Punjab Kings will look to keep its momentum and extend playoffs bid when it faces Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025 on the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.
PBKS will even look to use the outing on Sunday to acclimatise to the brand new components for the ultimate video games in opposition to Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals right here.
PBKS has been nicely served by its top-order. Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have added 406 runs for the opening wicket in 11 video games this yr, second solely to their Gujarat Titans counterparts Shubman Gill and B. Sai Sudharsan.
Shreyas Iyer has consolidated at No. 3, having racked up 405 runs from 11 video games. Together, the three have mixed for practically 65 per cent of the group’s runs this version.
With Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis but to rejoin the group, the top-order will once more have to defend a shaky middle-order.
The focus is on batting for the Royals too. Lhuan-dre Pretorius’ prolonged web session on the match eve hinted at a possible IPL debut for the South African wicketkeeper-batter. But the larger reinforcement comes within the return of Sanju Samson.
Combined with an in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Samson and Pretorius ought to add sufficient flamboyance that would avert one other death-overs meltdown.
The left-hand heavy middle-order comprising Shimron Hetmyer and Shubham Dubey may neutralise the leg-break of Yuzvendra Chahal.
A win to shut the house season could also be a mere embellishment in a lacklustre season, however a consolidated effort, with an virtually full-strength unit, may assist RR chalk a manner in the direction of higher days.
Published – May 17, 2025 09:25 pm IST
