Last Updated: March 25, 2024, 19:15 IST
IPL 2024, RCB vs PBKS: Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf de Plessis and Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan (X)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru opted to field first against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first against Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the unforgiving M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru had suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings as Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets in their first games respectively.
Faf du Plessis said RCB are happy to chase and hence the decision to bowl first, especially with how they are set up.
“We are going to have a bowl. It looks a pretty good wicket but also because of the way our team is set up. The boys are excited for the season. In any game of cricket you can’t have clusters of wickets and we have to improve on that. Same team and one or two options on changing the substitutions,” Faf du Plessis after winning the toss.
Shikhar Dhawan said he would have also looked to bowl first and that his side is unchanged from their win in the first game.
“We would have bowled first. But looking forward to batting first now. We did a lot of right things in the first game and that’s why we ended up on the winning side. We have to keep improving each game. Same team,” Shikhar Dhawan said.
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RCB vs PBKS Playing XIs –
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(WK), Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar
Subs: Arshdeep Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa
