Rajasthan sit in second place in the standings with eight wins and four losses in 12 matches. With 16 points to their name, the Royals are within touching distance of qualification.
On the other hand, the Punjab Kings have already been disqualified from the tournament. With four wins and eight losses, the Kings find themselves in 10th place and became the second team to bow out of the competition.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
RR vs PBKS Match Details
Match: RRvs PBKS, Match 65, IPL 2024
Captains:
Sanju Samson is going to lead Rajasthan Royals
Sam Curran will lead Punjab Kings
When: May 15th 2024, Thursday
Match is going to start at 07:30 p.m.
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 27 matches against each other. Out of which Rajasthan Royals has won 16 matches and Punjab Kings has won 11 matches.
Likely playing XI
Rajasthan Royals:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Dubey, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Sub: Sandeep Sharma
BENCH : Kunal Singh Rathore, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, D Ferreira, NA Saini, N Burger, Sandeep Sharma, AbidMushtaq, KR Sen, TK Kotian, KA Maharaj
Punjab kings:
Jonny Bairstow (WK), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Chris Woakes, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Sub: Vidhwath Kaverappa
BENCH: Harpreet Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, A Taide, LS Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, R Dhawan, T Thyagarajan, Harpreet Brar, K Rabada, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Nathan Ellis
Pitch report
The surface at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is quite batting-friendly. A high-scoring encounter could be quite the possibility, and opting to bat first after winning the toss could be a wise decision.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Sanju Samson
Best Bowler: Harshal Patel
Weather forecast for today in Barsapara
Maximum temperature: 37°C
Minimum temperature: 27°C
Wind speed: 10km/h
Chances of rain: 5%
Capacity of the stadium: 50,000
Prediction to win: Rajasthan Royals is most likely to win the match
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