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RCB vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: IPL 2022 Match 60 | BLR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction Today | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Key Players | Brabourne Pitch Report

Match 60 is absolutely crucial. A win for either team will significantly boost their playoff hopes, while the other will have to sit, wait and hope other results go their way (IPL 2022 scenarios here).

Punjab Kings are yet to win consecutive matches, following a win-loss pattern right throughout IPL 2022. The good news, perhaps, is that they lost their previous match, so they are due a win if history is to repeat itself. However, the pressure is well and truly on Mayank Agarwal’s men, who must win this match to stand a realistic chance of qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade.

It is the kind of pressure that Royal Challengers Bangalore have faltered under in the past. However, they have the experience of playoffs’ qualification in 2020 and 2021, so they will be hoping that holds them in good stead. Unlike PBKS, RCB are coming off a crucial victory that snapped a three-match losing streak, swatting aside SRH over the weekend to keep their destiny in their own hands.

These two teams met way back in the third game of the season. Faf du Plessis struck 88, but it was Odean Smith who stole the show. With players in either side in a great form – notably Liam Livingstone and Wanindu Hasaranga – this has the makings of another cracking contest.

Possible Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1. Virat Kohli, 2. Faf du Plessis (c), 3. Rajat Patidar, 4. Glenn Maxwell, 5. Shahbaz Ahmed, 6. Mahipal Lomror, 7. Dinesh Karthik (wk), 8. Wanindu Hasaranga, 9. Harshal Patel, 10. Josh Hazlewood, 11. Mohammed Siraj

Punjab Kings: 1. Jonny Bairstow, 2. Shikhar Dhawan, 3. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 4. Mayank Agarwal (c), 5. Liam Livingstone, 6. Jitesh Sharma (wk), 7. Rishi Dhawan, 8. Kagiso Rabada, 9. Rahul Chahar, 10. Arshdeep Singh, 11. Sandeep Sharma 

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

• Faf du Plessis loves playing the Punjab Kings. In his last 10 matches against them, he has struck nine 30+ scores and a total of 621 runs at an average of 77.63 and strike rate of 143.09.
• Rajat Patidar has been the standout player in RCB’s top four in recent matches. The right-hander has scored 52, 21 and 48 in his last three outings. According to ESPNCricinfo, Patidar has batting impact score of 39.75, which is the best for RCB this season.
• Glenn Maxwell is threatening to break loose. He has struck six double-figure scores in his past eight knocks, but has only crossed 35 once. He has made scores of 12 and 33 at Brabourne this season.
• Dinesh Karthik has the best strike rate of any player with at least 150 runs this season. His 274 runs come at an incredible strike rate of 200, which includes a 14-ball 32 against PBKS earlier in IPL 2022.
• Wanindu Hasaranga is coming off a magnificent 5/18 against SRH. Three of his wickets came in the middle overs, where he will be key today against PBKS’ hard-hitting lineup.
• Josh Hazlewood continues to go from strength-to-strength. He has taken 13 wickets in eight games at an economy of 6.81, including four wickets at an economy of 5.58 in the powerplay and five wickets at an economy of 4.75 in the middle overs (7-16).
• Since the beginning of 2021, Hazlewood has taken 55 wickets in 35 T20s at an average of 17.13 and economy rate of 7.13.

Punjab Kings:

• Shikhar Dhawan (381 runs in IPL 2022 – sixth-most) has struck scores of 50, 32, 54, 6, 43 and 43 in his last six innings against RCB. He has five 30+ scores in five innings at Brabourne (total of 274 runs, avg. 30.44, SR 131.10).
• Jonny Bairstow found some form last game against RR (56 off 40 balls). He has scored 187 runs at a strike rate of 166.96 in his three matches against RCB.
• Liam Livingstone has struck two 50+ scores at Brabourne this season. With Wanindu Hasaranga and RCB finding success in the middle overs, it will be on Livingstone to help PBKS keep the momentum going.
• Livingstone is PBKS’ second-highest run-scorer this season: 315 in 11 games at a strike rate of 184.21.
• Kagiso Rabada will be key in the powerplay – a period where RCB have struggled in at times in IPL 2022. The Protea has taken eight wickets in 10 matches in the first six overs this season. Also, he has a very impressive 13 wickets in six matches vs RCB.
• Rabada has got the better of Virat Kohli in T20s: 33 balls bowled, 37 runs conceded, three dismissals. Also, Rabada will be key against Dinesh Karthik, whom he has dismissed three times in 19 balls in the IPL (14 runs).
• Rahul Chahar has gone wicketless in three of his past four matches. However, he has performed well at Brabourne, with figures of 3/24, 1/41 and 1/21.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 29, RCB 13, PBKS 16.
• Sandeep Sharma has dismissed Virat Kohli seven times in 59 deliveries in the IPL.
• Bhanuka Rajapaksa has struck five 20+ scores in seven matches this season at an overall strike rate of 166.11. He has scored 51 off 35 against Hasaranga in T20s (one dismissal).
• Arshdeep Singh has been magnificent at the death. Also, he has conceded just five sixes in 38 overs, the least of any bowler who has bowled at least 35.
• Wanindu Hasaranga has conceded just 23 runs off 27 balls vs Dhawan (one dismissal) and six runs off nine balls vs Bairstow (one dismissal).

Brabourne Stadium Pitch Report and Weather

This is the first match on this ground in a week. The last match between MI and GT saw some grip and turn, but this one could play differently as it will be a fresh surface. In fact, Brabourne is home to the highest run rate (9.17) this season.

Humidity levels will be around 70%, so there will be a chance of dew.

RCB vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction 13 May 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

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Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Jonny Bairstow
• Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, Shikhar Dhawan
• All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Glenn Maxwell
• Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood

Match Prediction

In a pressure game, the bowling attack holds even great importance. RCB have the edge in this area, and can win because of it.