Whenever an Indian Premier League (IPL) game involves Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), it promises to ooze high-voltage action. RCB fans are the most loyal fans in the world and as RCB crosses swords with Punjab Kings (PBKS), we can expect a good contest.
The last time when the two teams met in IPL 2022, Punjab Kings had won both contests. The first game was won by Punjab by 5 wickets and the next game was pocketed by them by 54 runs.
RCB are coming on the back of a loss and the Faf Du Plessis-led side would be itching to get back into winning ways.
In this article, we take a look at 3 vice-captain picks for the PBKS vs RCB game at Mohali today:
1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
As Virat Kohli only bats and does not bowl for RCB, it would be wiser to make him a vice-captain. He has been playing with a good mindset and has been scoring truckloads of runs for the team.
The IPL 2016 Orange Cap holder has so far scored 220 runs in 5 IPL 2023 matches and has a blistering average of 55.00. He would be one of the key players to watch out for in the RCB camp.
However, Kohli needs to wary against the left-arm seamers. He got dismissed by Akash Singh in the previous game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). If Kohli can negate the threat of Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran, he can well be on course to score a big knock.
2. Sikandar Raza (Punjab Kings)
The Zimbabwean cricketer went all guns blazing in the previous game and scored a quickfire fifty in Punjab’s previous game. He bagged the player of the match award in that game and scored 57 runs and also took a wicket.
If Punjab decide to go with Sikandar Raza ahead of Liam Livingstone, he should be a good choice for a vice-captain in your fantasy team.
3. Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings)
Kagiso Rabada needs no introduction at all. The IPL 2020 Purple Cap winner can simply blow the wind out of the sails off the batting department of the opposition team with his exemplary bowling.
In the previous game of Punjab Kings versus Lucknow Super Giants, the South African speedster took 2 wickets. The wickets were big names and included the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Krunal Pandya.
Making Kagiso Rabada your vice-captain can be one of the smartest moves ahead of this PBKS vs RCB game.
Also read: PBKS vs RCB Today Match Prediction, Match 27, IPL 2023, 20th April 2023
