RR vs PBKS: Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals lock horns in opposition to Shikhar Dhawan‘s Punjab Kings within the eighth match of IPL 2023. Rajasthan gained the toss and the skipper opted to bowl first on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati and opted to bowl first.
Meanwhile, each the groups are going with the identical crew as none of them most likely wished to disturb the winnings mixture. However, England’s energy hitter and helpful bowler Liam Livingstone continues to stay absent from Punjab’s crew sheet for the second consecutive match.
Why is Livingstone not playing?
Liam Livingstone is awaiting health clearance from the ECB after recovering from the knee damage he suffered in December. Livingstone, who is a key member of the Punjab Kings squad for his all-around talents has not performed any cricket since December 1 because of a knee damage in Pakistan. He missed the primary sport too and is but to hitch the squad.
Notably, Kagiso Rabada is additionally not named within the crew. He arrived after ending his nationwide duties in an ODI sequence in opposition to the Netherlands however the crew determined not to select him.
At toss, Shikhar Dhawan stated, “We all know the dew comes. We also wanted to bowl first. It is alright. We are used to it. Let’s go day by day. Not putting too much on pressure on myself. The process matters the most. Same eleven from the last game. RR are a very good side. They are playing good cricket. We want to give our best.”
Pitch report
The pitch on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium is a batting paradise. Their have been no IPL video games performed on the venue and solely 3 T20Is have been held right here. The earlier T20I held right here was between India and South Africa and that witnessed 458 runs being scored for the lack of 6 wickets.
Punjab Kings’ Playing XI:
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals’ Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
