Indian T20 League 2024: Punjab vs Bengaluru, Match 58 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Punjab (PUN) and Bengaluru (BAN) will face each other in the 58th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Thursday (May 9) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Both Punjab and Bengaluru have won four out of 11 matches each.

Bengaluru defeated Gujarat in their last game by four wickets chasing down the target of 148 runs. Punjab lost their previous match against Chennai by 28 runs as they failed to chase down the target of 168 runs.

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PUN vs BAN Head-to-Head Record: 

Punjab have won 17 out of 32 matches, while Bengaluru have won on 15 occasions. Bengaluru have won three out of the last five matches against Punjab. Punjab last defeated Bengaluru in the Indian T20 League back in the 2022 edition. 

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Punjab vs Bengaluru, Match 58: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

PUN vs BAN Probable Playing XIs

Punjab:

Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh 

Bengaluru:

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak 

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Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last five T20 matches has been 179 runs. The surface might have a lot to offer to both batters and bowlers. The team winning the toss might look to chase. The pacers are likely to find enough help from the surface.

PUN vs BAN Key Player Battles

Virat Kohli vs Punjab’s bowlers 

He has scored 257 runs in six outings against Punjab at an average of 51.4 and a strike rate of 130.5, including two half-centuries. He has scored 56 runs off 30 deliveries against Arshdeep Singh. He has the batting strike rate of 178.9 against Harshal Patel. 

Faf du Plessis vs Punjab’s bowlers 

du Plessis has amassed 297 runs in six matches at an average of 59.4 and a strike rate of 137.5. He has the batting average of 75 against Harpreet Brar. 

Jonny Bairstow vs Bengaluru’s bowlers 

He has scored 253 runs in four outings at an average of 63.2 and a strike rate of 179.4 against Bengaluru. He has the batting strike rate of 216 against Mohammed Siraj and 246.2 against Glenn Maxwell. 

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Harshal Patel vs Bengaluru’s batters 

Harshal has taken two wickets in three matches against Bengaluru. He has dismissed Dinesh Karthik once in 35 deliveries. Harshal has dismissed du Plessis twice in 17 balls.