TATA IPL - 2023 Match - 8

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team Updates

• Rajasthan Royals started their IPL 2023 season with a dominant win against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), courtesy of a brilliant all-round performance. They have a well-balanced side to fall back on and will start as the favorites in this encounter.
• The Royals completely dominated SRH with bat and ball and are looking a well-rounded unit.
• Jos Buttler, Yashavi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson performed well with the bat, while Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ashwin bowled superbly with the ball in hand.
• The six players were instrumental in the Royals making the finals of IPL 2022 season.
• This year, they have started well yet again and will be hoping to continue with the same momentum.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler will probably open the inning.
• Sanju Samson will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Devdutt Padikkal and Riyan Parag will handle the middle-order batting.
• Sanju Samson will lead the Rajasthan Royals as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
• Jos Buttler will do the Wicket Keeping for Rajasthan Royals.
• Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Trent Boult and KM Asif will lead the pace attack of his team.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Team Updates

• Punjab Kings started their season on the right note, beating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in front of their home crowd. The likes of Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Arshdeep Singh were brilliant for the Punjab Kings, who will be keen to sustain their bright start to the campaign.
• As for PBKS, the batters came good against KKR, but it is the bowling that is slightly weak.
• With Kagiso Rabada set to miss the match against RR, PBKS would be hoping Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar come good.
• Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh will probably open the inning.
• Bhanuka Rajapaksa will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Jitesh Sharma and Sikandar Raza will handle the middle-order batting.
• Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Punjab Kings as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Jitesh Sharma will do the Wicket Keeping for Punjab Kings.
• Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis will lead the pace attack of his team.
• Arshdeep Singh is having topmost fantasy points in this series.

RR vs PBKS Small League Must Picks:

RR - Yuzvendra Chahal [134 points], Sanju Samson [96 points]
PBKS - Arshdeep Singh [85 points], Sikandar Raza [76 points]

RR vs PBKS Grand League Risky Picks:

RR - Devdutt Padikkal [6 points], Riyan Parag [12 points]
PBKS - Harpreet Brar [4 points], Shahrukh Khan [17 points]

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Key Players

• Yashasvi Jaiswal [21, 3, 59, 41, 68]
• Trent Boult [1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W]
• Jos Buttler [106*, 89, 2, 2, 30]
• Sanju Samson [23, 47, 15, 32, 23]
• Yuzvendra Chahal [0W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 3W]

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Key Players

• Rahul Chahar [0W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 2W]
• Shikhar Dhawan [19, 21, 12, 62*, 5]
• Sam Curran [PTs: 65, CR: 8.5]
• Bhanuka Rajapaksa [4, 1, 27, 40, 9]
• Sikandar Raza [PTs: 76, CR: 7]
• Arshdeep Singh [3W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W]

RR vs PBKS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

• Shikhar Dhawan [PTs: 56, CR: 9]
• Sam Curran [PTs: 65, CR: 8.5]
• Sikandar Raza [PTs: 76, CR: 7]
• Jos Buttler [PTs: 93, CR: 9]
• Sanju Samson [PTs: 96, CR: 8.5]