PBKS vs RCB

PBKS vs RCB: The 3rd match of the IPL 2022 will be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the match is scheduled on March 27th, Sunday at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Both PBKS and RCB have new Skippers leading them this season. Faf du Plessis is the new captain of RCB and Mayank Agarwal was selected to lead PBKS. As this is the beginning of IPL 2022 both teams will be eager to make a strong stand from the beginning.

In this article, we will have an overview of the match and predict the match-winner, read our match prediction, and try your luck betting on IPL matches.

Team News

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Almost after 9 years, fans have seen changes in the captaincy of RCB. Former South African captain FAF Du Plessis was named as the new skipper of RCB and it is expected that he is going to talk RCB to the new heights, however, the RCB fans will be missing Australian players Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood.

Maxwell is away for his wedding while Hazlewood is committed to the national duties and returns back after playing the last test match against Pakistan. Jason Behrendorff will also miss the first three matches for RCB as he also playing a test match against Pakistan.

But thankfully, in the mega auction of IPL 2022 RCB focused on signing proper replacements like Sherfane Rutherford, Finn Allen and etc.

Punjab Kings

Punjab kings didn’t retain their previous captain KL Rahul before IPL 2022 mega auction and choose Mayank Agarwal as their new captain, Mayank Agarwal has already led Punjab kings in the absence of KL Rahul.

In the first match of IPL 2022, the franchise will miss the presence of Jonny Bairstow, who is a part of the England tour of West Indies the fans will also miss the presence of the star bowler Kagiso Rabada who was busy with the South Africa tour of Bangladesh.

In the absence of Kagiso Rabada, their bowling lineup looks weak and a lot of effort is expected from Nathan Ellis and Arshdeep Singh.

Match Details

Match: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 3

Date and Time: 27th March 2022, Sunday, 7:30 PM

Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai

Live match streaming:  Disney + Hotstar and Star Sports network

Match Overview

Punjab Kings had a bad season last year and ended the season among the bottom, 3 teams of the league. The Punjab kings will have a new skipper this season, and there is a huge change in their squad. Punjab Kings only have two players from the previous season.

Whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore had a fantastic season last year they ended up in the 3rd position in the league stage, but unfortunately lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator. The franchise was successful to get their core squad. Moreover, they have a deadly bowling lineup this season. It will be a thrilling match and a good opportunity for punters to earn huge money.

Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers have not yet won their IPL title. This season both the teams will give a tough competition and try to win their maiden IPL trophy. Fans are excited to watch how the new captains will lead their teams.

PBKS vs RCB Match 3 Possible Playing XI

PBKS full Squad

  • Mayank Agarwal (c)
  • Shikhar Dhawan
  • Ansh Patel
  • Writtick Chatterjee
  • Jonny Bairstow
  • Rahul Chahar
  • Vaibhav Arora
  • Shahrukh Khan
  • Kagiso Rabada
  • Harpreet Brar
  • Ishan Porel
  • Odean Smith
  • Baltej Dhanda
  • Liam Livingstone
  • Sandeep Sharma
  • Prabhsimran Singh
  • Arshdeep Singh
  • Raj Bawa
  • Prerak Mankad
  • Jitesh Sharma
  • Rishi Dhawan
  • Nathan Ellis
  • Bhanuka Rajapaksa
  • Atharva Taide
  • Benny Howell.

PBKS Possible Playing XI

  • Mayank Agarwal (c)
  • Prabhsimran Singh (wk)
  • Shikhar Dhawan
  • Shahrukh Khan
  • Liam Livingstone
  • Harpreet Brar
  • Raj Angad Bawa
  • Odean Smith
  • Rahul Chahar
  • Kagiso Rabada
  • Arshdeep Singh

RCB Full Squad

  • Faf du Plessis (c)
  • Virat Kohli
  • Glenn Maxwell
  • Dinesh Karthik
  • Shahbaz Ahmed
  • Wanindu Hasaranga
  • Mohammed Siraj
  • Harshal Patel
  • Aneeshwar Gautam
  • Anuj Rawat
  • Jason Behrendorff
  • Akash Deep
  • Josh Hazlewood
  • Mahipal Lomror
  • Finn Allen
  • Sherfane Rutherford
  • Suyash Prabhudessai
  • Karn Sharma
  • David Willey.
  • Siddharth Kaul
  • Luvnith Sisodia
  • Chama Milind

