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The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played in 2025 today double header (two matches in a Dim). Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the first match of the day. The match will start at 3:30 pm at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Both teams will be face to face for the second time this season. In the last match, Rajasthan defeated Punjab by 50 runs.
Punjab Kings have played 11 matches so far, out of which they have won 7 and are at number three in the points table. The team will have to win 2 out of 3 matches to confirm the place in the playoffs. At the same time, Rajasthan team has been out of the tournament. He has played 12 matches so far this season, out of which he has won 3 and he is ranked ninth in the points table with 6 points.
At the same time, in the second match of the day, Delhi Capitals (DC) will face Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi from 7:30 pm.
Preview of first match …
Match details, 59th match RR vs pbks date- 18 May Stadium- Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Time: Toss- 3:00 PM, Match Start- 3:30 PM
Rajasthan ahead in head to head
There have been 29 IPL matches so far between the two teams. Rajasthan won 17 of these. At the same time, Punjab won in 12 matches. Both teams have clashed 6 times at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Rajasthan won in 5 matches and Punjab in 1 match.
Yashasvi scored the most runs for RR
Yashasvi Jaiswal is the highest run -scorer batter for Rajasthan this season. He has scored 473 runs in 12 matches. During this, 5 half -centuries scored. At the same time, Ryan is a pollen at number two. Ryan has scored 377 runs in 12 matches. Mahish is the top wicket of the team. Tikata has taken 11 wickets in 11 matches.
Arshdeep took the most wickets for Punjab
Young wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhasimran Singh is performing brilliantly for Punjab. He is the top run scorer of the team. Prabhasimran has scored 437 runs in 11 matches with the help of 4 half -centuries. At number two is captain Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas has 405 runs in 11 matches. Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh leads in bowling.
Pitch report The pitch of Jaipur is batting friendly. A total of 61 IPL matches were played in this stadium. The first batting team won 22 and the team that won 39 matches. The highest team score of the ground is 217/6, which was made by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals in the year 2023.
Weather condition There will be a lot of heat in Jaipur on Sunday. The sun will also be very fast. There is 4% fears of rain. The temperature here can be from 31 to 42 degrees Celsius on the match day.
Possible playing-12 Rajasthan Royals of both teams: Ryan Parag (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahish Tishta, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Shubham Dubey.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Prabhasimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh English (wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoynis, Ajmatullah Omarjai, Marco Yansan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Barar.