And we are already looking at the last Sunday of the league matches of IPL 2021. Now, with two teams (DC and CSK) already qualified for the playoffs, all the remaining teams are getting aggressive to claim the other two spots. So now, let’s look at what we have for the first match of super Sunday.
Head-to-head
The overall head-to-head record between these two teams favours Punjab (15 wins) in the 27 matches. However, considering the last three games (including the one match in this season’s first leg) were won by Punjab, Bangalore will be looking to win the game and stop the streak.
Players to look forward to
Mayank Agarwal
Mr Dependable for Punjab, Mayank indeed loves playing against Royal Challengers. He has contributed well for the team this season and was clinical in their last match as well.
Glenn Maxwell
Punjab must be reckoning on dropping Glenn Maxwell from their squad. Maxwell has made sure to live up to the hype he created at the auction this season with his match-winning performances. The leading run-scorer for RCB will be more than ready to give it back to his previous team.
Harshal Patel
It won’t be wrong if someone says that this season was Harshal Patel’s, through and through. He is one man who has brought in wickets for his team right off the hook, and the same can be the occurrence in this match as well.
Arshdeep Singh
This young man has been the find of this season in the truest sense. The leading wicket-taker for Punjab Kings in this season, Arshdeep has grabbed 16 wickets at an economy of 7.71.
What can we expect?
It was a concern that Punjab might go on backfoot after Chris Gayle’s untimely departure, but the way the team has bounced back is quite commendable, and they’ll indeed look to bring in their all-around performance of the last match.
Compared to Punjab, Bangalore is in a better position on the points table and have won two successive games. But they won’t repeat the mistake of being overconfident if they recall their last three results against Punjab Kings.