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Today’s IPL match between RR and PBKS featured Ashwin’s mankad and Tewatia’s five sixes
Today’s IPL match between RR and PBKS featured Ashwin’s mankad and Tewatia’s five sixes; the Rajasthan-Punjab rivalry has produced many thrilling games.
Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings will play in the league stage match of the Indian Premier League today. In Guwahati, the game will start at 7:30 PM. Between the two teams, the most underappreciated rivalry in IPL history began in 2019. when Rajasthan’s Jos Buttler was mankaded by Punjab’s Ravichandran Ashwin, who was playing for his team.
We will learn about some thrilling previous games in the two teams’ rivalry in the following tale. Along with this, we’ll also consider the top players’ head-to-head record, the pitch report, the weather, a potential starting 11 lineup, and impact players.
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At home, Rajasthan defeated Hyderabad.
Rajasthan Royals won to kick off the competition. In Hyderabad, the team easily defeated the home team by a score of 72 runs. Captain Sanju Samson, Jose Butler, and Yashasvi Jaiswal each had fifty points. Yuzvendra Chahal also claimed four wickets in the second innings for a total of 17 runs.
Trent Boult, Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer, and the team could all play against Punjab. In addition to these, the team is being strengthened by Ravichandran Ashwin, Yashasvi, and Devdutt Paddikal.
Punjab prevailed in a close game.
Punjab Kings also triumphed in their first league game. In Mohali, using the DLS method, the team defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by a score of 7 runs. Arshdeep Singh, who claimed three wickets, was named the game’s top performer. Sam Karan, Shikhar Dhawan, and Bhannuka Rajapaksa all performed well while batting at the same time.
The Punjab team will face Rajasthan with Kagiso Rabada back in the lineup. Sam Karan, Sikandar Raza, and Bhanuka Rajapakse could make up the remainder of the team’s foreign players. In addition to these, Dhawan, Arshdeep, and Rahul Chahar are bolstering the group.
The conflict was started by Ashwin-Butler
Beginning in 2019, the rivalry between Rajasthan and Punjab grew. Punjab, led by Ravichandran Ashwin, then scored 184 runs in the first innings in Jaipur. In response, Rajasthan was in a good position to win the game until the 12th over when Butler, who was batting on 69, was dismissed by Ashwin in the 13th over. Rajasthan lost the game by 14 runs after this wicket.
Rahul Tewatia of Rajasthan made his team chase a 224-run target after this game in 2020 by hitting five sixes in Sheldon Cottrell of Punjab’s over. Karthik Tyagi of Rajasthan held Punjab to 4 runs in the final over in 2021, giving his team a 2-run victory.
The last few years have seen a tight battle between the two Rajasthan forward teams in head-to-head play. In light of this, it is anticipated that the two will engage in an exciting contest today as well. In terms of head-to-head games, both teams have played 24 games against one another. 10 times for the Kings, 14 times for the Royals.
Pitch report
The Guwahati Baraspara Cricket Stadium’s pitch is conducive to batters. The spinners are also supported on the pitch, where the average score is 153 runs. However, 458 runs were scored in total during the game between South Africa and India in October 2022. Both teams were only able to lose six wickets. The team that wins the toss may decide to chase in such a scenario.
weather circumstances
Guwahati’s nighttime temperature on Wednesday will range from 23 to 25 degrees Celsius. It won’t pour. Dew may make it difficult for the team bowling later to grip the ball.
Playing-11…
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Paddikal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Players: Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza, Sam Karan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Players: Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Tayde.
