Punjab Kings will seek some kind of momentum against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 26th match of the Indian Premier League, which will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Friday.
PBKS have won only two matches out of the six they have played whereas RCB have won five out of the six they have played.
We have the Match Prediction that can help you in placing the right bets. We will discuss current form, head to head, stats, and players to watch out for in the upcoming match.
Current form for RCB – Last five matches – W W W L W
Royal Challengers Bangalore have got off to a perfect start and they will look to continue the same momentum. RCB have clicked as a batting unit but they will want more solid starts from Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers have been amazing for RCB whereas the bowling unit has also done a good job.
PBKS – Last five matches – L L L W L
Punjab Kings have failed to get the impetus on their side and their batting has disappointed. PBKS will need to pull up their socks and will want more intent from their top order, which has adopted a sedate approach. PBKS will need to play more aggressively and they will need to come up with a better batting show.
Head to Head – Overall matches – 26, Won by RCB – 12, Won by PBKS – 14.
Players to look out for: Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi will be the key players for PBKS.
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, and Devdutt Padikkal will hold the key for RCB.
Match Prediction – RCB will begin the match as favourites as they are a team in form and have better team balance than PBKS.