Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 3 Dream11 Prediction & Tips - IPL 2022

PBKS vs RCB Match Preview 

Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face each other in the 3rd match of the IPL 2022 on 27th March, 2022 at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.

With a new look of the squads after the mega auction, both the teams are looking forward to winning their first IPL title. Punjab Kings has done some aggressive recruitment at the auction this year and they look quite strong.

Punjab Kings has a slight edge over RCB when it comes to head to head IPL stats.

PBKS vs RCB IPL Match Pitch Report and Weather Report 

PBKS vs RCB Pitch Report

The fast paced pitch at the DY Patil Stadium is little helpful for the bowlers but it is otherwise a high scoring pitch.

PBKS vs RCB Weather Report

The weather report has predicted a clear sky on the match day. The temperature is expected to be around 29°C.

PBKS vs RCB Probable Playing 11

Punjab Kings Playing 11

Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Benny Howell, Odeon Smith, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11

Virat Kohli, Finn Allen, Faf du Plessis (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmad, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Siddarth Kaul

PBKS vs RCB Team News IPL 2022

Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood will not be available in RCB for this match as they are currently occupied with national duty in the Pakistan series.

Former Delhi Capitals pacer, Kagiso Rabada, who was bought by Punjab Kings in the mega auction, is also unavailable due Bangladesh tour of South Africa. Jonny Bairstow is also occupied at the Test series against West Indies.

PBKS vs RCB Head to Head Stats IPL Matches

PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Team Prediction

Today Dream11 Team Captain and Vice Captain

Dream11 Captain - L. Livingstone

Dream11 Vice Captain - W. Hasaranga

PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Top Picks All Rounders, Batsman, Bowlers, Wicket Keepers

Shikhar Dhawan

Dhawan is an experienced IPL batter and he was in great form last season, scoring 587 runs. He is the top picked batter from the Kings line-up. In 192 IPL matches, Dhawan has scored 5784 runs at an impressive average of 34.84.

Faf du Plessis

The newly appointed RCB skipper, Faf du Plessis scored 633 runs in the 2021 season and he was just 2 runs behind the orange cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad. Plessis is expected to perform the same way again in this season as well. With more than 80% selection so far, he is the top pick batsman.

Liam Livingstone

We are going with Liam Livingstone as the dream 11 captain for this match as we wanted to play with all rounders as captain and vice captain. Livingstone has been impressive in the T20 leagues recently. Livingstone has featured in 9 IPL matches so far, scoring 113 runs.

Wanindu Hasaranga

Hasaranga is a quality all rounder of the format but he is yet to make his mark in the IPL. He has played only 2 matches so far in IPL and yet to pick his first wicket. We are backing him as a top pick player for his good form lately.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel emerged as the Purple Cap winner in the 2021 season, picking 32 wickets in 15 matches at an impressive average of 14.34. He was among the retained players list in RCB. He is currently the top picked bowler for this match.

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh had an amazing season in IPL 2021. He picked 18 wickets at an average of 19.00. In a total of 23 IPL matches, Arshdeep Singh picked 30 wickets. He was in the retained players list in the Punjab Kings team and over the time has become an important pacer in the Kings bowling line-up.

PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Team