Kings has so far had a decent campaign winning two out of their five games played. With a narrow defeat in their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the hosts will be looking to come back stronger and climb up in the points table.
On the other hand, things have been brilliant so far for RR as they have won four matches out of the five they have played. Though they did suffer a defeat in their last game against Gujarat Titans, they would be looking to bounce back to winning ways and hold on to the pole position in the points table.
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RR vs PBKS MatchDetails
Match:RR vs PBKS, Match 27,IPL 2024
Captains:
Sanju Samsonis going to leadRajasthan Royals
Shikhar Dhawan will lead Punjab Kings
When: April 13th 2024, Saturday
Match is going to start at 07:30 p.m.
Venue:Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played26 matchesagainst each other. Out of which Rajasthan Royals has won 15matches andPunjab Kingshas won 11 matches.
Likely playing XI
Rajasthan Royals:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c &wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, ShimronHetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact player - Kuldeep Sen
BENCH : Kunal Singh Rathore, Rovman Powell, D Ferreira, T Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, NA Saini, Sandeep Sharma, AbidMushtaq, KR Sen, TK Kotian, KA Maharaj
Punjab kings:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Shashank Singh, HarpreetBrar, Harshal Patel, KagisoRabada, Arshdeep Singh
Impact player - Prabhsimran Singh
BENCH: P Simran Singh, Harpreet Singh, RR Rossouw, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, A Taide, LS Livingstone, R Dhawan, T Thyagarajan, RD Chahar, VishwanathPratap Singh, Chris Woakes, VidhwathKaverappa, Nathan Ellis
Pitch report
The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur is known for its well-balanced pitch. It tends to provide opportunities for both the batters and the bowlers. The captain who wins the toss may find it advantageous to elect to bat first at this venue and put on a big total.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman:Shikhar Dhawan
Best Bowler:Trent Boult
Weather forecast for today inMullanpur
Maximum temperature: 35°C
Minimum temperature: 26°C
Wind speed: 13km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium:38,000
Prediction to win: Rajasthan Royals is most likely to win the match
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