RCB vs PBKS IPL 2024: Toss and Pitch Report- Win the toss and field first may be the winning mantra here

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2024 with Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan toss report

The M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru will hold the tie featuring Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. This is the lone tie scheduled for Monday and the match will begin at 7 30 PM.

The Royal Challengers are smarting under the defeat they were handed by Chennai Super Kings in the first match of IPL 2024. The Faf Du Plessis-led side, also featuring modern-day great Virat Kohli, will like to turn the tables on Punjab Kings and open their account in the points table at their home venue. Established in 1969, the ground has become home for the RCB side ever since the first IPL in 2008.

Toss at this venue is an important part of the game as the ground with electrifying outfield and flat deck offers great batting conditions. This ground also helps the teams that are chasing a bit more than those batting first. Of the 88 IPL match played here, 47 times teams have successfully chased down the target while 37 times teams batting first have won. This translates into 53 percent success rate for the chasing sides as compared to 42 percent success for batting first. Four matches have seen no result here.

RCB need to look no further than their yesterday hero Chris Gayle for inspiration, The Jamaican stalwart hit individual best of 175 not out at the same venue in 2013. The same match also saw RCB score their highest score 263 for 5 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Co. will be reminding their side of such success stories and hope they put up big total. The average score per innings is 166 runs here but expect the side batting first to score a few more for a stronger challenge.

However, while batting may look easy on this ground, the side that bowls better, particularly at the death will have an upper hand here.

Punjab have their resources in Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, and Harshal Patel to shore up their end-overs bowling. It is in this department that RCB is seeking real improvement. They would hope that Mohd Siraj, Alzarri Joseph and Lockie Fergusson deliver at the death.