Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 66th Match
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 66th Match - May 19
The 66th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals on the 19th of May, 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.
Top Tournament Stats - IPL 2023
Punjab Kings Form Guide:
Punjab Kings are currently placed at the 8th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Punjab Kings is Prabhsimran Singh with 356 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings is Arshdeep Singh with 16 scalps under his belt.
Punjab Kings have lost their previous thriller of a match against Delhi Capitals by 15 runs.
Delhi Capitals batted first and they posted a huge total of 213 for 2 in 20 overs of play. Prithvi Shaw and David Warner got their team off to a flying start. They smashed 54 and 46 runs respectively. After these two got dismissed, Rilee Rossouw took over and carted the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He scored 82 not out in just 37 balls to take Delhi Capitals to a massive total of 213.
During the chase, Punjab Kings couldn't score freely in the powerplay overs and also lost their key batter Shikhar Dhawan. Just when things looked tough, Liam Livingstone kept his team in the game with a whirlwind of an innings. He scored 94 off 48 balls but failed to take his team home as Delhi Capitals won the match by 15 runs.
Current Form Rajasthan Royals:
Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 6th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals is Yashasvi Jaiswal with 575 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals is with 16 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have lost their previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by a big margin of 112 runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they posted a total of 171 for 5 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli was dismissed after making a 19 ball 18. Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell played superbly as they smashed 55 and 54 runs respectively. The middle order couldn't do much damage as RCB were restricted to 171 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Rajasthan Royals began really poorly. They lost both Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck. The middle order also fell like a pack of cards and Royals couldn't really pose any challenge to a fine bowling display by Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were eventually bowled out for a paltry 59, losing the match by 112 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
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
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
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Punjab Kings
Who will win?- Rajasthan Royals
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals), Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals), Rahul Chahar (Punjab Kings)
Most Sixes – Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals), Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings)
Player of the Match- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
Team Scores Batting first - Rajasthan Royals 170+, Punjab Kings 160+
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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