RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Match 65 Pitch Report: Barsapara Cricket Stadium Guwahati Venue Stats, Record, Average Score

Rajasthan Royals (RR) are all set to host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 65th match of IPL 2024 on 14th May (7:30 PM) at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

In the meantime, RR’s opener Jos Buttler & PBKS’ all-rounder Liam Livingstone have flown back to England due to their national duty. PBKS assistant coach also announced the unavailability of Kagiso Rabada. These foreigners will not be a part of IPL 2024 anymore.

Meanwhile, in this post, Check the Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch, Venue Stats, Record, and Average Score ahead of the 65th match of IPL 2024 between RR and PBKS.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The pitches at the venue have been batting friendly, resulting in a few high-scoring games in the T20 Internationals recently with both the team batting first and second crossing the 200-run mark.

In the 2023 season, we saw one team chasing and one team defending win the two matches with both the encounters being fairly high-scoring contests. The teams chasing have had a slight advantage here due to the dew setting late in the night.

Is Barsapara Cricket Stadium a batting or a bowling pitch?

The recent IPL matches played here, have revealed a Batting wicket.

Last Results at the Venue

• T20I (28 Nov 2023):

IND: 222/3 (Pacers – 3w, Spinners – 0w)

AUS: 225/5 (20) (Pacers – 2w, Spinners – 3w)

Australia won by 5 wickets

• IPL (8 Apr 2023):

Rajasthan Royals: 199/4 (Pacers – 3w, Spinners – 1w)

Delhi Capitals : 142/9 (Pacers – 4w, Spinners – 3w)

RR won by 57 runs.

• IPL (5 Apr 2023):

Punjab Kings : 197/4 (Pacers – 2w, Spinners – 2w)

Rajasthan Royals: 192/7 (Pacers – 6w, Spinners – 0w)

PBKS won by 5 runs.

RR IPL record in Barsapara Cricket Stadium

RR have played 2 IPL matches at this venue and won 1 & lost 1 of them.

RR’s Highest Total: 199/4 vs Delhi Capitals in 2023

RR’s Lowest Total: 192/7 vs Punjab Kings in 2023

PBKS IPL record in Barsapara Cricket Stadium

PBKS have played 1 IPL match at this venue and won that.

PBKS’ Highest Total: 197/4 vs Rajasthan Royals in 2023

PBKS’ Lowest Total: N/A

Barsapara Cricket Stadium Ground Info

Seating Capacity: 40000
Number of matches hosted: 3 T20I, 2 ODI & 2 IPL Matches

Barsapara Cricket Stadium IPL Stats and Records

Total Matches Played: 2
Home Team (RR) Won: 1
Visiting Team Won: 1
Neutral Side Won: 0
Tie/ No Result: 0

Average 1st Innings Score: 198

Average 2nd Innings Score: 167
Matches Won Batting 1st: 2
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 0
Highest Team Total: 199/4 by Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals in 2023

Lowest Team Total: 142/9 by Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals in 2023

Highest Run-chase: N/A

Lowest Total Defended: 197/4 by Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in 2023

Highest Individual Score: Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) – 86 from 56 balls vs RR in 2023
Best Bowling Figures: Nathan Ellis (PBKS) – 4 for 30 vs RR in 2023
Most Runs: Jos Buttler (RR) – 98 runs in 2 innings
Most Wickets: Nathan Ellis (PBKS) – 4 wickets in 1 match & Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) – 4 wickets in 2 matches
Most Sixes in IPL at this venue: Shimron Hetmyer – 7 sixes in 2 innings

Stats of RR Players at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL

• Shimron Hetmyer: 75 runs in 2 innings
• Yashasvi Jaiswal: 71 runs in 2 innings
• Sanju Samson: 42 runs in 2 innings
• Dhruv Jurel: 40 runs in 2 matches
• Riyan Parag: 27 runs & 1 wicket in 2 matches
• Rovman Powell: 2 runs & 1 wicket in 1 match
• Yuzvendra Chahal: 4 wickets in 2 matches
• Ravichandran Ashwin: 3 wickets in 2 Matches
• Trent Boult: 3 wickets in 2 matches
• Sandeep Sharma: 1 wicket in 1 match

T20I:

• Avesh Khan: 1 wicket in 1 match
• Keshav Maharaj: 2 wickets in 1 match

SMAT:

• Tanush Kotian: 4 wickets in 3 matches

Stats of PBKS Players at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL

• Prabhsimran Singh: 60 runs in 1 match
• Jitesh Sharma: 27 runs in 1 match
• Railee Rossouw: 14 runs in 1 match
• Shahrukh Khan: 11 runs in 1 match
• Sam Curran: 1 run & 2 wickets in 1 match
• Nathan Ellis: 4 wickets in 1 match
• Arshdeep Singh: 2 wickets in 1 match
• Rahul Chahar: 0 wickets in 1 match
• Harpreet Brar: 0 wickets in 1 match

T20I:

• Harshal Patel: 0 wickets in 1 match

SMAT:

• Sashank Singh: 53 runs in 3 matches

ODI:

• Jonny Bairstow: 34 runs in 1 match

Active Batters with most runs at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL

• Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS): 86 runs in 1 match
• Shimron Hetmyer (RR): 75 runs in 2 innings
• Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR): 71 runs in 2 innings
• David Warner (DC): 65 runs in 1 match

Active bowlers with most wickets at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL

• Nathan Ellis (PBKS): 4 wickets in 1 match
• Yuzvendra Chahal (RR): 4 wickets in 2 matches
• Ravichandran Ashwin (RR): 3 wickets in 2 Matches