Punjab Kings' unpredictable nature has hurt them in this edition of the IPL. In the lower half of the IPL 2021 table, PBKS need to find consistency in their batting form to nourish hopes of clinching a playoff berth. Beating defending champions Mumbai Indians one day by nine wickets and then suffering a horrific batting collapse in their last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, has left PBKS skipper KL Rahul lost for words. Punjab Kings can ill afford another batting collapse and their misfiring middle-order could see some changes with Dawid Malan, the world's No. 1 T20 batsman, waiting in the wings. This will be Punjab Kings' second match in Ahmedabad and the nature of the pitch will be known. Application will be key against a Royal Challengers Bangalore attack that will be spearheaded by seamers Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj. Patel is the leading wicket-taker of IPL 2021 with 17 wickets from six matches. RCB, 10 points from six matches, will go to the top of the table if they can win this evening at Motera. Virat Kohli's team escaped to one-run win against Delhi Capitals in their last match where AB de Villiers (unbeaten 75 off 42 balls) once again batted like a superman. Follow live cricket scores of PBKS vs RCB here.
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