IPL 2024, PBKS vs RCB: Here are key player battles
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off in Match 58 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala. Both sides are tied at eight points, with one of them having a possibility of reaching 14 points. The impending match offers quite a few intriguing player battles. Here are a few of them.
Virat Kohli vs Kagiso Rabada
Th long-time rivarly between Virat Kohli and Kagiso Rabada is set to renew in Dharamsala. The Proteas pacer has owned Kohli in T20 cricket, having dismissed him four times in 13 innings. Kohli has a strike rate of 106.25 when facing Rabada (51 runs off 48 balls). The tally includes a six and 4 fours.
Glenn Maxwell vs Harpreet Brar
Glenn Maxwell, who is yet to fire in the ongoing IPL season, will once again face the wrath of Harpreet Brar. The PBKS spinner has dismissed him four times across just five IPL innings. Notably, Maxwell's strike rate against Brar plunges to 105.88. He has slammed just 2 sixes. Of the 17 balls bowled by Brar to Maxwell, 10 have been dot.
Faf du Plessis vs Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh would aim to stop veteran Faf du Plessis at the start. Across six innings, du Plessis has scored 55 runs from 45 balls bowled by the left-arm Punjab pacer. Arshdeep has dismissed du Plessis once. Arshdeep owns 27 scalps in the first six overs at 31.88, while du Plessis has smashed 2,097 runs at 46.60. He has been dismissed 45 times.
Jonny Bairstow vs Mohammed Siraj
RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj has had an interesting match-up with Jonny Bairstow in T20 cricket. The Indian seamer has dismissed Bairstow once in three T20 innings. However, the Englishman has a strike rate of 216 against Siraj in the shortest format (overall). His tally includes 54 runs off 25 balls. Bairstow has smashed Siraj for 4 sixes and 7 fours.
