Mumbai, March 27 : Punjab Kings XI won the toss and decided to field first against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 3 of the 2022 IPL at DY Patil Stadium here on Sunday. Before the match, Punjab’s Shikhar Dhawan said, “The process has been very good because I have been practicing well. Punjab has a balanced side and they are looking forward to this challenge to turn it into a good opport ty.” “After being experienced you just get clarity. I look to up my skill set and I only look to keep my body fit. I know what to do in a match and I just look to back myself. I love the game and I have been playing for years. I don’t need an alarm clock to get up, I love to wake up and come here,” he added. Punjab have a much-better squad this year and have backed most of their younger players from last year. For a change, Virat Kohli is no longer the RCB captain. The mantle has been donned by Faf Du Plessis, who comes into the IPL with loads of experience and runs behind him. He was the second-highest run-scorer in last year’s IPL. As far as conditions at the stadium are concerned, Darren Ganga and Deep Dasgupta opined that the venue has not been very high-scoring because of the long boundaries, but it will not help spinners due to the fair amount of grass on the pitch. The par score would be around 165 and both teams will be expecting to start off with a bang. Teams Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa(w), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Raj Bawa, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar. BDN SHK2000
