A full supply by Ellis, exterior off. Hetmyer clobbers it over the long-off fielder for a six!

RR: 109/3 (12.1), Target: 188

A full supply by Arshdeep, and in line of the stumps. Hetmyer slams it over the non-striker for a smashing six!

A tossed up supply by Chahar, full on the pads. SAmson clips it to Dhawan within the deep for a catch!

Samson c sub Dhawan b Chahar 2 (3)

A size supply by Arshdeep, exterior off. Padikkal finally ends up guiding it to backward level for a catch!

Padikkal c Brar b Arshdeep 51 (30)

A size supply by Ellis and Padikkal goes down the monitor to drive it by means of covers for a 4! SHOT!

RR: 65/1 (7), Target: 188

A full supply by Rabada and angling away. Padikkal guides it over deep backward level for a six! Then he whacks him over covers for a 4!

A full supply by Ellis, angling away. Padikkal slams it by means of the off aspect for a 4!

A full supply by Rabada, on the stumps. Padikkal will get a forefront over broad third for a six!

RR: 35/1 (3.3), Target: 188

A size supply by Rabada, exterior off. Buttler misses the ball and it hits him proper on the pads. OUT!

Buttler lbw b Rabada 0 (4)

A size supply by Curran, exterior off. Jaiswal inside edges it previous the wicketkeeper for a 4, then he hammers him broad at deep third for a 4, adopted by one other over midwicket!

Jaiswal and Buttler to start RR’s chase. Curran to bowl the primary over for PBKS.

Target: 188

Two fours and a six as Shahrukh finishes it off with a double. 18 off the ultimate over!

PBKS: 187/5 (20)

A poor supply by Chahal and Curran clatters him down the bottom for a six! Then he smacks him over broad lengthy on for an additional six!

A yorker by Saini and Shahrukh hits it leg aspect for a single.

PBKS: 141/5 (18)

A brief supply by Saini and Curran ramps it over the wicketkeeper for a cheeky 4!

A brief supply by Sandeep and Curran flicks it over the wicketkeeper for a 4!

A full size supply by Saini, and Jitesh hits it previous the fielder at deep cowl for a 4! Then he launches him over long-off for a six, adopted by a swing into the hole at cowl nook for a 4!

Then Saini sends a gradual supply and Jitesh will get it very excessive for a poorly related shot and its a catch!

Jitesh c sub Ferreira b Saini 44 (28)

Sandeep sends this supply exterior off and Jitesh flicks it to the on aspect for a single.

PBKS: 100/4 (13)

Jitesh takes this good supply by Zampa and whacks it in entrance of canopy sweeper for a 4!

Chahal tosses it up and provides width. Curran hammers it previous deep cowl for a 4!

A full size supply by Sandeep and Jitesh hammers it over long-off for a six! SHOT!

PBKS: 78/4 (10)

A poor supply by Sandeep and Jitesh slams it excessive over long-off for a six! SHOT!

A superb supply by Chahal and Jitesh clips it to deep midwicket for a single.

PBKS: 62/4 (9)

A full size supply by Saini and Jitesh slams it down leg aspect. No run.

PBKS: 53/4 (7)

A size supply by Saini, and Livingstone misses completely because it hits the stumps! OUT!

Livingstone b Saini 9 (13)

A size supply by Zampa and Dhawan kneels to comb however misses because it hits him in entrance of center! OUT!

Dhawan lbw b Zampa 17 (12)

Back of a size supply by Boult, and Livingstone swipes at it throughout the road for a single.

PBKS: 45/2 (5)

A superb size supply by Saini and Livingstone underneath edges it by means of midwicket for a 4!

PBKS: 42/2 (4)

Back of a size supply by Saini and Taide hits it to midwicket and Padikkal catches it on the sting of the circle!

Taide c Padikkal b Saini 19 (12)

A superb supply by Boult and Dhawan faucets it to cowl. No run.

PBKS 30/1 (3)

A full size ball by Boult and Taide smacks it excessive behind sq. for a clear six!

A poor supply by Sandeep and Dhawan clatters it excessive over the sightscreen for a six!

A full size supply by Sandeep, and Dhawan clobbers it over mid-on for a 4!

A size ball by Boult and Prabhsimran hits it again to the bowler’s proper for a catch!

Prabhsimran c and b Boult 2 (2)

Dhawan and Prabhsimran to open for PBKS. Meanwhile, Boult will bowl the primary over for RR.

PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Adam Zampa, Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

After toss, RR captain Samson mentioned, “We will bowl. Looking at the dimensions and looking as to what we require in the tournament, it is better to bowl. We need to win the game. Then see how the other games go. If you want to play good T20 cricket, you need to forget things. We have had four to five days off. One has to understand the conditions. We have couple of changes. Last minute changes. Ashwin misses out because of a back spasm.”

