Rajasthan Royals (RR), who won their season opener handily, will play Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday in the IPL 2023. The Royals compete in the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, their second home, following their victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs (SRH).
In the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, IPL 2023 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad featured Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI)
The Royals will be aiming to win their second championship in 2023 after defeating the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural IPL season in 2008 under the famous Shane Warne’s leadership. After having a strong season overall, they came in second place last year. In their 14 group stage games, they won nine of them, but Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated them in the championship game.
Before to the IPL 2023 season, the Samson-led team kept its core group of players and added talented replacements. At the player auction for 2023, they purchased the services of Jason Holder, Joe Root, Adam Zampa, and Murugan Ashwin.
While Buttler, Jaiswal, and Samson all scored half-centuries on way to a match-winning total of 203/5 in the season opener, RR’s dynamic batting lineup was once again in the spotlight. With almost 800 runs scored last season, Buttler earned the Orange Cap and will once again be vying for the top run-scorer title.
With 2 wickets in his first over, Trent Boult once more provided the Pink City team a good start with the ball. Bolt will aim to outperform his 16-scale effort from previous season. Chahal’s stats of 17/4 from his allotted 4 overs were remarkable. With 27 wickets in 17 games, the Purple Cap winner from the previous season will be crucial to RR’s success once more.
A back injury has forced the renowned Indian fast bowler Krishna to withdraw from the current campaign. With 19 wickets, he led the team in seam wickets taken in the IPL 2022.
RR Predicted XI vs SRH
Openers: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Middle order: Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Shimron Hetmyer.
All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder.
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, KM Asif.
impact player
Sandeep Sharma, a seasoned IPL player, has also been added in place of Krishna. Kuldeep Sen and Navdeep Saini are more seam bowling options for RR. Sen’s eight wickets in seven innings during the previous season earned him a call-up to the national squad. In the second innings, Saini was introduced as an impact player, and the franchise may decide to use him once more in this game.