🏏IPL 2022 Match 52: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals🏏

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🏏IPL 2022 Match 52: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals🏏

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After climbing into the top four with a hat-trick of wins, the Rajasthan Royals hit a roadblock slipping to successive losses in their last two games, stuck on 12 points with a need to move on!! 

They're up against the Punjab Kings, who have been marred by inconsistency, having failed to register back-to-back wins yet this season.

Punjab Kings have played 10 matches so far in IPL 2022. They have won 5 games and lost 5.

 PBKS has 10 points in their pocket. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have also played 10 matches, but they have won 6 and lost 4. They have 12 points.

In their previous match, Punjab Kings defeated GT by 8 wickets. 

PBKS restricted Gujarat to 143-8 in the 1st innings with Kagiso Rabada bagging a 4-wicket haul. Sai Sudharsan hit unbeaten 65 runs. 

Later, PBKS chased down the target in just 16 overs with 62 and 40 by Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.

Rajasthan Royals lost their previous match to Kolkata Knight Riders. Batting first, Sanju Samson hit a half-century for the RR. Shimron Hetmyer (27) and Jos Buttler (22) also added a few runs. 

RR have been riding on the wave of the purple patches of Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal for most parts of the season, who have been carrying the weight of the side. 

Rajasthan Royals Probable XI: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen

Punjab Kings  Probable XI: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma

Stats- T20Is

Total Matches- 7

Matches won batting first – 2

Matches won bowling first – 5

Average 1st Inns scores-194

Average 2nd Inns scores- 182

Highest total recorded- 240/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI

Lowest total recorded-172/10 (20 Ov) by AFG vs RSA

Highest score chased-  230/8 (19.4 Ov) by ENG vs RSA

Lowest score defended- 209/5 (20 Ov) by RSA vs AFG

The team winning the toss might opt to bowl first. 

Many teams have opted to chase after winning the toss in many games since they feel chasing is a good option in IPL 2022. 

However, teams batting first have also won a significant number of games so far. 

At Wankhede, chasing is a good option since it is a high-scoring ground and the dew helps the team batting second.

Sandeep Sharma could be pushed for later in the innings given how comfortably Jos Buttler has scored 82 runs in 35 balls against the pacer. Buttler also strikes at over 180 against Rabada, with PBKS needing to find a way to dismiss him early to avoid springing into damage control mode. Arshdeep is their best bet, with him picking 10 wickets in 4 matches against RR, striking at 9 and averaging 14.40. Rabada too has picked 9 wickets in 5 matches.

We could see RR's spin duo in action quite early in the game. Mayank may be striking at 170.21 against Chahal, but the legspinner has dismissed him 5 times. Mayank averages just 16 against Chahal and 18.33 against Ashwin. Chahal against PBKS has 25 wickets in 16 games, averaging 17.08 and conceding ay 7.88.

Samson struggled last game with a bad back against KKR, but he should be available against PBKS.

Did you know?

Between them, Punjab & Rajasthan have won only three tosses in 20 games in IPL 2022.

Livingstone is second in the list of SR this season sitting just a few paces below that of topper Dinesh Karthik (100+ balls).

Trent Boult has the worst economy rate in death overs in 2022 (minimum eight overs). He has leaked at 13.62 an over.

Rabada is seven away from the 100-wicket milestone and has picked four wickets apiece in each of the last two matches.

Thanks for the tag Madhu.🤗

May the best team win.👍🏼

Cheers..

Thanks for the tag buddy❤️🤗

Thanks Madhuri, I totally forgot that today is double header day🤗