The 48th match of the Indian Premier League 2021 will be played on October 3rd at 3.30 pm IST in the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. It will be RCB vs KXIP or going by the Punjab Kings new name it will be RCB vs PBKS.
RCB vs PBKS Head to Head
| Total Matches Played | RCB Won | PBKS Won | No Result |
| 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
RCB vs PBKS 2021 Match Preview
The Punjab Kings have always had a slight edge over the Royal Challengers Bangalore across all seasons of the IPL. This year, RCB has been performing better than PBKS. In the last IPL match between these two teams in Ahmedabad, the Punjab Kings won by 34 runs. In our RCB vs PBKS prediction, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, and Rajat Patidar will be the match winners for RCB. As for the PBKS team, they have their hopes riding on KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, and Nicholas Pooran. In fact, many of today’s Dream11 prediction teams include the above-mentioned players in their fantasy teams.
Pitch Report
Even though the Sharjah ground has a nice batting pitch, unlike in ODI and Test matches, where teams opt to bat first, teams who win the toss in T20 matches elect to bowl first. This is taking into account the dew factor. The dew falling and huge cracks on the pitch make it tough for the bowlers to control the ball in most T20 contests. This is because most of the T20 matches are in the day-night format or night matches. According to last year’s IPL 2020 prediction when it comes to scoring runs in Sharjah, here are the average scores of both innings in the last five T20 matches:
1st Innings Average Score – 166 runs
2nd Innings Average Score – 145 runs
RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction
- Toss prediction – PBKS will win the coin toss
- Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – KL Rahul or Virat Kohli
- Leading Wicket Taker – Shahrukh Khan or Ravi Bishnoi
- Most 6s – KL Rahul
- Man of the Match – KL Rahul
- Team Scores Batting First – RCB- 145 | PBKS – 140
- Prediction of today’s IPL match – PBKS will win.
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Last but not least, follow the full IPL 2021 schedule and place your cricket bets today.
