Punjab Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mohali in the match number 27 of the Indian Premier League 2023. PBKS have won three out of five games in this IPL season, while RCB have won only two out of five games in this IPL season. PBKS are coming after a two-wicket victory against LSG, while RCB faced an eight-run loss against CSK in their recent match.
It will be interesting to see if Shikhar Dhawan returns for this match as he is in good touch, and notably, Virat Kohli has some fond T20 WC memories at this venue from 2016.
Numbers and Stats ahead of PBKS vs RCB game:
2 - Arshdeep Singh needs 2 more wickets to complete the milestone of picking 50 wickets in the IPL.
Most wickets for PBKS in the IPL:
Piyush Chawla - 84
Sandeep Sharma - 73
Axar Patel - 61
Mohammed Shami - 58
Arshdeep Singh - 48
3 - Kagiso Rabada has dismissed Virat Kohli three times in the IPL.
Virat Kohli vs Kagiso Rabada in the IPL:
Inns - 6
Runs - 27
Balls - 24
Outs - 3
10 - Glenn Maxwell needs 10 more runs to complete 1000 runs for RCB in the IPL.
Most runs for RCB in the IPL:
Virat Kohli - 6844
AB de Villiers - 4491
Chris Gayle - 3163
Jacques Kallis - 1132
Glenn Maxwell - 990
17 - Punjab Kings has won 17 out of 30 IPL games against RCB.
PBKS vs RCB in IPL since 2020:
Played - 6
PBKS - 5
RCB - 1
21 - Dinesh Karthik needs 21 more runs to complete 7000 runs in T20 cricket.
23 - Shikhar Dhawan needs 23 more runs to complete the milestone of 6500 runs in the IPL.
802 - Virat Kohli has recorded 802 runs against PBKS in the IPL.
Most runs vs PBKS in the IPL:
David Warner - 1005
Shikhar Dhawan - 894
Suresh Raina - 822
Virat Kohli - 802
Chris Gayle - 797
