Indian T20 League 2024: Rajasthan vs Punjab, Match 65 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Rajasthan (RJS) and Punjab (PUN) will take on each other in the 65th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 (IT20L) on Wednesday (May 15) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. It will be the first game of the season in Guwahati. Rajasthan have won eight out of 12 games, while Punjab have managed just four wins in 12 outings.

Rajasthan faced Chennai in their last outing and scored 141 runs for the loss of five wickets. Chennai chased down the target of 142 runs in 18.2 overs with five wickets in hand. Punjab lost their last outing against Bengaluru by 60 runs and they failed to chase down the target of 242 runs. 

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RJS vs PUN Head-to-Head Record: 

Rajasthan and Punjab have played a total of 27 matches so far in the Indian T20 League. Punjab have won 11 out of these 27 encounters, while Rajasthan have won 16 games. Rajasthan have won four out of the last five matches against Punjab. 

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Rajasthan vs Punjab, Match 65: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

RJS vs LKN Probable Playing XIs

Rajasthan:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal 

Punjab:

Jonny Bairstow (WK), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Chris Woakes, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh 

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Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches has been 156 runs. The surface might have a decent offering for both batters and bowlers. The pacers might play a key role here in this match. The team winning the toss might look to chase.

RJS vs PUN Key Player Battles

Jitesh Sharma vs Rajasthan’s bowlers 

Jitesh has scored 138 runs in four innings against Rajasthan at a strike rate of 160.46. He has scored 35 runs off 25 deliveries against Yuzvendra Chahal and 17 runs off seven deliveries against Sandeep Sharma. 

Harshal Patel vs Rajasthan’s batters 

Harshal has picked 19 wickets in 11 innings against Rajasthan at an average of 16.47, an economy of 7.79, and a strike rate of 12.6. He has given 15 runs off 16 deliveries against Yashasvi Jaiswal and has dismissed him once. He has dismissed Sanju Samson once as well and has conceded 16 runs off 14 deliveries. 

Sanju Samson vs Punjab’s bowlers 

Sanju has amassed 720 runs in 22 innings against Punjab at a strike rate of 143.42. He has scored 38 runs off 25 deliveries against Rahul Chahar and has made 56 runs off 29 deliveries against Arshdeep Singh. 

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Sandeep Sharma vs Punjab’s batters 

Sandeep has picked nine wickets in seven innings against Punjab at an average of 21.44, an economy of 6.89, and a strike rate of 18.6. He has dismissed Sam Curran once in three deliveries.