RCB Possible Playing XI

  • Faf du Plessis (c)
  • Virat Kohli
  • Dinesh Karthik (wk)
  • David Willey
  • Shahbaz Ahmed
  • Wanindu Hasaranga
  • Mohammed Siraj
  • Harshal Patel
  • Anuj Rawat
  • Mahipal Lomror
  • Sherfane Rutherford

PBKS vs RCB H2H Stats in Indian Premier League

PBKS Vs RCB Total Matches Played: 28

Punjab Kings win: 15

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 13

Tie: 0

No Results: 0­1

PBKS VS RCB Toss Prediction, Weather Prediction, and Pitch Prediction.

PBKS vs RCB Toss Prediction

As it is an evening game in DY Patil Stadium teams will like to chase the target. Hence fielding first after winning the toss is going to be the best choice.   

PBKS vs RCB Pitch Prediction

DY Patil Stadium pitches are made for batting and will help batters to score a lot of runs. The first team to bat will give a target of 165-175 and the second team will be able to chase the target successfully.

PBKS vs RCB Weather Prediction

According to the weather reports the skies will be clear and the temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius.

PBKS vs RCB Key Players Predictions

Punjab Kings key players

Best Batsman: Mayank Agarwal

Best All-rounder: Liam Livingstone

Best Bowler: Kagiso Rabada

Also Read: DC vs MI IPL 2022 Match 2 Prediction

Royal Challengers Bangalore key players

Best Batsman: FAF du Plessis

Best All-rounder: Wanindu Hasaranga

Best Bowler: Mohammed Siraj

PBKS vs RCB Innings Prediction

Punjab Kings innings wise predictions

First innings score prediction for Punjab Kings: if Punjab Kings bats first it is estimated that they will score 165-175 runs.

First innings total wickets by Punjab Kings: Punjab Kings are strong enough to pick 5 to 6 wickets in the first innings

Second innings score predication for Punjab kings: in the second innings it is predicted that Punjab kings will fail to chase the target.

Second innings total wickets by Punjab Kings: as Royal; Challengers Bangalore has a good chasing power it will be tough for Punjab Kings to break the partnerships but still, the bowler of Punjab kings will manage to pick 4 to 5 wickets in the second innings

Royal Challenger Bangalore innings wise predictions

First innings score prediction for Royal Challengers Bangalore: if Royal Challengers Bangalore bats first it is estimated that they will score 175-185 runs.

First innings total wickets by Royal challengers Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore have one of the deadliest bowling lineups this season that include Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, and Wanindu Hasaranga. According to our cricket experts, it is predicted that they will pick 5 to 6 wickets in the first innings.

Second innings score prediction for Royal challengers Bangalore: in the second innings it is predicted that Royal Challengers Bangalore will successfully chase the target with 6 wickets in hand.

Second innings total wickets by Royal challengers Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore will successfully pick 5 to 6 wickets in the second innings.

PBKS vs RCB Who will win the Match?

As both Punjab kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have not yet won IPL’s trophy. Will be wanting to give a fresh and strong start in this IPL season. As we have already discussed that the chasing team will have an upper hand during the match.

As Jonny Bairstow will miss a few of the initial matches of PBKS. Punjab kings who do not have a balanced playing XI squad will also lack the experience that is required to make a strong position in the ranks table. Whereas Royal challenger Bangalore has a proper balanced playing XI which is more experienced and aggressive when compared to Punjab Kings’ Squad.

PBKS vs RCB Betting Odds

PBKS vs RCB Match odds on Satsport247

Team Name

Odds

Punjab Kings

2.06

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1.87

PBKS vs RCB Match odds on Satsport

Team Name

Odds

Punjab Kings

2.06

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1.87

PBKS vs RCB Match odds on Live24games

Team Name

Odds

Punjab Kings

2.06

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1.87

PBKS vs RCB Match odds on Sportwin247

Team Name

Odds

Punjab Kings

2.06

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1.87

PBKS vs RCB Match odds on Satbet

Team Name

Odds

Punjab Kings

2.06

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1.87