PBKS vs RCB: Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Match 58 of the IPL 2024. The game will kick off at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on May 9, Thursday at 7:30 PM (IST).

Both teams faced each other 32 times in the history of the IPL, with the Mohali-based franchise (17 wins) holding a slender lead over the Bengaluru-based franchise (15 wins).

In the reverse fixture, RCB came out on top much to PBKS’ annoyance as they won the game by 4 wickets. Let’s take a glimpse at the four batters who can score the most runs in the Match 58 of the competition.

1. Jonny Bairstow: Jonny Bairstow is certainly one of the batters who is expected to go all guns blazing against RCB. For the record, he has had a great deal of success against RCB so far. Having played five innings against them, the English international has mustered 261 runs including a century and two fifties at a staggering strike rate of 177.55.

2. Virat Kohli: Former RCB captain Virat Kohli will be looking to continue his rich vein of form this season. He is the leading run-scorer in this season’s IPL with 542 runs in 11 games at an average of 67.75 and a strike rate of 148.09 including 1 century and 4 fifties. Kohli top-scored for RCB with 77 off 49 in the reverse fixture against PBKS this season.

3. Shashank Singh: Shashank Singh has been phenomenal for the Mohali-based franchise this season, scoring runs at a rate of knots and switching gears when it matters the most. He scored 315 runs in 11 games at an average of 63 and a strike rate of 165.79 including two fifties. The right-hander is likely to cause troubles to RCB

4. Glenn Maxwell: The Australian all-rounder struggled to produce a spark for RCB this season as he has often fallen prey to cheap scores. Having played 8 games so far, he scored just 36 runs at an average of 5.14 and a strike rate of 97.30. Nevertheless, he is just one good knock away from finding his form and we expect him to inflict damage on his former franchise.