Meanwhile, PBKS skipper Dhawan said, “Last match, dew wasn’t much. First batting or second, it shouldn’t change much. We will come and enjoy the game. Will try to give our best shot. We need to take more wickets in the first 6 overs. We can cash in more. We are playing the same team.”

RR captain Samson received the toss and opted to bowl.

Ahead of the match, PBKS head coach Bayliss mentioned, “We’d like to finish on a high tonight. With the players we’ve had available for this series, we’ve been reasonably happy. We’ve lost a few close ones, we’ve won some close ones. We said at the start we had a reasonably young inexperienced team and to go so close so far, I think it’s been a reasonable tournament for us. A little bit of lack of experience to start with, but the only way you get experience is by exposing these guys to playing. Jitesh and Prabhsimran have done really well. Looking forward to seeing how they progress over the next couple of years. From a bowling sense, we got to pitch the ball up just a fraction more in the first six overs and use the wicket with the new ball. There’s not much room for error on this wicket. You’ve got to be very accurate but you also got to be understanding that some of your good balls will be going for a boundary as well.”

According to Karthik and Hayden, talking on behalf of the broadcasters, “It’s the same surface which was used against DC. Talking about dimensions, it’s equidistant on either side – 65 metres apiece, a hit straight downtown is 76 metres. Tonight it’s a similar surface, although I do note one change is it there isn’t so much of that green, that live grass into it. It’s not going to have as much movement off the seam inside the powerplay. Don’t think it’s gonna help the spinners much either. Good batting track. I would bat first, the dew is not going to be a factor either. Bat first, know your total and get about defending it. That’s key tonight.”

Arshdeep is PBKS’ highest wicket-taker this season with 16 wickets in 13 matches and can be tenth within the Purple Cap race.

Jaiswal is RR’s highest run-scorer this season with 575 runs in IPL 2023, and can be third within the Orange Cap race.

PBKS: L-W-L-L-W

RR: L-W-L-L-L

The small boundaries and the dew issue might result in groups preferring to chase within the venue. The climate is predicted to be clear!

“I feel we have good swing bowlers. When you bowl in such conditions you try to bowl in the right areas, bowl good lengths and try to swing the ball till it is swinging. And then after that you need to bowl your variations. yesterday we saw the game and it is always easier to plan your bowling seeing other games. We saw yesterday when people were trying to bowl yorkers more, it was going out of the ground. They were not executing their yorkers because of dew. We will sit today and try to make better plans”

After a brilliant begin to their marketing campaign, PBKS have discovered it exhausting to bag wins in IPL 2023. In their final six video games, they’ve solely received as soon as to date.

Chahal has taken 29 wickets in 18 matches vs PBKS, at 8.12 economic system. Ashwin has scalped 20 dismissals in 20 matches in opposition to them, with an economic system of seven.23.

Livingstone has a surprising strike price of 217 vs tempo bowling in IPL 2023, but it surely falls to 98 vs spin. It can be concern for him tonight!

Ashwin has a superb file vs Dhawan in T20s. The spinner has solely leaked 92 runs off 109 balls, at a strike price of lower than 85 and has additionally taken his wicket 4 occasions.

Sandeep has featured in six T20s in Dharamshala and has taken 10 wickets at a mean of 14.20, with a strike price of 14.40 and 5.91 economic system.

The final time each side met was in Match 8, the place PBKS received by 5 runs. Chasing a goal of 198 runs, RR reached 192/7 in 20 overs, regardless of knock of 42 runs off 25 balls by Samson. Meanwhile, Ellis took 4 wickets for PBKS and Arshdeep scalped two. Initially, an unbeaten knock of 86 runs off 56 balls by Dhawan helped PBKS submit 197/4 in 20 overs. For RR’s bowling division, Holder took two wickets.

RR are at the moment sixth within the standings with 12 factors in 13 video games and PBKS are eighth with the identical variety of factors.

Samson is the best run-scorer in RR vs PBKS IPL matches, with 552 runs in 15 matches, at a mean of 46.00 and a strike price of 152.90.

Both sides have confronted one another in 25 matches, with RR main 14-11 vs PBKS when it comes to head-to-head.

Shikhar Dhawan(c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Gurnoor Brar, Shivam Singh

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Jason Holder, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Riyan Parag, Devdutt Padikkal, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Donavon Ferreira, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore

Both sides are standing on palanquins off the identical ship right here and considered one of them has to push the opposite nearer to the sting to remain alive. And even when they do this, their destiny shouldn’t be of their arms. Punjab Kings have been inconsistent all through the season, as is generally the case with them each season, whereas RR began off wanting just like the group to beat earlier than spectacularly tailing off in the previous few matches. May the more serious group lose…