Rajasthan Royals' recent form has gone a bit down. In the last 5 matches, they have won only one match and lost the remaining four matches. Their last match against KKR was also close, losing by just 1 run. The team's performance seems inconsistent.
Punjab Kings' form has been better. In the last 5, they have won 3 matches, one match was a washout and one loss. Against Lucknow, they had a good win by 37 runs. The team's momentum seems a bit better than RR.
The pitch of Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur is batting-friendly. In the last few matches, scores of 200 have been made easily here and there have been chases as well. A total of 61 matches have been played in which the chasing team has won 39 times. So clearly this pitch supports more in the second innings. The chasing team has a strong advantage here.
Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings have played a total of 29 matches against each other in IPL. Rajasthan Royals have won 17 times while Punjab Kings have won 12 matches. In this season, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs. In 2024, two matches were played between the two, in which Rajasthan Royals won one match by 3 wickets and Punjab Kings made their name by 5 wickets in the second match.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag(c), Kunal Singh Rathore, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal
Impact Players: Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma
Injury Update: Tushar Deshpande (injured), Sanju Samson (available for selection)
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Players: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur
Injury Updates: Kagiso Rabada (available for selection), Josh Inglis & Marcus Stoinis might not feature in this match.
Yashasvi has scored 36 runs against Arshdeep so far on 29 balls. He has been out 2 times. Arshdeep got him out in 2022 and 2023. But in 2024 and 2025 Yashasvi played safe and did not get out. Strike rate is around 124. The battle is balanced, but Arshdeep also has enough dots.
Shreyas has scored 22 runs against Jofra on 18 balls. He has been out only once. Jofra got him out in 2025. Strike rate is 122. Shreyas has also hit 4 boundaries. This match-up is a bit tricky as Jofra uses both pace and bounce.
Jofra Archer has bowled a single delivery to Priyansh Arya so far in this battle. Jofra got Priyansh out on the very first ball. Arya will have to be more cautious this time as he has already failed against Archer's pace. This battle will be good to see in this match.
Riyan Parag made 95 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Took 1 wicket too. Scored only 16 vs Mumbai Indians. Hit 32 not out vs Gujarat Titans. Got 22 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Also scored 39 vs Lucknow Super Giants. He is batting well.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 34 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Before that he got 13 against Mumbai Indians. Hit 70 not out vs Gujarat Titans. Made 49 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Scored 74 against Lucknow Super Giants. He is in fine touch.
Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets for 16 runs vs Lucknow Super Giants. Got 2 wickets vs Chennai Super Kings. Went wicketless vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Picked 1 and 2 wickets in two games against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. His recent spells have been good.
Shreyas Iyer hit 45 in the last match vs Lucknow Super Giants. Before that he made 72 against Chennai Super Kings. Scored 25 not out vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Got only 6 and 7 in two games vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But his form looks solid now. He is playing with full freedom as his teams’ other batters are doing well.
Priyansh Arya flopped with just 1 run against Lucknow Super Ginats in the last second match. However he scored 70 runs against Delhi Capitals which match was abandoned due to technical issues. He played an innings of 23 against Chennai Super Kings. Smashed 69 vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Made 22 and 16 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He can score fast when set.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 4 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Got out for 0 vs Mumbai Indians. Smashed a big 101 vs Gujarat Titans. Made 16 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hit 34 vs Lucknow Super Giants. He is a risky pick but has potential.
Kunal Singh Rathore made his debut in the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders scoring a duck in the very first match and was under pressure. He is a good domestic player but his ability to do well in the IPL will be tested to a very far limit. He is still not looking like an IPL-ready player. You can avoid him in your Dream11 teams.
Marcus Stoinis is played down in the batting order and is not even bowling his complete four overs, making him vulnerable to be tried in your dream11 picks. As Punjab Kings top orders ins doing well in each and every game, it’s very hard for Stoinis to get batting opportunities for a lot of overs.
Keeper: Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal
Keeper: Prabsimran Singh
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera
All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal
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