Indian T20 League 2024: Bengaluru vs Punjab, Match 6 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Bengaluru (BAN) will take on Punjab (PUN) in the sixth match of the Indian T20 League (ITL) 2024 on Monday (March 25) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It will be the second game of the season for both teams.

Bengaluru faced Chennai in the season opener and elected to bat after winning the toss. They scored 173 runs for the loss of six wickets. Anuj Rawat was the highest scorer and made 48 runs off 25 deliveries. Chennai reached the target of 174 runs in 18.4 overs with six wickets in hand. Cameron Green was the pick of the bowlers for Bengaluru and took two wickets for 27 runs in three overs.

Punjab locked horns against Delhi in their last game and elected to bowl after winning the toss. Delhi scored 174 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh and Harshal Patel took two wickets each for Punjab. Sam Curran made 63 runs off 47 deliveries and was the highest run-scorer for Punjab. Liam Livingstone scored an unbeaten 38 runs off 21 deliveries and hit a six to finish the game for the team. Punjab won the match by four wickets in 19.2 overs.

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Bengaluru vs Punjab Head to Head

Bengaluru and Punjab have played a total of 31 matches so far in the Indian T20 League. Bengaluru have won 14 matches, while Punjab have been victorious on 17 occasions. Punjab have won three out of the last five matches against Bengaluru.

BAN vs PUN Probable Playing XIs

Bengaluru:

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (wk), Karn Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj

Punjab:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

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M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report

The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is known to be a batting paradise and might have a lot for the batters. The average first innings total here in the last five T20 matches has been 197 runs. The teams batting first have won four out of the last five matches here. Hence, the team winning the toss might look to bat. The pacers might play a crucial role for both teams.

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Bengaluru vs Punjab Key Player Battles

Virat Kohli vs Punjab’s bowlers

Kohli has a strong record against Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh. He has made 44 runs off 23 deliveries against Arshdeep, while Kohli has hit 22 runs off 13 deliveries of Harshal.

Faf du Plessis vs Punjab’s bowlers

He has a decent record against the three of Punjab’s bowlers. Du Plessis has scored 57 runs off 35 deliveries against Sam Curran. Against Liam Livingstone, Du Plessis has made 20 runs off nine deliveries. He has made 79 runs off 46 balls against Harpreet Brar.

Sam Curran vs Bengaluru

He has a batting strike rate of 190 against Cameron Green. Curran takes a wicket every 10 balls between 17 and 20 overs. Curran has made 27 runs off 18 deliveries against Alzarri Joseph.

Jonny Bairstow vs Bengaluru’s Bowlers

Bairstow has made 23 runs off nine deliveries against Karn Sharma. He has amassed a total of 46 runs off 20 deliveries, while against Glenn Maxwell Bairstow has scored 32 runs off 13 deliveries.

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