PBKS vs RCB Toss update, IPL 2024: Punjab Kings wins toss, opts to bowl first vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru; Rabada misses out

Punjab Kings will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday with both teams hanging on to the playoff qualification chances by a thread.

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PBKS wins the toss and decides to bowl first. Liam Livingstone brought on Kagiso Rabada.

Lockie Ferguson is drafted back in to the RCB team in place of Maxwell.

PBKS Playing XI

Jonny Bairstow(WK), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(C), Liam Livingstone, Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa

Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rishi Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Nathan Ellis

RCB Playing XI

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(C), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson

Impact Subs: Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal, Mayank Dagar

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PBKS – Toss and match results in IPL 2024

Result after winning toss: Wins: 4; Losses: 4

Result after losing toss: Wins: 0; Losses: 3

RCB – Toss and match results in IPL 2024

Result after winning toss: Wins – 4; Losses: 4

Result after losing toss: Wins – 0; Losses: 3

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala – Toss and match results in IPL history

Team winning the toss: Wins: 6; Losses: 6

Team batting first: Wins: 7; Losses: 5

SQUADS

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa , Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.