Indian Premier League Match-26 Prediction
Match: PBKS vs RCB Fantasy Team Prediction
Time: 30 April, 07:30 PM (IST)
Series:: Indian Premier League 2021
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Head to Head Stats
Matches Played 26
PBKS Won 14
RCB Won 12
No Result/Tie 00RCB Won 12
Recent Form:
PBKS: L, W, L, L, L ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
L, W, L, L, L
❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
RCB: W, L, W, W, W✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
RCB:
W, L, W, W, W
✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Info:
- KL Rahul has been the key man for Punjab Kings throughout this year’s campaign. So far, he has hit three half-centuries and 240 runs in total with only Faf du Plessis and Shikhar Dhawan above him on the runs list. With the ball, Mohammad Shami and Arshdeep Singh both have 7 wickets from 6 games. Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets in his first game of the tournament and followed up by conceding only 19 runs from 4 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders.
- RCB have come through their two top of the table clashes with a heavy defeat against CSK and a tight win over Delhi Capitals. Glenn Maxwell continues to top the tournament runs for RCB with 223, although AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 75 from 42 balls against Delhi has him on his tail with 204. Harshal Patel is the top bowler of the tournament so far and took wicket numbers 16 and 17, Prithvi Shaw and Marcus Stoinis, against Delhi.
- Punjab finally gave a first game of the season to Chris Jordan against KKR but as yet have resisted playing the ICC T20I number 1 ranked batsman in Dawid Malan. RCB are yet to select New Zealander Finn Allen and now have his compatriot Scott Kugeleijn available as a replacement for Kane Richardson.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
TV Channels:
The match can be watched live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA.
Toss Predictions:
In the two games in the 2021 IPL so far at Ahmedabad, both captains have elected to field first after winning the toss.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
Although it will be partly cloudy, the game will begin with the temperature around 40 degrees before dropping by a few degrees during the contest.
🏟️ Pitch:
The spin bowlers have kept the scoring rate down in the games in Ahmedabad so far. Totals of around 170 would appear to be the par score at the ground.
Team NEWS:
PBKS Team News:
With only two wins from their opening six games, it may well be that coach Anil Kumble and captain KL Rahul feel that Dawid Malan could add some valuable runs to the team. After contributing only 28 runs from five innings, it may well be that Nicholas Pooran makes way for Malan.
RCB Team News:
Virat Kohli announced two changes ahead of their crucial win against Delhi Capitals with Rajat Patidar coming in for Navdeep Saini and Daniel Sams replacing Dan Christian. Patidar made a useful 22-ball 31 with Sams making 3 not-out and sending down 2 overs for 15 runs. We expect the same XI in this game.
Punjab
KL Rahul (c) (wk)
Mayank Agarwal
Chris Gayle
Dawid Malan
Deepak Hooda
Moises Henriques
Shahrukh Khan
Chris Jordan
Mohammad Shami
Ravi Bishnoi
Arshdeep Singh
Bangalore
Virat Kohli (c)
Devdutt Padikkal
Rajat Patidar
Glenn Maxwell
AB de Villiers
Washington Sundar
Daniel Sams
Kyle Jamieson
Harshal Patel
Yuzvendra Chahal
Mohammed Siraj
Pre-Toss Small League Team:
N Pooran / D Malan -whoever will play
Chris Gayle / D Malan
F Allen / D Hooda
ℹ️ Grand League Team Added at Bottom of this post
Player H2H Battle:
C Gayle Against Y Chahal15 balls 12 runs 00 out
C Gayle Against W Sundar16 balls 32 runs 00 out
KL Rahul Against W Sundar18 balls 17 runs 01 out
M Agarwal Against Y Chahal25 balls 54 runs 03 out
N Pooran against D Sams05 balls 06 runs 01 out
D Malan against D Sams03 balls 02 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against Y Chahal44 balls 75 runs 01 out
M Henriques against Y Chahal13 balls 11 runs 01 out
G Maxwell against R Meredith22 balls 29 runs 01 out
ABD against M Shami22 balls 41 runs 01 out
V Kohli against M Shami18 balls 26 runs 03 out
W Sundar against R Bishnoi23 balls 41 runs 01 out
V Kohli against R Bishnoi10 balls 12 runs 00 out
ABD against M Ashwin23 balls 31 runs 01 out
V Kohli against M Ashwin27 balls 28 runs 00 out
