Match 27: PBKS vs RR Today's IPL Match | Pitch Report

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Rajasthan after their last defeat to Gujarat Titans is going to play their next IPL match with Punjab at their home ground.

Punjab Kings won 2 matches out of 5 matches in the IPL 2024. Standing at the 8th position in the points table they are going to compete with the Rajasthan, who are standing at 1st position in points table. Sanju Samson is the skipper

Rajasthan Royals has been one of the most successful team but in the last match a major issue that emerged which Samson himself have also noticed is the lack of good bowling performance in the death overs. There are so many instances in the IPL OR any T20 format where we have seen the flip in the game in the death overs. One prime example is Mumbai Indians win against Delhi Capitals where Romario Shepherd flip the whole game for Delhi Capitals. His 32 runs in the last over helped the team to win by a margin.

On the other hand, Punjab Kings is having a great batting and bowling lineup but the team is still struggling and there are many reasons in the both the lineup. The top order batting lineup of Punjab is pretty strong and consistent. But the problem lies in the middle order where the real pressure builds for the team especially in the target chase. In the bowling lineup, the team usually struggles with maiden and death overs. The team coach has to prepare the lineup better because in the IPL we have seen bowling suffers then the team suffers.

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Let’s look at the Playing 11 of Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals for today’s match:

Playing 11 of Punjab Kings	Playing 11 of Rajasthan Royals
Shikhar Dhawan (C)	Sanju Samson (WK) (C)
Jonny Bairstow	Yashasvi Jaiswal
Prabhsimran Singh	Jos Buttler
Jitesh Sharma (WK)	Riyan Parag
Liam Livingstone	Dhruv Jurel
Sam Curran	Avesh Khan
Arshdeep Singh	Ravichandran Ashwin
Kagiso Rabada	Nandre Burger
Rahul Chahar	Yuzvendra Chahal
Harshal Patel	Trent Boult
Shashank Singh	Shimron Hetmyer

Playing 11 of Punjab Kings & Rajasthan Royals

Team Analysis of Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings is always a surprising team, having a group of international T20 players. The lineup consist of Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran, and Sikandar Raza. The players of Punjab are consistent from the first match like Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Shashank Singh but still they are not able to get the win consistently.

According to our cricket experts team, The main reason for inconsistency of Punjab lies in the lack of spinners in their bowling department. With only Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar as the primary options. This gap overshadow the batters’ efforts and increase pressure on the team overall. Punjab Kings need to work on their bowling department otherwise they have leave the IPL 2024 Title race very soon. With Bairstow comeback the team have a chance to elevate their top order. But, still the PBKS need to address their middle order to have less pressure in the five holer.

Punjab Kings Squad for IPL 2024

Batters

Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, and Shashank Singh.

Bowlers

Prince Choudhary, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, and Harshal Patel.

All-Rounders

Chris Woakes, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajann, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, and Shivam Singh.

Team Analysis of Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals was on a winning streak in this 2024 IPL with 4 consecutive wins. The batting lineup consist of some of most aggressive batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Jos Butler, Sanju Samson. This IPL we have seen Riyan Parag’s comeback in the most phenomenal way. The bowling lineup is also pretty strong with pacers and spinners like Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravichandran Ashwin. So, overall the team is built up very strong.

In the last match where they lost their streak to Gujarat Titans and there is a strategic loss in the Rajasthan Royals side. The primary reason is the lack of good bowlers in the death overs. After Rashid Khan step in the field, his partnership with Rahul Tewatia helped the Gujarat Titans to win in a steep chase.

Rajasthan Royals Squad for IPL 2024

Batters

Sanju Samson, Jos Butler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

Bowlers

Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal and Nandre Burger.

All-Rounders

Tanush Kotian, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Abid Mushtaq.

Fantasy Picks

Cricoworld always took stats in the first place and give you best insights on the IPL. The players for today’s fantasy sports are Shikhar Dhawan, Shashank Singh, Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, and Trent Boult.

Pitch Reports

The pitch at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium also known as PCA New Stadium, Mullanpur is more bowlers friendly. Both pacers and spinners have a big advantage over this pitch. The batting team have low scoring ability in this type of pitch.

The weather roams around 36 degree Celsius in the day to 22 degree Celsius in the night. There is a chance of have a little summer shower.

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