PBKS vs RR Match Preview

On Friday evening in Dharamsala, the Punjab Kings will face the Rajasthan Royals in their final group stage match. A loss for either team will eliminate them from the tournament, and even a win will not guarantee safe passage to the play-offs. On Wednesday, the Punjab Kings were defeated by a score of 411 runs. If they are to win this game, they will need their bowling attack to be in better form. In the previous game, Rajasthan Royals were thrashed by Royal Challengers Bangalore and bowled out for the third lowest IPL total in history.

PBKS vs RR Match Details

Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals – 66th Match

Venue: HPCA Stadium – Dharamshala

Date & Time: 19th May 2023 at 07:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Jio Cinema

PBKS vs RR Venue Stats

Avg 1st inn score	178
Avg 2nd inn score	167
Win% batting 1st	46
Win% batting 2nd	54

PBKS vs RR Pitch Report

On Wednesday, we witnessed a high-scoring match at this venue, and the bowlers with the best pace-off variations had the most fun. A par score will be somewhere around 200.

PBKS vs RR Weather Report

After reaching 28 degrees earlier in the day, cloudy conditions with temperatures ranging from 21 degrees to 18 degrees are expected during the match.

PBKS vs RR Last Five Matches

PBKS ( Punjab Kings )	L W L L W
RR ( Rajasthan Royals )	L W L L L

PBKS vs RR Head-to-Head Stats

	Matches Played	PBKS Won	RR Won	Tie	NR
Overall	25	11	14	0	0
Last 5	5	2	3	0	0

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

PBKS vs RR Probable Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings Probable Playing XIs

Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis

Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XIs

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wk) (c), Joe Root, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal, KM Asif

Topmost Picks for PBKS vs RR Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Punjab Kings

• Liam Livingstone – The powerful right-handed Englishman struck five fours and nine sixes during his highest IPL innings on Wedensday. He will look forward to batting at the same venue in this game.
• Nathan Ellis – the Australian medium fast bowler has an excellent slower-ball and we expect to see that used in this game. He dismissed Buttler, Samson, Padikkal and Parag the last time they played Rajasthan.

Top Picks – Rajasthan Royals

• Yashasvi Jaiswal – the opener has had his most impressive IPL season to date and has outperformed his more experienced top order team-mates on many occasions.
• Yuzvendra Chahal – The India international spinner went into the last game looking to pick up a four wicket haul for the third game in a row. He should be able to get good grip and turn from this pitch.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for PBKS vs RR Dream11 Team:

Jos Buttler(C), Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran(VC), Sikandar Raza, Yuzvendra Chahal, KM Asif, Nathan Ellis

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for PBKS vs RR Dream11 Team:

Jos Buttler, Prabhsimran Singh, Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal(C), Shikhar Dhawan(VC), Ravichandran Ashwin, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Yuzvendra Chahal, KM Asif, Arshdeep Singh

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Vice-captain – Sam Curran, Shikhar Dhawan

Wicketkeeper – Jos Buttler

PBKS vs RR Probable Winners:

With both teams still in contention for the playoffs, we anticipate a game with plenty of hype and tension on Friday. The team that can deal with the pressure of the game will be the most likely to win. Punjab Kings have a match-winner in Liam Livingstone, but we believe there are more with both bat and ball in the Rajasthan Royals XI. Considering the team combination, Rajasthan Royals is expected to win this match.