RR vs PBKS, Wankhede Stadium. Rajasthan Royals have lost the last two games and are in the third position. If Punjab Kings win this game, they will jump to the number 4 position on the points table. Both the teams have big hitters in the middle order and have good leg-spinners.
RR has the upper hand in the openers department, and Jos Buttler is phenomenal with the bat this season. In contrast, PBKS has struggled with Mayank and Bairstow as their openers, and PBKS should continue with Bairstow as an opener.
Ravi Ashwin and Yuzi Chahal have dominating matchups against almost all the PBKS batters, and it will be worth watching both of them bowling in the powerplay. In contrast, pacers of RR have weak matchup records against PBKS batters.
Devdutt Padikkal could be the x-factor for RR. PBKS will be forming strategies for Buttler. Padikkal has excellent venue records, and Arshdeep has dismissed him two times, but he bowls most of his overs in the death. So, we may witness a big inning from Padikkal today.
Yuzi has a key to RR's victory. Leggie has managed to pick only one wicket in the last three games. It can not be a coincidence that RR lost two of those three games in which Chahal underperformed. Luckily, Chahal has picked 25 wickets in just 16 innings against PBKS. This game might be a redemption game for Chahal to bring his form back.
At Wankhede Stadium:
| Matches | Won | Lost | |
| RR | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| PBKS | 16 | 7 | 9 |
RR vs PBKS at Wankhede Stadium:
Matches – 1
PBKS Won – 1
RR Won – 0
H2H Team Stats:
| Batting 1st Won | Batting 2nd Won | |
| RR | 7 | 6 |
| PBKS | 7 | 3 |
H2H Player Stats:
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| S Dhawan | 21 | 21 | 564 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29.68 | 128.47 |
| S Samson | 14 | 14 | 529 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 48.09 | 151.58 |
| J Buttler | 7 | 7 | 276 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46.00 | 146.81 |
| M Agarwal | 6 | 6 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.50 | 168.09 |
| J Bairstow | 4 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25.25 | 134.67 |
| K Nair | 7 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 114.71 |
| D Padikkal | 4 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.50 | 113.79 |
| S Hetmyer | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.50 | 143.48 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| Y Chahal | 16 | 16 | 25 | 7.88 |
| R Ashwin | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7.30 |
| A Singh | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9.60 |
| K Rabada | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7.93 |
| P Krishna | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8.21 |
| T Boult | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9.53 |
| R Chahar | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8.67 |
| S Sharma | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7.74 |
| R Dhawan | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7.41 |
| N Saini | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7.13 |
Venue Stats:
(Overall T20 stats)
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| S Dhawan | 23 | 23 | 789 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 37.57 | 129.13 |
| J Buttler | 24 | 24 | 764 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 36.38 | 148.06 |
| S Samson | 23 | 23 | 689 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32.81 | 142.65 |
| M Agarwal | 12 | 11 | 315 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28.64 | 139.38 |
| D Padikkal | 6 | 6 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 51.40 | 155.76 |
| S Hetmyer | 6 | 6 | 170 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 170.00 | 161.90 |
| J Sharma | 4 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 133.33 |
| Y Jaiswal | 6 | 6 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.67 | 114.63 |
| K Nair | 6 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.00 | 119.40 |
| K Rabada | 8 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.00 | 132.20 |
| R Ashwin | 20 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.63 | 111.59 |
| B Rajapaksa | 2 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36.50 | 178.05 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| Y Chahal | 14 | 14 | 16 | 8.10 |
| R Ashwin | 20 | 20 | 14 | 8.06 |
| K Rabada | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8.35 |
| S Sharma | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8.73 |
| T Boult | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9.14 |
| P Krishna | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8.80 |
| R Dhawan | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8.69 |
| R Parag | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8.86 |
Probable Playing 11:
RR: J Buttler, D Padikkal, S Samson (C & WK), K Nair, S Hetmyer, R Parag, R Ashwin, T Boult, Y Chahal, P Krishna, K Sen
PBKS: J Bairstow, S Dhawan, B Rajapaksa, L Livingstone, M Agarwal (C), J Sharma (WK), R Dhawan, R Chahar, K Rabada, A Singh, S Sharma
Fantasy Picks:
WK – J Buttler, S Samson, J Bairstow/J Sharma
Batters – S Hetmyer/D Padikkal, S Dhawan
AR – L Livingstone, R Ashwin
Bowlers – Y Chahal, A Singh, K Rabada, K Sen/T Boult
Punt picks – A Singh, D Padikkal, R Ashwin, J Bairstow
Common C/VC – J Buttler, S Samson, S Dhawan, L Livingstone
Punt C/VC – K Rabada, Y Chahal, R Ashwin, J Bairstow
PBKS Batters vs RR Bowlers:
S Dhawan:
vs Chahal – 3W
vs Boult – 2W
vs R Ashwin – 3W
vs Krishna – 1W
M Agarwal:
vs Chahal – 5W
vs R Ashwin – 4W
vs Krishna – 1W
J Bairstow:
vs Chahal – 2W
vs Boult – 2W
vs Neesham – 1W
L Livingstone:
vs Chahal – 1W
RR Batters vs PBKS Bowlers:
J Buttler:
vs Livingstone – 1W
vs R Chahar – 2W
vs Arshdeep – 1W
vs S Sharma – 1W
D Padikkal:
vs Arshdeep – 2W
vs S Sharma – 1W
vs Brar – 1W
S Samson:
vs R Chahar – 1W
vs Rabada – 1W
vs S Sharma – 2W
vs Arshdeep – 1W
S Hetmyer:
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K Nair:
vs S Sharma – 2W
R Parag:
vs Rabada – 1W
R Ashwin:
vs Rabada – 1W
Interesting Records:
- Yuzi Chahal has dismissed Shikhar Dhawan 3 times, Mayank Agarwal 5 times, Bairstow 2 times, and Livingstone once in the T20s.
- Ravi Ashwin has dismissed Shikhar Dhawan 3 times and Mayank Agarwal 4 times in the T20s.
- Jos Buttler is 385 runs away from Virat Kohli's 973-run record of highest runs in an IPL season.
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