D Padikkal against Arshdeep Singh05 balls 08 runs 01 out
M Henriques against D Sams07 balls 06 runs 02 out
C Gayle Against Y Chahal
15 balls 12 runs 00 out
C Gayle Against W Sundar
16 balls 32 runs 00 out
KL Rahul Against W Sundar
18 balls 17 runs 01 out
M Agarwal Against Y Chahal
25 balls 54 runs 03 out
N Pooran against D Sams
05 balls 06 runs 01 out
D Malan against D Sams
03 balls 02 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against Y Chahal
44 balls 75 runs 01 out
M Henriques against Y Chahal
13 balls 11 runs 01 out
G Maxwell against R Meredith
22 balls 29 runs 01 out
ABD against M Shami
22 balls 41 runs 01 out
V Kohli against M Shami
18 balls 26 runs 03 out
W Sundar against R Bishnoi
23 balls 41 runs 01 out
V Kohli against R Bishnoi
10 balls 12 runs 00 out
ABD against M Ashwin
23 balls 31 runs 01 out
V Kohli against M Ashwin
27 balls 28 runs 00 out
D Padikkal against Arshdeep Singh
05 balls 08 runs 01 out
M Henriques against D Sams
07 balls 06 runs 02 out
PBKS Key Players:
KL Rahul: Punjab Kings’ captain and talisman averages 48.00 in the tournament so far. He’ll be looking to push that average back above 50 which is where it has finished across the last three IPLs.
Chris Jordan:
An experienced campaigner across multiple T20 leagues and internationals for England, Jordan hit 30 from 18 balls late on in the innings. Also a very useful bowler and exceptional in the field.
Ravi Bishnoi:
After being left out of the early games, the Ravi Bishnoi from the 2020 IPL is clearly still in the minds of the opposing batsmen. KKR’s played him with immense care, taking only 19 runs from his 4 overs.
An experienced campaigner across multiple T20 leagues and internationals for England, Jordan hit 30 from 18 balls late on in the innings. Also a very useful bowler and exceptional in the field.
After being left out of the early games, the Ravi Bishnoi from the 2020 IPL is clearly still in the minds of the opposing batsmen. KKR’s played him with immense care, taking only 19 runs from his 4 overs.
RCB Key Players:
Virat Kohli: The high standards he demands of his players are resulting in excellent team and individual performances. It won’t be long before he adds to his top score of 72* in this year’s IPL.
Glenn Maxwell:
Reborn this year, he can’t stop scoring runs and looks well worth his price of 142.5 million INR. Surrounded by other talented batsmen, he is averaging 44.60 so far this tournament.
AB de Villiers: Still going strong at 37 years of age, he already has scores of 48, 76* and 75* this campaign. The runs coming at a strike-rate of 174.35.
Virat Kohli:
The high standards he demands of his players are resulting in excellent team and individual performances. It won’t be long before he adds to his top score of 72* in this year’s IPL.
Glenn Maxwell:
Reborn this year, he can’t stop scoring runs and looks well worth his price of 142.5 million INR. Surrounded by other talented batsmen, he is averaging 44.60 so far this tournament.
Reborn this year, he can’t stop scoring runs and looks well worth his price of 142.5 million INR. Surrounded by other talented batsmen, he is averaging 44.60 so far this tournament.
AB de Villiers:
Still going strong at 37 years of age, he already has scores of 48, 76* and 75* this campaign. The runs coming at a strike-rate of 174.35.
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Team Forms:
PBKS Team Form:
You never really know which Punjab Kings are going to turn up although their form has generally been poor so far this year in IPL 2021. Two wins from six games is not the type of run which gets you into the latter stages of the tournament.
RCB Team Form:
A heavy defeat followed by a 1-run win would imply that their form has somewhat cooled in recent games. However, five wins from six games is matched only by CSK. Both teams at the top of the tree are looking very strong.
SQUAD:
Punjab Kings:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
KL Rahul (c/wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen , Saurabh Kumar.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Kane Richardson, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Finn Allen, Shahbaz Ahamad, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Daniel Christian, KS Bharat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel.
Pre-Toss Grand League Team:
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