Bangalore vs Punjab - Match Preview, Fantasy, Key Players, Pitch Report, Probable XI & More (48th Match, IPL)

Regal Challengers Bangalore take on the Punjab Kings in the 48th match of IPL 2021 on Sunday, October 3, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. It will be the primary match of a Sunday twofold header, with KKR and SRH fighting it out in the evening. Both RCB and PBKS come into this game on the rear of prevails upon RR and KKR, individually. While RCB sit easily in the best four with seven dominates from eleven matches, PBKS needs to win their last two matches to remain in conflict for the end of the season games. RCB floated past RR riding on the rear of an enormous bowling exertion. In the wake of winning the throw and selecting to field, RCB bowlers were crushed around hardheartedly by Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal. With RR at 100/1 after eleven overs, RCB were taking a gander at a run-pursue of around 180-185 runs. Be that as it may, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed and Harshal Patel consolidated to deliver an amazing rebound and confine RR to 149/9. In spite of losing both their openers before the seventh over, Srikar Bharat and Glenn Maxwell held hands to take RCB home easily, with the last scoring a 30-ball 50. PBKS, in the interim, were in charge of their run-pursue against KKR prior to moving beyond the line in their brand name anxious design. They did well to contain KKR to 165/7 on a decent batting deck, with their Indian bowling triplet creating another astounding presentation. Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Shami yielded a consolidated 77 runs in twelve overs and got six wickets. Mayank Agarwal benefited as much as possible from a fortunate respite to enlist a 27-ball 40 to get PBKS looking great so far. While KL Rahul batted through the innings, Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram got out after a few appearances. Shahrukh Khan rescued his side of issue with a 9-ball 22, hitting the triumphant runs, yet off a dropped get. While they won with three balls to save, it was one more unconvincing completion for PBKS, who could've lost from a triumphant position again. Regardless of their differentiating fortunes in the last two seasons, PBKS have the edge over RCB in their new gatherings. While they did the twofold over them in the UAE last season, they won by 34 runs in the converse installation recently. KL Rahul would need that pattern to proceed in Sharjah on Sunday evening to save his side in the chase after the end of the season games. Pitch Report : The wicket at Sharjah hasn't been incredible for players and has been on the more slow side. While we could see a new strip utilized for this match, it shouldn't be excessively not the same as the surfaces we've seen previously. The hazardous idea of the different sides' batting makes 155-160 a cutthroat score. RCB Key Players : Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel PK Key Players : KL Rahul, Aiden Markram, Arshdeep Singh Probable XI Royal Challengers Bangalore Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, George Garton, Mohammed Siraj, and Yuzvendra Chahal Punjab Kings KL Rahul (c/wk), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques/ Fabian Allen, Harpreet Brar/Deepak Hooda, Nathan Ellis/Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, and Arshdeep Singh