Indian Premier League 2021 – PBKS vs BLR 26th T20 match – which is going to be played between Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
When the tournament commenced, Anil Kumble, the PBKS head coach, had observed, “I’m really glad that we have got Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith backing Chris Jordan” in the pace department. However, things haven’t gone according to plan with both the Australian fast bowlers combining to pick just five scalps between them. On a slightly tacky surface, where KKR’s pacemen found some life, PBKS seemed to lack that extra bite. For the game against RCB, the think-tank may just be tempted to bring one out of Meredith or Richardson to reduce the burden on Mohammed Shami of carrying the pace attack.
RCB, meanwhile, have been the early risers of the tournament. Even after the loss to CSK, they bounced back by clinching a one-run thriller versus Delhi Capitals. In AB de Villiers, they have a batsman who shuts out all the noise while batting in the middle, and explores every corner of the ground. He was at it once more, with a game-defining 75 versus DC. To add a layer of intrigue is IPL’s underachiever, Glenn Maxwell, shining brightly for RCB. More importantly, on the bowling front, their tactical gambits in the slog overs have worked. Mohammed Siraj has cracked the code of bowling the wide yorker. Despite Harshal Patel coming for severe punishment against CSK, he has been a vital cog in their plans. Kyle Jamieson too has chipped in with wickets. For RCB, it is a case of continuing with the good habits picked up over the last few weeks.
Ahmedabad has about 11 pitches – six red soil ones and five made up of black soil. The black soil pitches used in India are usually on the slower side. The tracks at this venue in this IPL have been a touch tacky with tall pace bowlers extracting tennis ball bounce.
PBKS also won both their games against RCB last season.
RCB have already roped in Scott Kuggeleijn to mitigate the loss of Kane Richardson. RCB look set to play the same XI that overcame DC. The one slight area of concern is Virat Kohli’s form. The RCB skipper has had a middling season so far, with 163 runs and at a strike rate of 126.35.
RCB’s five wins is the most they have managed in their first six matches of an IPL season.
PBKS – KL Rahul (c, wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan/Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Chris Jordan/Riley Meredith, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
BLR – Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj
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