Vikas Sharma, Chandigarh. The 27th match of IPL will be played between Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (PBKS vs RCB) on April 20 at IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in Mohali. Earlier in IPL history, 30 matches were played between the two teams, out of which Punjab Kings have won 17 matches. At the same time, Royal Challengers Bangalore have tasted victory in 13 matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore have had the upper hand in the matches played in Mohali.

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So far 7 matches have been played in Mohali, in which Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 4 matches. At the same time, Punjab Kings have won three matches. In the current IPL season, Punjab is at the fifth position in the points table with six points. At the same time, RCB have just won two matches and are in eighth place with four points. So far this season two matches have been held at the Mohali Stadium. In the first match, Punjab Kings won against Kolkata Knight Riders under the Duckworth-Lewis method. At the same time, the team had to face defeat against Gujarat Titans in the second match. Now in the match with RCB, the Punjab Kings team would like to return to the winning track.

The Dangerous Trio of Virat, Plessis and Maxwell

Punjab Kings will have to be cautious with RCB captain Faf du Plessis, former captain Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. Faf du Plessis has scored 259 runs in 5 matches at 172.67 hitting 20 fours and 18 sixes with three half-centuries and still holds the Orange Cap. At the same time, King Kohli is also not far behind and has scored three fifties and scored 220 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 147.65 with 20 fours and 10 sixes. By the way, Virat Kohli’s bat has remained silent in Mohali. This time the team will expect a big innings from him.

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Talking about Kohli’s record in Mohali, he scored an inning of 67 runs in his last match in the year 2019, but before that he could not do anything special in the six matches. Virat has 67, 20, 19, 14, 4, 21 and 42 runs in seven innings played in Mohali. On the other hand, Glenn Maxwell scored 176 runs at a strike rate of 197.75 with two fifties hitting seven fours and 19 sixes.

Shikhar Dhawan Must be Fit for Kings

Punjab Kings played without captain Shikhar Dhawan in the last match. Shikhar Dhawan missed the match due to injury but it will be necessary for him to be fit before the home match. Shikhar Dhawan is the highest run scorer for the team. Dhawan has scored 233 runs in 4 matches played at a strike rate of 146.54 with 29 fours and 8 sixes with two half-centuries.

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The role of Arshdeep and Mohammad Siraj will be Important

Arshdeep Singh has been the best bowler for Punjab Kings so far. He has taken seven wickets. His best performance was 3 wickets for 19 runs. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj has bowled well for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mohammad Siraj has also taken seven wickets and the best performance has been 3 wickets for 22 runs. Both these bowlers will be the biggest helpers in making their team win.