Tata IPL 2022 – PBKS vs RR, match preview, predicted lineups
Punjab Kings play Rajasthan Royals for the first time in Tata IPL 2022 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 7th May 2022, 3:30 PM IST
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Punjab Kings need to get their campaign up and running as we near the playoffs stage. They need to win games to qualify.
PBKS are currently seventh in the points table after 10 games with 10 points. Four games are left for them.
Punjab side have half the batsman in form but half in dire need of some runs, they need to address that quickly. Bowling wise they have the bowlers in form but still some of them aren’t consistent enough.
PBKS have so far won against, RCB, CSK (2), MI & GT. They have lost to KKR, GT, SRH, DC & LSG.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have been one of the top sides of the tournament so far and will look to finish the campaign on a high to give them the best shot.
RR are currently third in the points table after 10 games with 12 points.
Rajasthan batting unit is quite strong and they require them to fire in important games. While their bowling has been quite impressive too with purple cap holder Chahal in their team, they just need to have a collective effort.
RR have so far won against, SRH, MI, LSG, KKR, DC & RCB. They have lost to RCB, GT, MI & KKR.
In terms of the head to head, Rajasthan lead 13-10 out of the 23 played between the two.
For the pitch, the batsman are aided with good bowl ballers rewards.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
PBKS XI : M. Agarwal (C), S. Dhawan, Bairstow, Rajapaksa, Livingstone, J. Sharma (WK), R. Dhawan, Rabada, A. Singh, S. Sharma, R. Chahar.
RR XI : Buttler, Paddikal, Samson (C&WK), Nair, Hetmyer, Parag, R. Ashwin, Boult, P. Krishna, Chahal, Sen.
Prediction
Toss for me is extremely important and might decide the outcome of this game.
