Ashish Ranjan
PBKS vs RR IPL 2023: On Friday (May 19), Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 66th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. It will be the final encounter of the group stage for both teams. PBKS are eighth in the standings with six victories out of thirteen contests played. RR are sixth in the standings with six victories in thirteen contests. The outcome of this game may not have a significant impact on PBKS’s prospects of making the playoffs, whereas RR may advance if they manage to win.
In their previous match against Delhi Capitals, PBKS won the toss and elected to bowl. DC scored 213 runs while losing two wickets. As David Warner and Prithvi Shaw added 94 runs for the first wicket, the top-order batsmen were in excellent form. Shaw tallied 54 runs while facing 38 pitches. Rilee Rossouw played an important role for DC with the bat, scoring 82 runs off 37 balls. Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for a single in the second over for PBKS.
Atharva Taide and Liam Livingstone both recorded fifty-fifty scores. Livingstone scored 94 runs off of 48 deliveries, his highest tally in IPL history. However, PBKS fell short of the target by 15 runs, scoring 198 runs with eight wickets lost in 20 overs. Rossouw claimed the award for Player of the Match.
In their prior match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, RR suffered a humiliating defeat on their home field in Jaipur. The RCB won the toss and chose to bat. With the assistance of Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell’s half-centuries, they scored 171 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. In response, RR were despatched for 59 runs in 10.3 overs, with only two batsmen reaching double digits.
RR and PBKS have met on 25 occasions in the IPL. RR emerged victorious in 14 of these contests, whereas PBKS prevailed in the remaining 11 contests. RR has held the upper edge in their most recent conflicts, having won three of the previous five games. In their most recent matchup this season, PBKS emerged victorious.
PBKS VS RR IPL 2023: PITCH REPORT
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala should host an intriguing bat-and-ball contest. Initially, the pitch favors stroke play, but pacers can gain prominence as the match progresses. Both PBKS and RR have formidable batting lineups and diverse bowling assaults, guaranteeing a thrilling matchup. The coin flip could determine the outcome of this match. The team that wins the coin toss may choose to bowl, taking advantage of the relatively favorable early conditions. In the opening match of the season, the pacers took seven of the eight wickets.
PBKS VS RR IPL 2023: H2H Records
| Teams | Matches Won |
| PUN | 11 |
| RAJ | 14 |
PBKS VS RR IPL 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan(C), Shahrukh Khan, SM Curran, A Taide, LS Livingstone, JM Sharma(wk), RD Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, K Rabada
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, JE Root, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, SV Samson(C), DC Jurel, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma
PBKS VS RR IPL 2023: TOP PICKS
Jos Buttler: In his last five outings, he has scored a half-century. Buttler has scored 392 runs in 13 games, averaging 30.15 and striking out 141 times per game.
Liam Livingstone: He scored 94 runs off 48 deliveries in his last match in Dharamshala. In eight games, he has scored 270 runs at an average of 38.57 and a strikeout rate of 170.88.
Shikhar Dhawan: He has scored the most runs for PBKS this season. In ten innings, Dhawan has scored 356 runs at an average of 44.5 and a strike rate of 142.97, including three half-centuries.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: In his last five games, he has tallied one fifty-plus and one hundred. In 13 matches, Jaiswal has scored 575 runs with an average of 47.91 and a strike rate of 166.18.
Yuzvendra Chahal: This season, he has claimed the most wickets for the Royals. Chahal has taken 21 wickets in 13 matches, averaging 18.66 with an economy rate of 8.02 and a strike rate of 13.95.
