RCB vs PBKS Dream 11 Prediction AFTER TOSS, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report, Team Details

RCB vs PBKS Dream11 AFTER TOSS: In the Match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be taking on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 3 October at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. While talking about the standings of these two teams in this tournament, the Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at the third position while the Punjab Kings occupies the fifth spot on the points table.

RCB vs PBKS Dream 11 Prediction

Both these teams are coming into this game very much high on confidence after having won in their previous outings. The Royal Challengers Bangalore recorded impressive wins over Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in their last two matches and are currently placed at the third position with 7 wins from 11 matches. On the other hand, the Punjab Kings also defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous game and thereby occupying the fifth slot on the table.

RCB vs PBKS Match Details

In the 27 matches between these two teams in the history of the Indian Premier League, the Punjab Kings have had the upper hand in this exciting head-to-head rivalry with a total of 15 victories while Royal Challengers Bangalore have emerged victorious on 12 occasions. Earlier this IPL 2021 season, Punjab Kings maintained their record by defeating Bangalore by 34 runs in Ahmedabad.

Fixture Name: IPL Match 48, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings

Competition: VIVO IPL 2021

Date: 3 October

Time: 3:30 PM IST

Team Form Guide:
RCB (recent last): W W L L L
PBKS (recent last): W L W L L

RCB vs PBKS Ground Details

Ground: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Pitch Report: As seen in the previous games this season, there was some extra help for the pace bowlers and spinners at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The pitch has surely been challenging for the batsmen  and they will have to bat really well to put up a big total while batting first. Things will be better for batting in the first innings. Thus, batting first will be a safe decision after winning the toss on this surface. The average first innings total will remain around 150-160 mark.

Toss Update: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to bat first. 

RCB vs PBKS Dream 11 Team Prediction

It will be a fantastic move to pick more of RCB players in your respective fantasy cricket teams because their players are in an amazing form after that impressive in the last match. It will also be a good deal to pick a mixed combination of batsmen and bowlers from either of the sides to increase the chance of winning big amount of cash. The likes of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh will be the must picks for this contest.

WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, KS Bharat
BATSMEN: Aiden Markram, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli
ALL-ROUNDERS: Glenn Maxwell
BOWLERS: Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, George Garton, Arshdeep Singh

RCB vs PBKS Dream 11 Fantasy Tips 2021

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will start as the favourites in this entertaining contest as they are placed in a better position on the points table as compared to the opposition. Bangalore have also defeated Rajasthan and Mumbai in their last two matches. On the other hand, it is a must-win game for the Punjab Kings in order to keep their IPL 2021 playoffs alive.

RCB Top Picks

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will definitely want to continue their good work both in the batting and bowling departments from the previous game. On a tricky Dubai track, RCB will surely bank upon captain Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers to come good in the batting department. On the other hand, the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal will be their crucial bowlers.

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Glenn Maxwell

For the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Glenn Maxwell once again showed his class in the last game against Mumbai where he smacked a phenomenal innings of 56 runs off 37 balls  and also picked up two crucial wickets with the ball. Maxwell also scored a brilliant unbeaten fifty to help RCB beat Rajasthan Royals. The right-handed batsman has already scored more than 250 runs in this tournament that includes four amazing half-centuries.

Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s captain Virat Kohli finally came back amongst the runs in the last two games. In a must-win game against MI, Virat got his team off to an incredible start at the top while playing a brilliant a knock of 51 runs that included 3 sixes and as many fours. The RCB skipper also smashed a wonderful fifty in the match against Chennai. Incidentally, Virat looked in a fabulous touch during the previous meeting against RR earlier this season where he scored an unbeaten fifty.

RCB News

• There are no injury problems for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
• Virat Kohli will captain the side.
• Srikar Bharat will be the wicket-keeper.
• Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Devdutt Padikkal and AB de Villiers will be their crucial batsmen.
• Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal and Harshal Patel will be their important bowlers.

RCB Playing 11 (Confirmed)
Virat Kohli
Devdutt Padikkal
Srikar Bharat
Glenn Maxwell
AB de Villiers
Dan Christian
Shahbaz Ahmed
George Garton
Harshal Patel
Yuzvendra Chahal
Mohammed Siraj

PBKS Top Picks

The Punjab Kings will want to do well collectively both with the bat and ball in order to qualify for the playoffs. In this batting line-up, skipper KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal’s opening partnership will be really crucial for the Punjab Kings alongside players like Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram. The likes of Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Ravi Bishnoi will be their key bowlers.

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KL Rahul

Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul is coming into this second phase of IPL 2021 season after a spectacular performance in the recent Test series against England. Rahul also finished as the leading run-scorer when the IPL was last played in the UAE conditions. The right-handed opener was in a great form during the first half of the tournament and also smashed an amazing half-century in the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders. He also has a brilliant track record against Bangalore in the IPL history.

Arshdeep Singh

For the Punjab Kings, seam bowler Arshdeep Singh has performed amazingly well in the last two editions of the Indian Premier League especially in the crunch situations. In the game against Rajasthan Royals, Arshdeep picked up a superb five-wicket haul and also gave away just 32 runs in his quota of four overs. He has always been amongst the wickets for Punjab Kings in this ongoing tournament and has a bagful of variations in his kitty.

PBKS News

• Chris Gayle has already pulled out for the remainder of the competition.
• KL Rahul will captain the side and also don the wicket-keeping gloves.
• Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran will be their key batsmen.
• Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi will be their crucial bowlers.

PBKS Playing 11 (Confirmed)
KL Rahul
Mayank Agarwal
Aiden Markram
Sarfraz Khan
Nicholas Pooran
Harpreet Brar
Moises Henriques
Shahrukh Khan
Mohammed Shami
Arshdeep Singh
Ravi Bishnoi

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Watch RCB vs PBKS Live Score And Streaming

The IPL 2021 Live Score and Streaming will be available on the Star Sports Network and HotStar app. All the player STATS and live scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary and analysis will be up on HotStar for the millions of users in the simplest of manners. While following the Covid-19 norms and regulations, crowd will be allowed for the IPL 2021 Phase 2 in the UAE.

List of Channels to watch RCB vs PBKS Match

English
Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select 1 HD

Regional languages
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UK
The first half of the IPL was telecast live on Sky Sports in the UK, with live streaming on Sky Go and Sky Mobile TV.

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