IPL 2024: Match 58, PBKS vs RCB: Records & Stats at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match 58 of the 17th edition of the IPL 2024 on Thursday, May 09, 2024, at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, in Dharamsala. Punjab Kings will be playing their seventh and last match at home, while this will be the seventh and last match on the road for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

In the ongoing tournament, the Kings have won four matches and lost seven matches so far. They are currently in eighth place in the points table. Thus, Punjab Kings would like to come back to their winning momentum. On the other hand, the Challengers have also won four matches and seven five matches as well. They are currently in seventh place in the points table. Thus, the Challengers would like to continue their winning momentum. This will be an important game for both teams concerning the future of the tournament.

These two teams’ last meeting was in match 6 of the IPL 2024 at Bengaluru, where the Kings posted a score of 176 courtesy of Shikhar Dhawan 45(37) who played superbly. But it was a fantastic bowling effort from the Challengers to restrict Kings only to 176 in Chinnaswamy courtesy of fantastic spells from Yash Dayal (4-0-23-1) and Mohammed Siraj (4-0-26-2).

In Response, Virat Kohli 77(49) played a fantastic knock, which helped them to cross over the victory line. Along with him, Dinesh Karthik 28*(10) played a magnificent finishing innings which helped RCB to finish the match without any panic. Thus, the Kings would like to take revenge for the previous encounter between these two held in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru earlier.

HPCA Stadium Pitch Report:

The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala has produced batting-friendly tracks where batters dominated. The average score of the venue is 179 in IPL history with the pitch remaining fairly the same across both innings. The batters have been able to maximize the short dimensions of the ground to score a mountain of runs. Whereas the bowling has struggled to contain runs and pick up wickets. But pacers, especially with new ball, can find some swing and take wickets in the powerplay.

IPL Stats & Records at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

Without any no results, five matches out of 12 have been won batting second here, and three of the targets were of 175 or more. The sample size is small, but the average first innings total is a very high 180.

Matches Played – 12
Matches Won Batting First – 7
Matches Won Batting Second – 5
Matches Won Winning Toss – 6
Matches Won Losing Toss – 6
Matches With No Result – 0
Highest Team Total – 232/2
Lowest Team Total – 116
Highest Total Successfully Chased – 193
Average First Innings Score – 180