Punjab Kings is set to take on Rajasthan Royals in TATA IPL on Saturday, 07 May 2022 at 15:30 PM IST
Punjab is coming after a win in their last match while Rajasthan lost against Kolkata, will be an exciting battle between both sides.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Team Updates:
Punjab Kings registered their fifth win of the tournament and condemned Gujarat to only their second loss in IPL 2022 after they chose to bat.
What a statement victory for the Punjab Kings, downing table-toppers Gujarat Titans by chasing down the target in just 16 overs!
Livingstone decided to just fast track the chase in the 16th over when Shami came back. He sent one six out of the ground ( 117 meters ) six.
Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow will probably open the inning.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa will bat at the one-down position.
Liam Livingstone and Mayank Agarwal will handle the middle-order batting.
Mayank Agarwal will lead the Punjab Kings as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Jonny Bairstow will do the Wicket Keeping for Punjab Kings.
Liam Livingstone and Rahul Chahar will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.
Kagiso Rabada was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match. He picked another 4 wicket haul in last match.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team Updates:
Rajasthan Royals have now lost 2 back to back games and will be in desperate need of victory after how they have performed.
They are standing at 3rd position in the points table with 6 victories in 10 games.
Apart from Jos Butler and Sanju Samson , no other batter has shown enough intent to score runs.
Devdutt Padikkal and Jos Buttler will probably open the inning.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is likely to replace Devdutt Paddikal in this match.
Sanju Samson will bat at the one-down position.
Sanju Samson was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match. He scored a fifty in the last match.
Karun Nair and Shimron Hetmyer will handle the middle-order batting.
Sanju Samson will lead the Rajasthan Royals as a Captain.
Sanju Samson will do the Wicket-Keeping for Rajasthan Royals.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Prasidh Krishna and Trent Boult will lead the pace attack of his team.
Head to Head:
PBKS: 10 Won RR: 13 Won
Punjab and Rajasthan have faced each other in 23 matches in IPL. Out of these 23 games, Punjab have won 10 whereas Rajasthan have come out victorious on 13 occasion.
Winner Predictions
We expect Punjab to win the match looking at their batters recent form.
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and Disney Plus Hotstar.
POINTS TABLE -
#
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NRR
Points
Recent Forms
1
Gujrat Titans - Q
14
10
4
0
0.316
20
LWWLL
2
Rajasthan Royals - Q
14
9
5
0
0.298
18
WWLWL
3
Lucknow Super Giants - Q
14
9
5
0
0.251
18
WLLWW
4
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Q
14
8
6
0
-0.253
16
WLWWL
5
Punjab Kings - E
14
7
7
0
0.126
14
WLWLW
6
Delhi Capitals - E
14
8
6
0
0.204
14
LWWLW
7
Sunrisers Hyderabad - E
14
6
8
0
-0.379
12
LWLLL
8
Kolkata Knight Riders - E
14
6
8
0
0.146
12
LWWLW
9
Mumbai Indians - E
14
4
10
0
-0.506
8
WLWLW
10
Chennai Super Kings - E
14
4
10
0
-0.203
8
LLLWL
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost,
T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result
Recent Forms:
RR - W W L W L PBKS - W L W L W
Fantasy Tips
In Wicket Keeping, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson are the best choice.
This pitch is compatible for the batters
Cap Picks: Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Jos Butler
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