Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be looking to win their third straight match when they take on the inconsistent Punjab Kings ( PBKS) who lost their last match to Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign. After winning the toss, the RCB skipper chose to bowl first, while also fielding an unchanged side for this crunch tie.
"The trends in the competition suggest that the wickets are getting better, toss isn't making much of a difference. One side is a bit short, so that's a factor... We played some good all-round cricket in the last few games, hopefully, everyone can play their role perfectly today as well. Looks a good wicket, just unsure how it will play early on, so just want to have a bowl," RCB skipper Faf du Plessis said after winning the toss and choosing to bowl first.
Meanwhile, PBKS skipper Mayank Agarwal has made one change to his team, with Harpreet Brar returning to the side in place of Sandeep Sharma. "Not a bad toss to lose. Want to put runs on the board and put pressure on them. Obviously, runs on the board are a factor... Left-arm spinner against them is a good matchup, so that's why we have made the change. We have been playing good cricket but it's been a bit on and off. Need to do that as a team (for longer periods)," the Punjab skipper said at the toss.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Punjab Kings Playing XI
Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mayank Agarwal(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh
