RCB are sitting pretty with five wins out of six, but will look to strengthen that position even more with another good performance on Friday.
Despite the two sides' current form, this match can potentially be a nail-biter and Virat Kohli’s men might just have their work cut out for them.
The two sides might have had contrasting fortunes but PBKS have proven in this edition that they can be giant slayers.
Punjab Kings have won only two games out of six in IPL 2021 while Royal Challengers Bangalore could remain in the top half of the table.
Kolkata Knight Riders with the win over Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad gained a little bit of momentum back in their IPL 2021 campaign.
Kolkata Knight Riders got their IPL 2021 campaign back in style with a five-wicket win against Punjab Kings.
KL Rahul averaged just 3.75 at the Narendra Modi stadium in the T20I series against England while he struggled in IPL 2021 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their four-game losing streak by beating Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi stadium.
KL Rahul's Punjab Kings have won only two out of their six games that they have played in IPL 2021.
KKR won the game with five wickets in hand and 3.2 overs to spare. The win saw them leapfrog from eighth to fifth in the IPL 2021 points table.