- Match: Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Date- 19th May 2023
- Match Format- T20 (IPL 2023)
- Venue- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
- Time- 7:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- 18 Degrees Celsius, Mostly Clear
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the PBKS vs RR Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. Punjab Kings will be locking horns with Rajasthan Royals in this IPL 2023 game.
After their loss against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the previous IPL 2023 game, the Shikhar Dhawan led side have severely dented their chances of going to the playoffs.
Rajasthan too lost their previous game and they will be hoping to win this game in order to stay in the hunt for the playoffs.
This PBKS vs RR game at Dharamshala becomes a do-or-die encounter for the two teams as the losing team gets knocked out of IPL 2023.
Needless to say, this match has a lot of high stakes and the excitement levels of the fans will be quite high.
Top Batters PBKS vs RR (IPL 2023)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)- 575 runs at a strike-rate of 166.18
- Jos Buttler (RR)- 392 runs at a strike-rate of 141.01
- Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS)- 356 runs at a strike-rate of 142.97
- Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS)- 356 runs at a strike-rate of 150.85
Top Bowlers PBKS vs RR (IPL 2023)
- Yuzvendra Chahal (RR)- 21 wickets
- Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)- 16 wickets
- Ravichandran Ashwin (RR)- 14 wickets
- Trent Boult (RR)- 12 wickets
- Nathan Ellis (PBKS)- 12 wickets
PBKS vs RR Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If PBKS bats first
- First Innings score prediction- PBKS is expected to score 210-220
- Result prediction- PBKS will win the match by 20-30 runs
Scenario 2- If RR bats first
- First Innings score prediction- RR is expected to score 200-210
- Result prediction- PBKS will win by 6 wickets
PBKS vs RR Today Match Prediction, IPL 2023, Who Will Win the Match?
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings would be backing themselves to win this PBKS vs RR game in IPL 2023. The outfield is fast, ground is small and shot-making is easy in Dharamshala and the PBKS batters would love to score heavily on this ground.
RR are coming on the back of a hammering at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their previous game and they would be low on confidence.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There is no injury news for this game. Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan and Arshdeep Singh would be key players to watch out for in this PBKS vs RR game.
PBKS vs RR Probable Playing 11
PBKS Playing XI
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis
RR Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Joe Root, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma
Squads
Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Gurnoor Brar, Shivam Singh
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Jason Holder, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Riyan Parag, Devdutt Padikkal, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Donavon Ferreira, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore
Also read: IPL 2023: Who Is Atharva Taide? PBKS Batter Who Played Well Against DC