Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on each other in match number 18 of IPL 2025. The match will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. Both the teams have engaged in some thrilling encounters in the last few years in the IPL.
PBKS are coming after winning back-to-back wins against Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants so far. Meanwhile, RR are also back on the winning track defeating Chennai Super Kings by six runs after consecutive losses against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the Punjab Kings versus Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 18th match.
PBKS vs RR Match Details
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Match Number |
18 |
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Teams |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
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Venue |
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
| On Field Umpires | Ulhas Gandhe, Swaroopanand Kannur |
| Third Umpire | Virender Kumar Sharma |
PBKS vs RR Head-to-Head Stats & Records
Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals have been a part of thrilling contests in the last few years in the IPL. Out of 28 matches played between both the teams in the IPL so far, PBKS won 16 times while RR defeated them on 12 occasions.
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PBKS |
vs |
RR |
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28 |
Matches Played |
28 |
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16 |
Won |
12 |
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223 |
Highest Score |
226 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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124 |
Lowest Score |
112 |
| 12 | Tosses Won | 16 |
| 4 | Elected To Bat | 3 |
| 8 | Elected To Field | 13 |
PBKS vs RR Pitch Report
The newly-constructed stadium in New Chandigarh is a new home venue for PBKS in the IPL and provides an equal contest for both the batters and the bowlers. Out of five IPL matches played at this ground the team batting first won twice while chasing team come out victorious on three occasions. The average score at this ground is around 167 runs.
Records and Stats at MYS International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh
| Total Matches played | 5 |
| Matches won batting first | 2 |
| Matches won batting second | 3 |
| Matches with no result | 0 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| Average First Innings Score | 167 |
PBKS vs RR Probable Playing 11
PBKS Probable Playing 11 : Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Player: Nehal Wadhera
RR Probable Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Impact player: Kumar Kartikeya
PBKS vs RR IPL 2025 Full Squads
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai
PBKS's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Loss | Won | Loss | Won | Won |
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
RR's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Won | Loss | Loss | Loss | Won |
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks for PBKS vs RR, Match 18, IPL 2025
Q. Why are Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh good choices for captaincy picks?
PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer has smashed back-to-back fifties in his first two matches in IPL 2025. Meanwhile, fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is also looking in great touch and could turn out to be a key player with the new ball.
Shreyas Iyer IPL 2025 Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 2 | 149 | - | 206.94 |
Shreyas Iyer IPL Career stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 118 | 3276 | 33.77 | 129.74 |
Arshdeep Singh IPL 2025 Stats:
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 2 | 5 | 9.88 | 9.60 |
Arshdeep Singh IPL Career Stats:
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 67 | 81 | 9.06 | 17.43 |
Q. Why are Sanju Samson and Wanindu Hasaranga good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Sanju Samson is back at RR captain and will be looking to get a big knock against PBKS. On the other hand, spinner Wanindu Hasarange is also coming after bowling a match-winning spell against Chennai Super Kings taking four scalps.
Sanju Samson IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 154.69 |
Sanju Samson IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 171 | 4518 | 30.73 | 139.27 |
Wanindu Hasaranga IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 2 | 5 | 9.86 | 8.40 |
Wanindu Hasaranga IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 28 | 817 | 8.25 | 14.85 |
PBKS vs RR, IPL 2025 Match 18: Top Players to pick
Prabhsimran Singh: PBKS opener Prabhsimran looked in great touch with his match-winning half-century in the last game against LSG and will be confident to get another big knock.
Prabhsimran Singh IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 176.19 |
Marcus Stoinis: Marcus Stoinis can provide more strength to a strong batting lineup of PBKS and could also play as a handy fast bowler.
Marcus Stoinis IPL 2025 Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 2 | 20 | 20.00 | 133.33 |
Dhruv Jurel: Dhruv Jurel is RR’s highest run scorer for RR in IPL 2025 and could play a crucial role in the middle-order with his quick 30s and 40s.
Dhruv Jurel IPL 2025 Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 151.43 |
Sandeep Sharma: Fast bowler Sandeep Sharma can turn the match around with his bowling in death overs and can also take big wickets.
Sandeep Sharma IPL 2025 Stats:
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 3 | 2 | 10.40 | 30.00 |
PBKS vs RR IPL 2025 Match 18: Players to avoid
Shubham Dubey: Shubham Dubey is unlikely to make an impact in the upcoming match against PBKS.
Shubham Dubey IPL 2025 stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 2 | 43 | 43.00 | 186.96 |
Suryansh Shedge: Suryansh Shedge didn't get a chance in the last two game and it is unlikely that he will make impact against PBKS.
PBKS vs RR Match 18 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson (vice-captain), Dhruv Jurel, Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer (captain)
All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nitish Rana
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Singh
PBKS vs RR Match18 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Prabhsimran Singh, Dhruv Jurel
Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera
All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Wanindu Hasaranga (vice-captain), Riyan Parag
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh (captain), Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
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