PBKS vs RR Dream11 Prediction, Match 18, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for IPL 2025

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PBKS vs RR Dream11 Prediction, Match 18
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Preview

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 18th match of the Indian Premier League 2025. This match will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra International Stadium in Mullanpur74 matches will be played across 13 cities over the next two months as the IPL fever kicks off. Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21, respectively. Qualifier 2, on May 23, and the final on May 25, will be in Kolkata.

Punjab Kings have two wins in two matches and are at the top of the points table. They beat Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets in the previous match and will be high on confidence coming into this game. They will also be playing at home and will look to entertain the fans.

On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have one win and two losses in three matches. They are ninth in the points table. RR beat CSK in the previous match and will be keen to put up another good performance. Sanju Samson is expected to be back as captain. This promises to be a thrilling match. 

Also Check: Who will win today's IPL match between PBKS vs RR?

Match Information

Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 18

Indian Premier League, 5 Apr 2025, Sat, 7:30 PM IST, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

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Weather Report

stadiumMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

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23.5°C

humidity18% (Humidity)

Injury and availability news

Tushar Deshpande has a small niggle, so he's out for today and Yudhvir comes in for him.

Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

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Pace Bowling

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Spin Bowling

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55%

Batting Pitch

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170

Average Score

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Bowling Pitch

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Player Picks

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7.5
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Yashasvi Jaiswal RR | BAT

Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the batting and scored 435 runs in 15 matches in the previous edition. He will be a good captaincy pick for this match.

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7
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Shreyas Iyer PBKS | BAT

Shreyas Iyer has been in sublime form this season scoring 97 runs in the opening match and 52 runs in th previous game.

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6.5

Tushar Deshpande

RR | BOWL

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7.5

Suryansh Shedge

PBKS | BAT

Last Updated On - Apr 5 2025 7:19 PM

Players
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PBKS

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Head To Head
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Sanju Samson
VC

8.5

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Prabhsimran Singh

6

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Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

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Riyan Parag

9

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Shreyas Iyer
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7

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Nitish Rana

9

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Wanindu Hasaranga

9

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Glenn Maxwell

9

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Maheesh Theekshana

8.5

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Jofra Archer

7

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Arshdeep Singh

8.5

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