Bengaluru Vs Punjab in IPL today: Virat's team has a chance to reach the top again, Rahul & Co. in search of third win of the season

Posted on 30th Apr 2021 by rohit kumar

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday in the Indian Premier League (IPL-2021). If the RCB team, captained by Virat Kohli, wins this match, then it will again reach the top in the points table with 12 points. On the other hand, the Punjab team, led by Lokesh Rahul, currently in the sixth position, has a chance to come in fourth or fifth place.

 

Punjab team is not able to perform consistently well

 

Despite the presence of aristocrats like Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, and Chris Gayle, the Punjab team could only manage 123 runs in their last match against KKR for 9 wickets. The Punjab team has not been able to achieve the Momentum so far in the season. In one match, she shows a good game and in the next match she sits down on her knees. Earlier there used to be the same problem with RCB, but this time things seem to have changed. RCB is looking to be one of the strongest teams this time thanks to the consistently strong games of Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammad Siraj, and Harshal Patel. Punjab's team will try for their third win in Friday's match.

 

Thoughts on giving David Malan a chance

 

Chris Gayle has been a strong batsman and has been getting consistent chances this season. But they have not been able to perform as expected till now. The Punjab team can give England's David Malan the number-1 batsman in the ICC T20 rankings in their place in this match. However, a decision will be taken just before the match.

 

The use of Vishnoi and Arshdeep against A.B.

 

Against the excellent in-form AB de Villiers, the Punjab team is sati using leg-spinner Ravi Vishnoi and fast bowler Arshadip Singh. The reason for this is that AB has faced these two bowlers very little. Against Vishnoi, he has scored 10 runs facing 7 balls so far. At the same time, he has not played a single ball from Arshdeep yet.

 

RCB fast bowlers are the best in the season

 

The RCB fast bowlers have taken 31 wickets so far this season. More than all other teams. Also, his average is just 21.6. Better than all the other teams. His economy has been 8.4.

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