The eighth game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take place on Wednesday at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati (April 5). Significantly, in their initial matches of the 16th season of the league, both Rajasthan and Punjab recorded victories. In a rain-affected encounter, Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH) made their debut against PBKS Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), although RR admitted defeat.
Rajapakse, Bhanuka The player led the way for the Punjab-based team, scoring a magnificent half-century and helping PBKS to a respectable total. With capturing three wickets, Arshdeep Singh also made a big contribution to the team’s triumph. But, Rajasthan’s top-order batting was the standout performance in their victory over SRH, according to Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal. also sanju samson achieving all 50+ game-related scores. Chahal, Yuzvendra I also acquired fifty for RR during the game.
Pitch Report:
The track at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium is batsmen-friendly, and the venue is expected to be a high-scoring match. However, as the game progresses spinners will also come into play.
Possible XI:
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wk/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shah Rukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
face to face record
Played: 24 | RR Won: 14 | PBKS Won: 10 | No results: 0
Match Prediction:
case 1:
- RR won the toss and batted first
- Powerplay Score: 60-70
- RR Total: 200-205
Case 2:
- PBKS won the toss and elected to bat
- Powerplay Score: 50-60
- PBKS Total: 185-195
The team batting first to win the competition.