Preview:
Bangalore and Punjab will lock horns in Match 60 in Indian T20 League 2022. It will certainly be the key fixture for both teams for their playoffs spot. Bangalore has 7 wins in 12 league games and is at fourth position in the points table. In their last league match, they posted 192 and won by 67 runs against Hyderabad. The key players for them will be Wanindu Hasaranga and Faf du Plessis.
On the other hand, Punjab has 5 wins in the same appearances as their opponents and is eighth in the table. They failed to defend their score of 189 in the last game against Rajasthan. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Kagiso Rabada are their best performers.
Match Details:
Bangalore vs Punjab, Match 60
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 13th May at 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports and Hotstar
BAN vs PUN, Match 60 Pitch Report:
The Brabourne Stadium is expected to offer strong support to the batters due to the flat surface and shorter boundary dimensions. There will be no room of error for the bowlers throughout the match.
Injury News:
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BAN vs PUN, Match 60 Probable Playing XIs:
Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Punjab
Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Top Picks for BAN vs PUN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Shikhar Dhawan is one of the best batters in the current season and has amassed 381 runs in 11 league matches at an average of 42.33, with a top scpre of 88*.
Wanindu Hasaranga is the second highest wicket-taker of this season with 21 scalps. In the last league match, he finished with figures of 5/18 in four overs.
Faf du Plessis smashed an unbeaten 73 off 50 balls in his last outing, and has garnered a total of 389 runs in the ongoing season with a strike rate of 132.76.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BAN vs PUN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Dinesh Karthik, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Faf du Plessis (vc), Shikhar Dhawan (c), Glenn Maxwell, Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Josh Hazlewood, Kagiso Rabada, Wanindu Hasaranga
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BAN vs PUN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Jonny Bairstow, Virat Kohli (vc), Faf du Plessis, Shikhar Dhawan, Shahbaz Ahmed, Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Kagiso Rabada, Wanindu Hasaranga (c)
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Shikhar Dhawan, Wanindu Hasaranga
Vice-Captain Options: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli
