Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - 8th Match
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, IPL 2023 - Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - 8th Match - April 5th
The 8th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings on the 5th of April, 2023 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
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Rajasthan Royals Form Guide:
Rajasthan Royals are placed at the 1st position on points table.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals is Sanju Samson with 55 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals is Yuzvendra Chahal with 4 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have won their first match of the season comprehensively against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they beat the latter by a huge margin of 72 runs.
Rajasthan Royals batted first and got off to a flier. Jos Buttler fired all cylinders at the start of the innings. He smashed 54 off just 22 balls and laid out a promise for big total. Sanju Samson followed up the start they got with a 55 run knock of 32 balls. On the back of these brilliant batting knocks, Rajasthan Royals got to a total of 203 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Sunrisers Hyderabad had a terrible start. They lost 2 wickets without any runs on the board. They kept losing wickets one after the other and never looked in the game. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 4 wickets to dent the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. He finished with the figures of 17 for 4 as Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 131 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 72 runs.
Punjab Kings Form Guide:
Punjab Kings are currently placed at the 5th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Punjab Kings is Bhanuka Rajapaksa with 50 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings is Arshdeep Singh with 3 scalps under his belt.
Punjab Kings have won their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs (DLS method).
Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a total of 191 for 5 in 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa were the stars of the show. They smashed 40 and 50 runs respectively to lay down a great foundation for a successful chase. Sam Curran provided the flourish with his knock of 26 in 17 balls to take Punjab Kings to a competitive total of 191 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Kolkata Knight Riders lost Mandeep Singh and Anukul Roy early on. Venkatesh Iyer in the middle order smashed 34 runs in 28 balls. Andre Russell put on a fighting innings of 35 in 19 balls but failed to take his team home. KKR were 146 for 7 by the end of the 16th over when the rain arrived. The play couldn't restart and Punjab Kings were awarded the match by 7 runs (DLS method).
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Raj Angad Bawa, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Baltej Singh Dhanda, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Nathan Ellis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shivam Singh, Mohit Rathee, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, K.C Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joe Root, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Jason Holder
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Rajasthan Royals
Who will win?- Rajasthan Royals
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Punjab Kings)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals), Nathan Ellis (Punjab Kings)
Most Sixes – Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Punjab Kings)
Player of the Match- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
Team Scores Batting first – Rajasthan Royals 160+, Punjab Kings 150+
Match Handicap: Rajasthan Royals
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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