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When: Thursday, April 20 at 3:30 PM IST
Where: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
What to expect: Chasing has been the preferred choice of captains here in the two-game sample size so far this season but hasn’t always produced the desired results. Weather-wise, there could be some relief from the scorching heat wave of the north with a partly cloudy day forecast for the day fixture.
Teams
Punjab Kings
News: The fitness concerns of Dhawan and Livingstone would be giving the management a headache. The duo is likely to be assessed on the eve of the game and if match-fit, both could walk into the XI straightaway.
Tactics & Match-ups: Kagiso Rabada loves it against RCB. He’s picked up 16 wickets in 7 outings against them, including his tournament best of 4/21, and boasts of a miserly economy rate of just 7.21. His record against four of RCB’s batting mainstays would be worrisome for the visitors – he’s dismissed Kohli and Karthik three times each and du Plessis and Maxwell twice over.
Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short/Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore
News: Coming off a lengthy Achilles tendinitis injury, Josh Hazlewood linked up with the RCB squad two games ago – scheduled in the space of 48 hours – but hasn’t been seen bowling at all in the nets. He remains a doubtful starter for this away fixture.
Tactics & Match-ups: It’s only a small sample size yet, but Virat Kohli strikes at 171.43 against PBKS’ Arshdeep Singh and hasn’t lost his wicket to the left-arm pacer in the IPL.
Probable XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj
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