins after 11 games.
PBKS v RCB head-to-head 32-
Punjab Kings: 17
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 15
Match time: The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT)
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
Live broadcast on television in India: The PBKS v RCB match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network.
Live stream in India: The live streaming will be available on JioCinema
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Manoj Bhandage, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh.
Mumbai Indians are already out of the play-offs race Wednesday night. By the end of PBKS-RCB battle on Thursday, one more team is expected to lose hearts for falling short of victories and points to book a berth among the top four. (With IANS support)
