Match Details
Date: May 15, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Live ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger
Match Preview:
With the last few games remaining in the IPL 2024, the Rajasthan Royals travel to their second home - Guwahati to take on the Punjab Kings. This will be a vital fixture for RR as they hope to seal playoff qualification as they still are on 16 points. Ahead of this game, the Royals suffered their 3rd consecutive loss after being defeated by the Chennai Super Kings. Whereas the Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Punjab Kings in their previous fixture.
Weather Report for May 15, 2024
Pitch Report
Analysis
The Rajasthan Royals have seemingly lost their way after a magical start and suffered three consecutive defeats. In these performances, the Royals have made errors in their approach and strategy. Barring the recent results, Rajasthan have performed as a unit with consistent performances across all departments with Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult being the top performers.
Talking about the Punjab Kings, the Sam Curran-led outfit has been the most inconsistent team in IPL 2024 with a few highs and too many lows. They have been the team in which a majority of their game go down to the wire and suffer defeats. Their batting gradually improved in the second half of the season with Jonny Bairstow finding form alongside the dependable Shashank Singh. On the bowling front, the PBKS have pacers performed well but the spinners were a massive let down barring a few recent encounters.
Key Players
Author’s Picks
Probable XIs
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Substitute: Nandre Burger (if bowling first, replaces Dhruv Jurel)
Punjab Kings
Jonny Bairstow (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Impact Substitute: Jitesh Sharma (if batting first, replaces Vidhwath Kaverappa)
Fantasy Teams
Grand League
Head-To-Head
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Rilee Rossouw
All-Rounders: Sam Curran, Riyan Parag
Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult
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