Dharamsala: Punjab Kings skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
After winning the toss PBKS captain Curran said, “Going to bowl. Looks like they’ve watered the wicket a bit, might be something early on. Looking to put RCB under pressure early. With the side we’ve picked today, looking to take wickets with the new ball. Pretty simple for us now – need few results to go for us and win our remaining games. Livingstone comes in for Rabada. Our strength is our batting.”
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis at the toss said, “Would’ve done the same. Been a great turnaround for us. Last few games we’ve been clinical. Focus remains the same, not too much on the table, just the way we want to play. Maxwell out for Lockie Ferguson.”
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow(w), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Liam Livingstone, Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson
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