It will not be easy for Punjab to defeat Rajasthan, know head to head record

• Match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals
  
• At Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur match
• Both the teams have clashed 26 times so far in IPL
  

Punjab Kings will face Rajasthan Royals on Saturday in the 27th match of IPL 2024. This match will be played at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. RR is performing well so far in the 17th season. Rajasthan has won 4 out of 5 matches and the team is on top in the points table. Apart from this, Punjab Kings has been able to win only 2 out of 5 matches. In the last match, both the teams had to face defeat. In such a situation, Shikhar Dhawan and Sanju Samson will have their eyes on victory.

Rajasthan hands up

If we look at the statistics of Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, RR has the upper hand. Both the teams have clashed 26 times so far in the IPL. Meanwhile, Rajasthan has won 15 matches. Also Punjab Kings have won 11 matches. If we look at the last 5 matches between the two teams, RR has won 3 matches while Punjab has 2 wins in its account. Both the teams will now clash in Mullanpur. So far only 2 IPL matches have been played in this new stadium.

Performance of both teams

In the matches so far between PBKS and RR, Punjab has won 8 matches by batting first and 3 matches by chasing the target. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals have won 7 matches while batting first and 8 matches while chasing the target. During this period, Punjab's highest score was 223 runs and minimum score was 124 runs. Also, the highest score of RR is 226 runs and the minimum score is 112 runs. Sanju Samson has scored the most runs (596) in the match between the two teams.

pitch report

If the pitch of Maharaja Yadvinder Singh Stadium of Punjab shows bounce and swing. That means, on this pitch, fast bowlers have more dominance than spinners. The team winning the toss on this ground chooses to bowl first to take advantage of the moisture. 2 IPL matches were played on this ground. Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 174 runs. After this Punjab easily achieved the target. Whereas in the second match Hyderabad scored 182 runs. In reply, Punjab Kings could score only 180 runs.

Probable playing-11 of both the teams

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel.

Impact Player: Arshdeep Singh

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Josh Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Player: Keshav Maharaj