Royal Challengers Bengaluru decided to bowl first against Punjab Kings.
RCB skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to field in the afternoon match against PBKS in Mullanpur.
RCB opted to replace struggling player Liam Livingstone with allrounder Romario Shepherd for the remainder of the season.
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According to Patidar, the wicket appears good and not likely to alter significantly. He also mentioned that batting second would provide greater understanding. As for Shreyas Iyer, the captain of PBKS, he stated that they also wanted to bowl first and confirmed that their team remained unchanged. It is worth noting that this is PBKS’ first afternoon match this season.
Shreyas stated that in the upcoming afternoon game, the wicket is expected to be dry. However, towards the end of the day, they plan to utilize it. He emphasized the importance of giving themselves enough time to assess the pitch and its movement, as it is their first afternoon game. They hope to put up a strong score on the board.
PBKS could potentially utilize either Harpreet Brar or Vijaykumar Vyshak as the Impact Sub during their bowling, while substituting Priyansh Arya. As for RCB, they may consider bringing in Devdutt Padikkal to replace Suyash Sharma in their batting lineup.
In less than 48 hours, the same two teams will once again compete against each other. The previous match between them was shortened due to rain and resulted in a 14-overs-per-side game on Friday. In that match, PBKS emerged victorious with five wickets and 11 balls remaining, though it was a challenging win for them.
With five victories and only two losses in their current season, PBKS has a chance to claim the top spot in the rankings with a win today.
So far, RCB has emerged victorious in four matches, all of which were played away from home. This will be the first time these two teams meet in Mullanpur.
The starting lineup and substitution players who make a significant impact.
The lineup for PBKS XI includes Prabhsimran Singh at number 1, followed by Priyansh Arya at 2, Shreyas Iyer at 3, Josh Inglis at 4, Nehal Wadhera at 5, Shashank Singh at 6, Marcus Stoinis at 7, Marco Jansen at 8, Xavier Bartlett at 9, Arshdeep Singh at 10, and Yuzvendra Chahal at number 11.
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The RCB XI consists of Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (wk), Romario Shephard, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, and Suyash Sharma.
The potential Impact Players for RCB include Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, and Swapnil Singh.
