The 27th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday 20th April 2023 at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

Punjab Kings are going to host Royal Challengers Bangalore at their home ground in this important match. The performance of Punjab Kings had been good than Royal Challengers Bangalore in this edition of IPL till now. Punjab Kings had played a total of five matches with three wins to their name. They had lost two matches and are holding the fifth position on the points table. They are tied in points with Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings, and Gujarat Titans and another win in this match will move this team to the second position of the points table. The performance of Royal Challengers Bangalore had not been much impressive in this edition of IPL. They had won just two out of three matches played so far. They had lost three matches and are situated in the 7th position on the points table. This match is very important for both teams to better their position on the points table.

Punjab Kings lost two matches in a row against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans but they bounced back and won their most recent match against Lucknow Super Giants with a margin of two wickets. The bowling unit of this team is strong and they have also more options to use the bowlers as per requirements. Their most recent match against Lucknow Super Giants is a big example of it where they used seven bowlers. Matthew Short is leading the bowling unit of this team with Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Sikandar Raza, and Rahul Chahar. These all bowlers performed well in their most recent match and leaked just 159 runs in 20 overs. The skipper, Sam Curran was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 31 runs. Kagiso Rabada was the other bowler who had an outstanding performance with the ball. He had two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 34 runs. Arshdeep Singh was not performing well in previously played matches but he performed well in the most recent match and picked one wicket in three overs against 22 runs.

Harpreet Brar and Sikandar Raza also performed well and picked one wicket each in the previous match. Sikandar Raza become the first Zimbabwe players who won the match of the match award in the Indian Premier League. The batting order of Punjab Kings is also strong but we don’t think that they were good in the previous match where they chased a low target of 160 runs in 19.3 overs. Atharva Taide and Prabhsimran Singh open the batting inning of Punjab Kings but failed to provide a good opening start and both opening batsmen came back to the pavilion with a total of just 17 runs. Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, and Sikandar Raza are handling the middle batting order of this team and all batsmen performed well in the middle order. Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, and Shahrukh Khan did not perform well in the lower batting order. Sikandar Raza proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 57 runs to his name on 41 balls with the help of four boundaries and three huge sixes. Matthew Short was the other batsman who had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 34 runs. He faced 22 balls and smashed five boundaries and one huge six. Shahrukh Khan scored 23 runs on just 10 balls with the help of one boundary and two huge sixes and remained not out till the chase of the target. Harpreet Singh Bhatia scored 22 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had not been consistent in this edition of IPL. They won their very first match of this tournament but failed to continue the winning momentum. They had lost their matches against Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, and Chennai Super Kings and had beaten Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in this tournament. Their most recent match against Chennai Super Kings was very interesting and also a high-scoring match where a total of 444 runs were scored in both batting innings. The bowling unit of Royal Challengers Bangalore is very strong on paper and they have the bowlers like Mohammad Siraj, Wayne Parnell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Glenn Maxwell, and Harshal Patel but these all bowlers totally failed to give the best performance and leaked 226 runs in 20 overs. Mohammad Siraj was the only successful bowler from their side who leaked the run under the economy of ten runs per over. All other bowlers were charged for more than ten runs in each and every over. Mohammad Siraj was charged with 30 runs in four overs and picked up one wicket.

Wayne Parnell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Glenn Maxwell, and Harshal Patel picked one wicket each in the previous match. The batting order of Royal Challengers Bangalore is strong and they have the best batsmen of T20 cricket like Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Mahipal Lomror in the top order, and Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, and Suyash Prabhudessai in the middle and lower batting order. These all batsmen performed well and scored 218 runs while chasing the target of 227 runs in 20 overs. Glenn Maxwell was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 76 runs to his name on 36 balls with the help of three boundaries and eight huge sixes. The skipper, Faf du Plessis also had an outstanding performance with the bat and put some runs on the board. He scored 62 runs while he faced just 33 balls and smashed five boundaries and four huge sixes. Dinesh Karthik was struggling with his form in previously played matches but he performed well in the previous match and scored 28 runs. Suyash Prabhudessai scored 19 runs. Virat Kohli was in good form in previous matches but failed to put some big runs on the board and came back to the pavilion with a total of just six runs. Mahipal Lomror failed to open the account on the scoreboard while Wayne Parnell and Wanindu Hasaranga scored just two runs each.

Punjab Kings had faced Royal Challengers Bangalore in 30 matches where they won 17 matches while Royal Challengers Bangalore won 13 matches against Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings had won three out of the most recent five matches while Royal Challengers Bangalore had won two out of the previous five matches.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is a strong and well-balanced team and has a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Royal Challengers Bangalore is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Royal Challengers Bangalore a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• The batting order of Royal Challengers Bangalore is back in good form
• Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings are almost equal in strength
• Punjab Kings performed well than Royal Challengers Bangalore in this tournament
• The bowling unit of Punjab Kings is strong
• The key players of the Punjab Kings are also in good form

Royal Challengers Bangalore is overall a strong team when we compare it with Punjab Kings. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Royal Challengers Bangalore have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have a 52% chance to win this match
Punjab Kings has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 27th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. Historically, the pitch at the Mohali Stadium has been known to be a good batting track with even bounce and carry. The surface is generally dry and hard, which means that spin bowlers may get some assistance later on in the match. The outfield is usually fast, allowing for quick runs and good fielding opportunities. However, pitch conditions can vary depending on factors such as weather, season, and preparation. It is always best to refer to the latest pitch reports for accurate information before making any predictions or decisions related to cricket matches at the Mohali Stadium.

The weather forecast for Mohali is good for this cricket match. There are some chances of rain but we are expecting a full match.

Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen, Siddarth Kaul, Sonu Yadav, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma.

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• Date: Thursday, 20th April 2023
• Time: 10:00 AM GMT / 03:30 PM LOCAL / 03:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
• Location: Mohali, India
• Opened: 1993
• Capacity: 30000
• Ends: Pavilion End, City End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Punjab
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Daljit Singh

• Total matches: 25
• Matches won batting first: 15
• Matches won bowling first: 10
• Average 1st Inns scores: 271
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 233
• Highest total recorded: 392/4 (50 Ov) by IND vs SL
• Lowest total recorded: 89/10 (25 Ov) by PAK vs RSA
• The highest score chased: 359/6 (47.5 Ov) by AUS vs IND
• The lowest score defended: 207/8 (50 Ov) by AUS vs WI

Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gurnoor Brar, Baltej Singh, Liam Livingstone, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi.