PBKS vs RR Match Predictions: Two games in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League are scheduled for today. And the Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals will play their second game of the day. Mullanpur will host this game. According to their respective tournament records, Punjab Kings has won both of their games thus far.
In the first game, they won by 11 runs over the Gujarat Titans. They then trounced the Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets in the second game. Meanwhile, in three games, the Rajasthan Royals have lost two and won one. Rajasthan lost two consecutive games against Hyderabad and Kolkata before rallying to upset Chennai Super Kings by 6 runs. Today, the toss will take place at 7:30 p.m. coinciding with the start of the Punjab vs. Rajasthan match.
Report on the Pitch
Today’s Indian Premier League match between the Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals will take place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Since the IPL competitions only started in the most recent season, not many games have been played here. This is the home ground of the Punjab Kings. In terms of the pitch, it is probable that both bowlers and batsmen will be observed using this area.
In 2024, the Mumbai Indians team defeated the host Punjab Kings with the highest IPL score of 192/7. The Punjab Kings have the lowest score in this match, which is 142 runs. On the field here, the first innings average is 167 runs. Last year, Punjab Kings’ Arshdeep Singh produced the greatest bowling performance (4/29) on this field to date.
In the five IPL matches that have been played at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium so far, the side that bats first has won twice, while the team that bats last has won three. Furthermore, the side that lost the toss has won three times, while the team that won the toss has won twice.
PBKS vs RR: PREDICTED PLAYING 11
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Johnson, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
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