It’s a ‘Play or go home’ situation for both PBKS & RR as both the teams will face each other in this playoff entry deciding match. The one who wins will get the chance to enter the playoffs & the one who loses will not. Both teams have destroyed their chances to get into the playoffs by losing their last matches.
Rajasthan Royals lost their last match by a massive 112 runs as the team was sent back at 59 runs. The batsmen need to up their game & Yajuvendra Chahal has been inconsistent with his performance up until now. The win in this match along with a better run rate will eventually decide their fate to get into the playoffs. Punjab Kings lost their last match by 15 runs, & both the batsmen & the bowler need to bring their A game forward to be able to win this match & get into the playoffs.
Head-to-Head:
In the 5 matches that the teams have played against one another, PBKS has won 2 up until now while RR has won 3. In the last match when they faced each other PBKS won the match by 5 runs against RR.
Punjab Kings Playing 11:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wk/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
Pitch & Conditions:
The pitch has a balance of pace & bounce offering support to the batsmen while also giving a chance to the bowlers if they maintain good line & length.
Win Probability:
Both the teams will give their 100% to win this match as it would decide whether they get into the playoffs or not. Their performance in the last match shows that PBKS has a better chance of winning as their batsmen & bowlers have a better balance compared to RR. But RR will give their best shot at winning to as this is their chance to enter the playoffs.
Toss Prediction:
According to the pitch conditions at Dharamshala, the toss winning team might decide to field first, in order to chase a target which will suit better according to the pitch conditions at the field.
