Sam Curran’s Punjab Kingswon the toss and opted to bowl first against Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 58th match of the IPL 2024 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday.
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Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru are facing against each other for round two of their clash in IPL 2024. In their last encounter, RCB registered their first victory of the season with a 4-wicket win over PBKS. Virat Kohli was the star performer as he played a splendid match-winning knock of 77 off 49 balls in a 177-run chase.
Punjab Kings are having a mediocre outing in the ongoing IPL 2024 season. Their last match defeat against Chennai Super Kings saw them slipping to the eighth spot with four wins and seven losses. Though, PBKS are still in the race for the playoffs but looks difficult from here even if they win the next games as their knockout qualification will be based on their net run rate (NRR).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, bounced back from a six-match losing streak to a three-match winning streak to stay in contention for the playoffs. Faf du Plessis-side is currently at the seventh spot with four wins in 11 outings and accumulated 8 points. Like PBKS, RCB’s playoff qualification will be based on their NRR.
