Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Match number 18 of IPL 2025 is to be played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS).
Key Highlights
In 2025, it is to be the first match at Punjab King's home ground.
Currently, PBKS is at number 1 and RR is at number 9 in the points table.
Till now Punjab Kings has won both of their matches.
Match Details - Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Day - Saturday
Date - April 5, 2025
Toss Time - 7 PM IST
Match Start Time - 7:30 PM IST
Venue - Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Live - Star Sports Network, Network 18 TV channels, JioHotstar app
Squads of Both PBKS and RR
PBKS Squad
Captain - Shreyas Iyer
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Inglis
RR Squad
Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wainindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma.
Probable Playing
Punjab Kings
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak/Nehal Wadhera
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey
Current Position of both Teams in Points Table
Currently, Punjab Kings is number 1 in the points table. While Rajasthan Royals is number 9 in the points table.
Previous Match Results
Till now Punjab Kings have played two matches and they have won both those matches. PBKS has won against GT and LSG.
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RR have played 3 matches and lost their first 2 initial matches. RR has lost to SRH and defending champions KKR. They have won against CSK.
Key Players to Watch
Prabhsimran Singh was not very successful in his first match but he was the player of the Match in the second match.
Glenn Maxwell was out on duck in the first match although he would have survived if taken review. In the second match, he did not get a chance to bat. Although he claimed 1-1 wicket in each match. Fans will be eager to see him playing especially his batting.
Shreyas Iyer, Captain of PBKS, and Arshdeep Singh have performed well in both matches.
Yashasvi Jaiswal till now has not performed up to mark. His fans will be eager to see him scoring runs. Till now he has just scored 1 run against SRH, 29 runs in 24 balls against KKR, and just 4 runs against CSK.
It will also be seen who will be leading RR - either Sanju Samson or Riyan Parag.
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