Let’s take a look at both the squads:
Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Odean Smith, Prerak Mankad, Rishi Dhawan, Writtick Chatterjee, Vaibhav Arora, Ansh Patel, Baltej Dhanda, Nathan Ellis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Atharva Taide, Benny Howell
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahamad, Josh Hazlewood, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Mahipal Lomror, Jason Behrendorff, Sherfane Rutherford, Chama Milind, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Aneeshwar Gautam, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Luvnith Sisodia
IPL 2022 Punjab Kings preview: Formidable top-order the key as unbalanced PBKS seek drastic turnaround
Along with Dhawan and Agarwal, there will be a plenty of pressure on Bairstow to have a 500 run season if Punjab are to qualify for the final, writes Gaurav Joshi.
IPL 2022 Royal Challengers Bangalore preview: Remodeled RCB come into season with brand-new approach
RCB have talented youngsters in their midst but at this point they lack experience and in a highly competitive league like IPL, their opponents will certainly target this area of vulnerability, writes Sandipan Banerjee in his preview. Read more here.
Five-time champions are currently taking on 2020 finalists Delhi Capitals in the first match of the day. Ishan Kishan’s 81 took MI to 177/5 from 20 overs, but DC seem to be in all sorts of trouble having lost half their side, managing 77 runs in 10 overs. DC need 101 runs to win from the last 10 overs. You can follow our LIVE coverage of that match in the blog here.
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have played 28 matches to date. Out of the total, PBKS have won 15, while RCB have achieved victory in 13 matches. The team has a win percentage of 46.42 against Punjab Kings. Here’s all you need to know as far as their head-to-head is concerned.
Quitting captaincy may unburden Virat Kohli the batter but the focus will still remain on the maestro in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL-15 opener against Punjab Kings in Mumbai on Sunday.
For, it will be the first time Kohli will not be leading RCB in nearly a decade, turning out only as a player, instead. Click here to read the full match preview.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Match 3 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) set to take place at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. Match starts at 7.30 pm IST with the toss at 7 pm. Stay tuned for more updates.