Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: Punjab Kings will host Rajasthan Royals in their last home encounter today. The match will be held at the Dharamshala stadium, Himachal Pradesh on 19th May 2023 Friday from 7:30 PM onwards. Punjab Kings will be led by Shikhar Dhawan and Captain Sanju Samson will lead the way for Rajasthan Royals in today’s match.
Match: IPL 2023 Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Dharamshala Cricket Stadium, Himachal Pradesh
Pitch Report: The pitch at Dharamshala Stadium is a bowler’s space. The short boundaries favour the batters to score runs easily. The spinners also can have some advantages in this dry pitch. However, the captain winning the toss might choose to bat first.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals-The Squad
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jithesh Sharma(wk), Prabhsimran Singh(wk),Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Shivam Singh, Liam Livingstone, Matt Short, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c, wk), Dhruv Jurel(wk), Jos Buttler(wk),Devdutt Padikkal, Joe Root, Donovan Ferreira, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kunal Singh Rathore, Adam Zampa, KC Cariappa, K M Asif, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals -Team performance in the past matches
Punjab Kings had a compelling performance this season. PBKS had a good start by winning a couple of matches. Later, they lost some matches in between. But still, they managed to keep their points in a decent manner.
Rajasthan Royals had a stimulating performance this season. They started with a winning streak and ranked at the top of the table. Later, some consecutive failures shook their confidence. Nevertheless, they managed to keep their steps in one of the top six teams on the points table.
Punjab Kings won the last clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Baraspara Stadium this season. The Skipper Shikhar Dhawan scored 86 runs in 56 balls. Prabhsimran Singh and Jithesh Sharm also contributed good runs to the total and scored 197/4 in 20 overs. Looking at Rajasthan Royals, they lost their key players in the powerplay itself. However, the strong defence of Shimron Hetmyer and the impact player Dhruv Jurel kept RR in the hunt.
Punjab Kings lost their last match against Delhi Capitals by 15 runs. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals were defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore by 112 runs. winning the match is significant for both teams to reach the playoffs.
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Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler, Jithesh Sharma
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis
Captain: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Vice-Captain: Yuzvendra Chahal
Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Atharva Taide
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Harpreet Brar, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar
Captain: Sam Curran
Vice-Captain: Sanju Samson
