{"id":21717,"date":"2024-05-09T15:11:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=437726"},"modified":"2024-05-09T15:11:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:41:25","slug":"ipl-2024-rcb-and-punjab-kings-to-clash-tonight-for-must-win-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2024-rcb-and-punjab-kings-to-clash-tonight-for-must-win-game\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2024: RCB and Punjab Kings to clash tonight for must-win game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a game of two teams \u2013 RCB and Punjab Kings, either of them cannot afford to lose, as it will be a close and exciting match. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With the recent form of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">batsmen<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, they have a slight advantage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">This 58th match of the IPL 2024 season carries immense weight, as the loser will likely be eliminated from playoff contention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">RCB\u2019s performance has been a tale of two halves. After a sluggish start, their batting unit has recently found its groove. Since a narrow loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad, their top order, consisting of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, and Rajat Patidar, has provided much-needed stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Faf du Plessis\u2019 resurgence has been instrumental, providing quick runs in the powerplay and allowing middle-order batsmen like Will Jacks and Patidar to flourish. This newfound momentum could propel them to victory in this crucial match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">With a reliable top order, Virat Kohli has been freed to play his natural game. His strike rate has jumped significantly in recent matches, reflecting the greater confidence instilled by a solid batting line-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Punjab Kings have displayed a contrasting pattern. While they have performed well away from home, their record at home venues has been disappointing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">This match marks their final home game in Dharamshala for IPL 2024, and they will be desperate to turn things around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The upcoming clash between RCB and PBKS is a do-or-die situation for both teams as they fight for survival in the IPL 2024 playoffs race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a game of two teams \u2013 RCB and Punjab Kings, either of them cannot afford to lose, as it\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":42098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3720,1462,3804],"class_list":["post-21717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-ipl-2024","tag-punjab-kings","tag-rcb"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}