Match Details
The 26th game of the Indian T20 League between Punjab and Bangalore will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 30th April 2021.
The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. The live streaming will be available on the Hotstar app and website.
Preview
As Bangalore plays their seventh match, they would be looking to make their playoff place even more secure. Having said that, their next challenge will be up against Punjab. The team led by KL Rahul has not really played up to their expectations and lost four out of their six matches in this tournament.
Bangalore have won five out of their six matches so far and has been marching along quite well in this season so far. Punjab would need a win under their belt to get their confidence back while Bangalore would be keen on fixing their record against Punjab. In 26 matches thus far, Punjab has won 14 while Bangalore only 12.
Probable Playing XIs for PUN vs BLR
Punjab:
Predicted XI:
KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Bangalore:
Predicted XI:
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj
Captaincy picks for PUN vs BLR
KL Rahul (Punjab)
The Punjab captain has been in some form with the bat in this tournament so far. The Karnataka batsman has made 240 runs from six matches. It should be noted that when these two teams had met in the last season of the league, Rahul scored a brilliant hundred in Dubai and managed to win that match for his team almost on the back of that knock.
AB de Villiers (Bangalore)
AB de Villiers has managed to play some extraordinary innings in this tournament so far. What is really exciting about his batting is that he has enjoyed success in the venues where it has been difficult to bat. His 75-run knock in the previous match helped Bangalore win the match.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Devdutt Padikkal, Lokesh Rahul (C)
3-Player Team
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (C), Chris Gayle
4-Player Team
Glenn Maxwell (C), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Agarwal
11-Player Team
AB de Villiers (VC), Lokesh Rahul (C), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Washington Sundar, Deepak Hooda, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Shami, and Harshal Patel
