Punjab Kings will take on Rajasthan Royals in match number 27 of IPL 2024 at Mullanpur on 13th April. It promises to be an exciting encounter as both teams are coming off with close losses. Here we look at the match prediction of PBKS vs RR.
Punjab Kings suffered a narrow 2-run loss against SRH at the same venue while Rajasthan Royals lost to Gujarat Titans on the last delivery. RR is currently at the top of the points table despite their loss while PBKS would look to get back to winning ways.
Match Details
Details– IPL 2024, Match 27, PBKS vs RR
Venue– Maharaja Yadavindra Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
Date and Time– 13th April, 7.30 PM IST
Live Streaming– Jio Cinema App
PBKS vs RR Head-to-Head Record
Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals faced a total of 26 times in IPL history. Rajasthan Royals registered 15 wins while Punjab Kings registered only 11 wins.
These two teams met twice in IPL 2023. The first time saw Rajasthan Royals win the match by 5 runs at Guwahati. Punjab Kings scored 197 for 4 and won the match by 5 runs.
Rajasthan Royals won on the second occasion by winning the match by 4 wickets. PBKS made 187 for 5 while Rajasthan Royals chased down the target with 2 balls to spare.
PBKS vs RR Pitch Report
The pitch at Mullanpur saw a closely fought contest between SRH and PBKS. SRH posted 182 for 9 thanks to Nitish Reddy’s brilliance.  The pace bowlers had some movement which made life tough for PBKS batters. Despite Ashutosh Sharma’s and Shashank Singh’s batting, PBKS fell short of the target by 2 runs.
It promises to be another good batting paradise. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponent, and chase down the target.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) – Predicted Playing XI
RR
Jos Buttler, Yashavi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C, WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetymer, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Chahal, Boult, Burger, Avesh Khan.
PBKS
Bairstow, Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (C), Harpreet Brar, Shashank Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada.
PBKS vs RR – Fantasy Teams Selection
RR vs PBKS Small League– Buttler, Bairstow, Samson (C), Curran, Parag, Jitesh Sharma, Jurel, Shashank Singh, Chahal, Arshdeep Singh (VC), Boult.
RR vs PBKS Grand League– Jaiswal (C), Dhawan, Samson, Sikandar Raza, Hetymer, Jitesh Sharma, Brar, Ashwin (VC), Arshdeep Singh, Burger, Rabada.
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