PBKS Playing 11: RCB vs PBKS IPL 2022 Player Availability & Team News

PBKS Playing 11: Punjab Kings are in a tricky situation and they need to win all their remaining games to stand a chance of entering the playoffs. With 5 wins from 11 games, Kings are placed 8th on the points table and their net run-rate is negative. They will next face a formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday night who are on the cusp of making it to the playoffs.

RCB vs PBKS, Match 60 of IPL 2022 Team News

Punjab Kings have had a hot and cold season. Their batting has been explosive but that extra aggressive approach has caused them many games. Royal Challengers Bangalore have some quality T20 bowlers in Wanindu Hasaranga, who is chasing the Purple cap, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, etc., and PBKS batters have to vary the threat RCB bowlers possess.

RCB vs PBKS Head to Head

Matches	PBKS won	RCB Won	No Results
Overall (29 matches)	16	13	0
Last 5 IPL Matches	4	1	0

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Jonny Bairstow has finally got going. Punjab Kings were scratching their heads over the lackluster form of Jonny Bairstow. The team management backed him multiple times and the Englishmen finally delivered in the last game with a much-needed fifty against Rajasthan Royals. With Jonny’s return in form, Punjab’s batting looks even more intimidating.

Is Punjab Kings in need of one more spinner? Harpreet Brar seems to be lost in the shadow of the pacers. He had one or two decent outings for Punjab Kings earlier this season but now you can only see him on the bench. With the competition reaching its business end and pitches getting a lot slower, the team management should try bringing in Harpreet Brar as the second spinner for either Sandeep Sharma or Rishi Dhawan.

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PBKS Playing 11

Harpreet Brar could be included in the playing 11 for this game. Sandeep Sharma or Rishi Dhawan could make way for the left-arm spinner.

Here’s PBKS Playing 11

Mayank Agarwal
Shikhar Dhawan
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Jonny Bairstow
Liam Livingstone
Jitesh Sharma
Rishi Dhawan
Kagiso Rabada
Rahul Chahar
Sandeep Sharma
Arshdeep Singh/Harpreet Brar

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