RR vs PBKS Today IPL Match Prediction: Who will win between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings

Published on: Apr 5, 2023 3:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 5, 2023 6:28 pm IST

RR vs PBKS Prediction
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The eighth encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season is scheduled to be played between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 5 April, 2023 (Wednesday) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The Rajasthan Royals got off to an excellent start to their IPL 2023 campaign as they registered an impressive 72-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening game. On the other hand, the Punjab Kings went on to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by a margin of 7 runs in a rain-curtailed game.

RR vs PBKS Today Match Prediction

Match 8, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings

Indian Premier League 2023

5 April, 2023 @ 3:30 PM IST

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

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RR Playing XI – Jos Buttler (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, KM Asif.

PBKS Playing XI – Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.

Injury Update & Player Availability

  • For the Punjab Kings, overseas batsman Liam Livingstone is still not completely fit and is unavailable for this match.
  • Kagiso Rabada has joined the Punjab Kings camp and he will be playing this RR vs PBKS Today IPL Match Prediction.

Pitch Report

Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati provides a batting-friendly pitch for T20 cricket, with an average first innings score of 153. Out of six T20 matches played here, teams batting second have only won twice and the same case is expected for the RR vs PBKS Prediction.

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Betting Tips

Match Prediction – Rajasthan Royals are expected to win this match.

Head-to-Head in IPL

Matches PlayedRR WonPBKS Won
24149

Last 5 meetings

RR won – 4
PBKS won – 1

Team Form Guide:

PBKS (recent last): W W L W L
RR (recent last): W L W L W

Toss Prediction – After winning the toss, both the captains will want to bowl first on this wicket as chasing will a better option.

Total Matches – 6

Batting First wins – 3

Batting Second wins – 2

Best Batsmen

Jos Buttler Stats in IPL

MatchesRunsStrike-rate50/100Recent Form
832885150.8116/554, 39, 106, 89, 2, 2

Shikhar Dhawan Stats in IPL

MatchesRunsStrike-rate50/100Recent Form
2076283126.3347/240, 39, 19, 21, 12, 62

Best Bowlers

Yuzvendra Chahal Stats in IPL

MatchesWicketsEconomyAverageRecent Form
1321707.6121.834/17, 1/20, 0/45, 0/32, 2/26, 1/42

Arshdeep Singh Stats in IPL

MatchesWicketsEconomyAverageRecent Form
38438.3526.353/19, 0/25, 3/37, 1/27, 2/29, 1/36

Who will hit most sixes

Sanju Samson stats in IPL

MatchesRunsStrike-rateSixesRecent Form
1393581135.7216255, 14, 23, 47, 15, 32

Jitesh Sharma Stats in T20

MatchesRunsStrike-rateSixesRecent Form
771808148.317621, 46, 15, 8, 3

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