The Indian T20 League’s match 48 will pit Bangalore and Punjab against one another. After losing two consecutive games in the UAE leg, the Virat Kohli-led team finally got back on track. In their previous match, they defeated Rajasthan by seven wickets.
On the other hand, Punjab displayed a great spirit to defeat Kolkata and keep their prospects of reaching the play-offs alive. Because the play-off race is already hot, both clubs will be eager to win this game, making it an exciting match to watch.
Weather
With an average temperature of roughly 37°C, it should be a hot and humid day in Sharjah.
Pitch
The Sharjah wicket hasn’t been terrific for batsmen and has been a little sluggish. While there’s a chance that a new strip will be used for this match, it shouldn’t be too different from what we’ve seen before. 155-160 is a challenging total due to the explosive style of both teams’ batting.
Probable Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (c), Srikar Bharat (wk), Mohammad Siraj, Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Christian, Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings:
KL Rahul (c&wk), Aiden Markram, Mayank Agarwal, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahrukh Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Shami, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings – Match 48, Dream 11:
Devdutt Padikkal (c), KL Rahul (wk), Srikar Bharat (wk), Aiden Markram, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Prediction
Match winner
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Winning the toss
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Top Batsman
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – Devdutt Padikkal
- Punjab Kings – KL Rahul
Top Bowler
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – Harshal Patel
- Punjab Kings – Ravi Bishnoi
Most Sixes
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – AB de Villiers
- Punjab Kings – Aiden Markram
Player of the Match
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – AB de Villiers
Team Scores Batting First
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – 180+
- Punjab Kings – 175+
This could be an exciting match with RCB on the edge of qualifying for the play-offs and Punjab Kings refusing to be ousted from the competition. Despite KL Rahul’s heroics with the bat, we expect RCB to win and advance to the next level. Let’s witness the exciting moment of IPL with Baji now!