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Both the teams have had very contrasting starts to their respective campaigns. While PBKS have registered two wins in six games and are coming off a comprehensive defeat against KKR. RCB have made a terrific start to their season. Virat Kohli and co are sitting pretty with five wins in six matches, eking out a narrow one-run win over DC in their last outing.
PBKS' batting frailties were exposed in their games against CSK, SRH and KKR, where they collapsed after KL Rahul got dismissed early. They need to bring Dawid Malan into the team to provide some stability to their batting lineup and give them some chance of resuscitating their campaign after a shaky start.
The RCB bowlers kept things relatively tight and picked up wickets at regular intervals. However, a dropped catch of Shimron Hetmyer almost cost them the game, as he struck some fierce blows to drag DC close to the finish line.
Things seem to be coming together for RCB this season, and they'll look to make it six wins out of seven when they take on PBKS. However, KL Rahul and co. have been pretty unpredictable and boast a decent record against RCB. So a cracker of a contest could ensue on Friday.
PBKS could opt to bring Dawid Malan into their playing XI for this game. Chris Jordan's cameo with the bat could see him get another game ahead of Jhye Richardson or Riley Meredith.
RCB could stick with the same playing XI they went in with in their previous game. They'll hope that Yuzvendra Chahal gets back into form, as that seems to be the only concern for them at the moment