Preview:
In the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are going to face each other. Both the teams have appointed new captains and would be looking for a fresh start. Last season, Punjab won 6 out of 14 games and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Bangalore won 9 out of 14 games and finished in the third position on the points table. They lost the Eliminator against Kolkata by 4 wickets. Punjab have won 15 out of 28 games against Bangalore in the tournament and would be looking to continue their dominance in this game.
Match Details:
Punjab vs Bangalore, Match 3
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date & Time: 27th March at 07:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
PUN vs BAN, Match 3 Pitch Report:
The pitch is expected to provide the same amount of support to the batters as we have seen from the other pitches in Mumbai. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.
Injury News:
(will be added when there is an update)
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PUN vs BAN, Match 3 Probable Playing XIs:
Punjab
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan / Benny Howell, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sherfane Rutherford, David Willey / Finn Allen, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma / Siddarth Kaul, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj
Top Picks for PUN vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap in the last season and managed to play for India as well due to that performance. Bangalore would be hoping to get the same sort of performance from him this season. He picked up 32 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 14.34, an economy of 8.14, and a strike rate of 10.56.
Shikhar Dhawan would be making his debut for Punjab in this game. Dhawan has scored 5904 runs in 207 matches at an average of 33.17 and a strike rate of 125.56.
Faf du Plessis has shifted his base from Chennai to Bangalore this season and has been appointed the captain as well. Former South African captain has scored 2935 runs in 100 matches at an average of 34.94 and a strike rate of 131.09 including 22 half-centuries.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PUN vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Dinesh Karthik, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone (vc), Wanindu Hasaranga, Faf du Plessis (c), Shikar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PUN vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Dinesh Karthik, Liam Livingstone, Shahbaz Ahmed, Faf du Plessis, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Virat Kohli, Shahrukh Khan (vc), Harshal Patel, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Faf du Plessis, Shikhar Dhawan
Vice-Captain Options: Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingstone
