PBKS vs RR: Rajasthan won the toss and decided to bowl

• Match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals
  
• Match at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur
  
• 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.

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 Butler, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Player: Keshav Maharaj