Liam Livingstone will not play the reverse match between the kings of Punjab (PBKS) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Sunday April 20.
These two teams competed on Friday at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in a rainy match match, which was reduced to 14 overs per side. The Punjab came out victorious as they hunted a 96 -point target with five counters and 11 balls to lose. PBKS won five wins and two losses from seven games. Meanwhile, RCB has won four games and lost three of the seven to which they have played so far.
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The RCB Rajat Patidar skipper properly called the draw and chose to move first. He said the second striker will give his team a better idea of the situation of the match and the surface. Meanwhile, captain of Pbks Shreyas Iyer admitted that he would also have played for the first time if he had won the draw. He mentioned the importance of the strikers who give themselves time in the middle to see how the ball moves.
Romario Shepherd arrives for Liam Livingstone; Pbks will unchanged
The Romario Shepherd versatile Caribbean should make its RCB debut while it replaces Liam Livingstone out of shape. The cricket player in England had only scored 87 points of six rounds in IPL 2025 before this meeting, with an average of 17.40 and striking at 127.95. Shepherd will provide more sewing depth on the side, and he can hit a long ball on the back of a sleeve. Meanwhile, PBKS has refrained from changing their side.
PBKS vs RCB, match 37 – What did the captains say?
Rajat Patidar (RCB)
We will first play. The counter looks decent, will not change much. The second kick will give more clarity on the game and the counter. We don’t look at the scene, just try to play the right cricket. Shepherd arrives for Livi [Livingstone].
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)
We also wanted to make a bowl. At the end of the day, you must always adapt according to the situation. Important to give us time, see how the ball moves. This is the first afternoon game for us. I hope we have a good total on the board. The support we have obtained, especially in the last game of this stadium, was exceptional. Same team.
PBKS vs RCB, match 37 – Play xis
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Jiteh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvnehwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.
Impact substitutes: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.
Punjab Kings
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Nehal WadheraMarcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact substitutes: Harpreet BRAR, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey.
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