Key Points

RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first against PBKS in Mullanpur. Both teams stuck with their core lineups for this afternoon IPL encounter. PBKS enters the match in strong form with five wins from seven games. The match marks RCB's first away game after struggling at home this season.

Key Points: RCB Captain Rajat Patidar Opts to Bowl First Against PBKS

  • Patidar cites pitch clarity for bowling first
  • PBKS in strong form with 5 wins
  • Both teams retain core playing XIs
  • First afternoon game at Mullanpur stadium
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RCB skipper Rajat Patidar wins toss, opts to bowl against PBKS

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar wins toss, chooses to field against PBKS in IPL 2024 clash at Mullanpur.

"We're going to bowl first. Wicket looks decent, won't change much. - Rajat Patidar"

Mullanpur April 20

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 37th match of the Indian Premier League.

The match is being held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.

Following some good performances, PBKS are in second place on the points table having won ive of their seven games.

The Rajat Patidar-led side has won four matches and have lost all contests on their home ground.

"We're going to bowl first. Wicket looks decent, won't change much. Batting second will give more clarity about the game and the wicket. We're not looking at venues, just trying to play good cricket. Shepherd comes in for Livi," Rajat Patidar said after winning the toss.

"We also wanted to bowl. At the end of the day, you always have to adapt according to the situation. Important to give ourselves some time, see how the ball is moving. It's the first afternoon game for us. Hopefully, we get a good total on the board. The support we got, especially in the last game in this stadium, was outstanding. Same team," PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.

- ANI

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Sanjay K.
Interesting decision to bowl first! The pitch does look good for batting though. Hope RCB's bowling attack can step up today 🤞 #PlayBold
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Priya M.
PBKS looking strong this season! Their batting lineup is fire 🔥 Hope Prabhsimran gets some runs today after that last match performance.
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Rahul D.
Not sure about Patidar's captaincy decisions so far. Bowling first could backfire if PBKS post a big total. RCB's middle order still looks shaky to me.
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Anjali S.
Excited to see Romario Shepherd get his chance! He's been warming the bench for too long. Hope he makes an impact with both bat and ball today 💪
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Vikram J.
Both teams wanted to bowl first - that says something about the pitch conditions. Afternoon game might make the ball do a bit early on. Smart call by both captains actually.
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Neha P.
Where's Maxwell? 😢 Hope he gets to play as impact sub at least. PBKS has such a balanced team this year - Chahal vs Kohli will be fun to watch!

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