The Rajasthan Royals are in with a challenge. They are going through a slump and with Jos Buttler leaving the top order has some concerns adding on. The Punjab Kings are out and here for pride. Shikhar Dhawan may continue to sit out with his status uncertain still.

RR vs PBKS Match Details

Date: May 15th, 2023

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

RR vs PBKS Weather Report

A dry evening is expected again with dew in the second half.

DC vs LSG Pitch Report

Matches	2
Won Batting First and Percentage	2(100%)
Won Batting Second and Percentage	0(0%)
Average First Innings Score	198
Average Second Innings Score	167
Average Successful First Innings Scores	198

Guwahati has decent boundary sizes and is a batting first ground. Batting first is a better option.

RR vs PBKS Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	RR Won	PBKS Won	NR
Overall	27	16	11	0
At Guwahati	1	0	1	0
In the last Five Matches	5	4	1	0
In 2023	2	1	1	0

RR vs PBKS Predicted Playing XII

RR Playing XII

Tom Kohler Cadmore, Yashashvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Keshav Maharaj/ Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS Playing XII

Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Rilee Roussow, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Sam Curran, Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh,Vidwath Kaverappa

RR vs PBKS Key Players

Rilee Roussow

Rilee Roussow had a good game last time. With Bairstow and Livingstone out he has some work to do with Punjab Kings now looking to fight for their pride.

Yashashvi Jaiswal

With Buttler gone, Jaiswal will have to find some consistency. He has played pretty well this season regardless but the slump is starting to like a concern which is where Jaiswal will be hoping to make some changes.

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RR’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Sanju Samson	12	486	60.75
Riyan Parag	12	483	60.38
Jos Buttler	11	359	39.89
Yashasvi Jaiswal	12	344	31.27
Dhruv Jurel	11	131	21.83

PBKS’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Shashank Singh	12	352	58.67
Jonny Bairstow	10	284	31.56
Prabhsimran Singh	12	257	21.42
Sam Curran	12	207	20.7
Ashutosh Sharma	9	170	28.33

RR’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Yuzvendra Chahal	12	15	29.2
Trent Boult	12	11	32.27
Avesh Khan	12	11	38.81
Sandeep Sharma	7	10	21
Nandre Burger	5	7	20.71

PBKS’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Harshal Patel	12	20	20
Arshdeep Singh	12	16	27.31
Sam Curran	12	14	28
Kagiso Rabada	11	11	33.81
Rahul Chahar	7	8	26.25

RR vs PBKS, Battles to Watch

Arshdeep Singh vs Sanju Samson: Arshdeep Singh has had the better of Sanju Samson in the past with a last over encounter among the highlights back in 2021. They both have some history against each other and how they go about will be fun to watch.

RR vs PBKS Match Tips

The Royals are favorites despite some loss of Jos Buttler and a recent slump.

Match Prediction: Rajasthan Royals Will Win the Match