Indian T20 League 2024: Punjab vs Rajasthan, Match 27 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Punjab (PUN) will face Rajasthan (RAJ) in the 27th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Saturday, April 13, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. It will be the sixth game of the season for both teams.

Rajasthan have won four out of five matches and suffered their first defeat in the last outing against Gujarat. Punjab have won two out of three games and lost their last game against Hyderabad by a mere two runs. 

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PUN vs RAJ Head-to-Head Record: 

Punjab and Rajasthan have played a total of 26 matches so far. Rajasthan have won 15, while Punjab have been victorious on 11 occasions. Rajasthan have won three out of the last five matches against Punjab.

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PUN vs RAJ, Match 27: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

PUN vs RAJ Probable Playing XIs

Punjab:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh 

Rajasthan:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal 

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Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The average first innings score in the last seven T20 matches has been 168 runs. The teams batting first have won five out of these seven games. The surface might produce a high-scoring encounter. The team winning the toss might look to bat. 

PUN vs RAJ Key Player Battles

Arshdeep Singh vs Rajasthan’s batters

Arshdeep is the leading wicket-taker for Punjab against Rajasthan and has picked 15 wickets in seven matches at an average of 17.33. He is one of the two bowlers who have picked a five-wicket haul against Rajasthan. Arshdeep has dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal twice in 15 deliveries. 

Sam Curran vs Rajasthan 

Curran has picked eight wickets in seven games at an average of 32.50 and has made 102 runs at a strike rate of 145.71. He has a batting strike rate of 236 against Yuzvendra Chahal. Curran has scored 64 runs off 36 deliveries against Trent Boult. 

Sanju Samson vs Punjab’s bowlers 

Samson has made 702 runs against Punjab in 21 outings at an average of 39 and a strike rate of 143.85. He has made two half-centuries and one century against Punjab. Samson has a batting average of 56 against Arshdeep Singh. He has made 26 runs off 17 deliveries against Kagiso Rabada and 42 runs off 27 deliveries against Rahul Chahar. 

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Riyan Parag vs Punjab’s bowlers 

Parag is the leading run-scorer for Rajasthan this season. He has the batting strike rate of 185 against Harshal Patel. Parag has scored 19 runs off 11 deliveries against Rahul Chahar.