IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings (RR vs PBKS) Latest Updates: Punjab Kings 221 for six in 20 overs. Deepak Hooda and KL Rahul with blistering half-centuries, whereas Chris Gayle performed his half as properly. Chetan Sakariya the star for RR with a formidable spell.
Preview
In match quantity 4 of the continued Indian Premier League season 14, former champions Rajasthan Royals will tackle KL Rahul’s Punjab Kings on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This contest guarantees to be a battle of big-hitters with two line-ups dotted with expansive stroke-makers and in pursuit of a profitable begin to their IPL campaigns right here on Monday. The Royals completed proper on the backside final season, having received simply 6 video games out of 14. Meanwhile their opponents for immediately, Punjab King shared an virtually related section, they registered their first win of the season of their second match however then went on a winless streak for 5 matches. KL Rahul’s aspect too many closes contests in IPL 2020.
Going into the competition, Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals may have historical past on their aspect, having received 12 of the 21 video games performed between them regardless of Punjab Kings wanting like a greater unit on paper.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
Last season they began properly with consecutive victories, nevertheless, misplaced the plot after that. Sanju Samson, who has taken over the reins from Steve Smith was their highest scorer with 375 runs in 14 matches. To put that into perspective, he was sixteenth in final 12 months’s highest run-getters record. To tackle that, they’ve closely invested of their middle-order. Chris Morris, Shivam Dube and Liam Livingstone have all been roped in by the Royals. This time too the Royals can be banking closely on their openers to lay the platform, particularly contemplating the match shall be performed at Wankhede.
In the bowling division, nevertheless, there seems to be to be a spot. Last 12 months Jofra Archer was their highest-wicket taker with 20 wickets, their second-highest was Rahul Tewatia with 10. With Jofra Archer lacking in motion, loads would depend upon the shoulders of Morris and Stokes as they gear up to face a formidable Punjab batting line-up. Mustafizur, who was purchased on the newest public sale might additionally show to be essential for the Jaipur-based franchise.
PUNJAB KINGS
The fundamental drawback that Punjab confronted final season was not having the ability to recover from the road on quite a few events. Since then they’ve invested closely in potential match winners. They purchased 9 gamers in a serious squad rejig on the public sale. Dawid Malan was added to their already enviable record of hard-hitting batsmen together with Tamil Nadu’s Sharukh Khan. They boosted their bowling line-up with the acquisition of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith. The latter had a sensational Big Bash marketing campaign.
Mohammad Shami-led bowling line-up may have a comparatively harder activity at hand as in contrast to the batters as they gear up to face the may of the RR batting line-up which consists of Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes. Also their reminiscence of the sport on the Sharjah Cricket final season might hang-out them.
WHEN: twelfth April, 7:30 PM IST
WHERE: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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PBKS TEAM NEWS
Likely Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Mandeep Singh, Moises Henriques/Fabian Allen, Jhye Richardson, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
RR TEAM NEWS
Likely Playing XI: Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Mustafizur Rahman, Kartik Tyagi, Jaydev Unadkat
Head-to-Head Record:
Played: 21
RR Wins: 12
PBKS Wins: 9
PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Sanju Samson, Nicholas Pooran, Jos Buttler, KL Rahul, Chris Morris
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