Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings: The 8th match of IPL 2023 is between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. The match will be hosted at Barasapara Stadium in Assam. Sanju Samson will lead Rajasthan Royals. Punjab Kings is led by Shikar Dhawan.
Match: 2023 IPL Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
Date: 5th April 2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Barasapara Stadium, Assam
Pitch Condition: Barasapara Stadium has already proven that the pitch is a paradise for the batters. Because mainly it has a hard deck where the batters can hit along the line and bounce. The highest score in the pitch is 373/7 (50 ov) by IND VS SL. As per the previous match results, it’s clear that the batters have a perfect chance to hit high scores in the match. The bowlers also have been smacked around the ground. So, the same can be expected in the upcoming IPL seasons.
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings- The squad
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Kunal Singh Rathore (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Joe Root, Abdul Basith, Shirmron Hetmyer, Yashashvi Jaiswal, Akash Vasisht, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Donovan Ferreria, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Kuldeep Sen, KC Cariappa, yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Aswhin, Kuldeep Yadav, Obed Mccoy, Navdeep Saini.
Punjab Kings: Shikar Dhawan (c), Jithesh Sharma(wk), Prabhsimaran Singh(wk), Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Brar, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Raj Bawa, Mohit Rathee, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Matt Short, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Atharva Taide.
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings- Team Performance in the past matches
Sanju Samson will lead Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings at Barasapara Stadium. The 8th IPL match of this season will be hosted at Assam.
Rajasthan Royals is a well-functioning team who has won the IPL in 2008. they performed well in the 2022 season and won the 3rd position.
Punjab Kings had a rocky history since 2008 in the IPL league. In the previous year, they have been dealt with expulsion from IPL. But recently came back and finished sixth in the league with four straights.
Rajasthan Royals played against Punjab Kings in the last season at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The toss was won by Punjab Kings. But Rajasthan Royals stroked Punjab Kings by 6 wickets,143/3 in 15 overs. That was an amazing match of the season.
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Here our experts at FPL are giving a prediction for the coming match. This would be helpful for you.
Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson, Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shahrukh Khan
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Sam Curran, Riyan Parag
Bowlers: KM Asif, Trent Boult, Nathan Ellis
Captain: Riyan Parag
Vice-Captain: Sanju Samson
Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson
Batters: Shahrukh Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shikhar Dhawan
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Aswhin, Jason Holder, Sam Curran, Riyan Parag
Bowlers: KM Asif, Trent Boult, Nathan Ellis
Captain: Riyan Parag
Vice-Captain: Shikhar Dhawan
