RR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 8 of IPL 2023

Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings won against Kolkata Knight Riders in their respective opening game in IPL 2023.

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Updated - 22 Nov 2024, 17:00 IST

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Rajasthan Royals (RR) will clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 8th match of the IPL 2023 at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, March 5. Rajasthan, last season's runner-up, started their campaign with a dominating 72-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored quick fifties to guide the Royals to a 203/5 total while batting first. Then Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets, and Trent Boult picked two crucial wickets to restrict the Sunrisers to just 131/8.

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Punjab Kings also started their IPL 2023 campaign with a crucial win over Kolkata Knight Riders at home. Sri Lankan batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa smashed 50 off 32, and skipper Shikhar Dhawan scored 40 off 29 as the Kings posted 191/5 on the scoreboard. The Knight Riders were impressive in their chase and scored 146/7, but rain interrupted the game, and they fell seven runs short of the target on the DLS method.

Arshdeep Singh bowled a match-winning spell by taking three wickets for 19, but debutant Sam Curran struggled as he picked one wicket while conceding runs at 12.7 per over. Punjab's bowling will be boosted with star pacer Kagiso Rabada's availability, but they enter this game as the second favorite, having lost four of their last five encounters against Rajasthan Royals.

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Match Information

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, Match 8

Indian Premier League, 5 Apr 2023, Wed, 7:30 PM IST ,Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

Weather Report

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

Mist

21.0°C

78% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Rajasthan Royals

W
L
W
L
W

Punjab Kings

W
W
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

625 Runs

14 Matches

2

392 Runs

14 Matches

3

Shikhar Dhawan

PBKS - bat

373 Runs

11 Matches

4

362 Runs

14 Matches

358 Runs

14 Matches

6

Jitesh Sharma

PBKS - wk

309 Runs

14 Matches

1

172.73

13 Matches

2

Rishi Dhawan

PBKS - all

166.67

6 Matches

3

Shahrukh Khan

PBKS - bat

165.96

14 Matches

163.61

14 Matches

5

163.16

9 Matches

6

Jitesh Sharma

PBKS - wk

156.06

14 Matches

21 Wkts

14 Matches

2

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS - bowl

17 Wkts

14 Matches

14 Wkts

13 Matches

4

Trent Boult

RR - bowl

13 Wkts

10 Matches

5

Nathan Ellis

PBKS - bowl

13 Wkts

10 Matches

6

10 Wkts

12 Matches

7.51

13 Matches

2

Rahul Chahar

PBKS - bowl

7.75

14 Matches

3

Harpreet Brar

PBKS - bowl

8.02

13 Matches

8.18

14 Matches

5

Trent Boult

RR - bowl

8.21

10 Matches

6

Adam Zampa

RR - bowl

8.55

6 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals

SV Samson (C), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, R Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, KM Asif, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bench : D Ferreira, DC Jurel, JE Root, Kunal Singh Rathore, Abdul Basith, AP Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, KC Cariappa, OC McCoy, NA Saini, KR Sen, Kuldip Yadav, A Zampa, Sandeep Sharma

Punjab Kings

P Simran Singh (wk), JM Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shahrukh Khan, B Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, SM Curran, Nathan Ellis, RD Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Bench : JM Bairstow, Harpreet Singh, A Taide, Shivam Singh, LS Livingstone, R Dhawan, Rajangad Bawa, Mohit Rathee, Baltej Singh, K Rabada, Vidhwath Kaverappa, MW Short, Gurnoor Brar

Injury and availability news

Kagiso Rabada is available for the selection for Punjab Kings.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium offers a batting-friendly surface in T20 cricket. The average first innings score here is 153, with teams batting second winning just two of six T20 matches here.

153

Average Score

Player Picks

8.5
C

Sanju Samson RR | WK

Rajasthan Royals' skipper played a captain's knock by smashing 55 off 32 with three fours and four sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game. Samson scored 458 runs from 17 innings last season and will be a safe captaincy choice on the Dream11 Team.

9
C

Jos Buttler RR | WK

The star English batter won the Orange Cap last season for scoring 863 runs from 17 innings and has started this season by smashing 54 off just 22 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game.

8.5
C

Yuzvendra Chahal RR | BOWL

The Indian leg-spinner bowled a match-winning spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game by taking four wickets for 17. He was the leading wicket-taker last season with 27 wickets from 17 innings.

9

Kagiso Rabada PBKS | BOWL

The South African speedster missed the opening game due to national team duties. He was the leading wicket-taker for the Kings last season with 23 wickets from just 13 innings with the help of two four-wicket hauls.

9

Trent Boult RR | BOWL

The star New Zealand left-arm pacer took two early wickets in the very first over against Sunrisers Hyderabad to ensure an early win for the Royals. Boult took 16 wickets at an economy rate of 7.96 last season and will be a key bowler for the Royals on Wednesday.

8.5

Sam Curran PBKS | ALL

The most-expensive signing in IPL, Sam Curran smashed 26* off 17 and took a wicket on his Punjab Kings return. Sam has scored 71 runs and has taken four wickets in his last five overall games.

7.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal RR | BAT

The young Royals' batter smashed 54 off 37 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game to continue his red-hot form across formats. Jaiswal has scored two centuries and two fifties in the last five overall matches.

7.5

Bhanuka Rajapaksa PBKS | BAT

The experienced Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter top-scored with 50 off 32 against the Knight Riders in the last game. Bhanuka has been excellent in the recent T20s and costs only 7.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

8.5

Sikandar Raza PBKS | ALL

The veteran all-rounder made his IPL debut against the Knight Riders in the last game. He scored 16 off 13 and took Nitish Rana's big wicket while conceding just 25 runs.

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8

Shahrukh Khan

PBKS | BAT

The 27-year-old batter scored 11* off seven against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last game and has struggled for consistency across formats lately.

9

Riyan Parag

RR | BAT

The young spin all-rounder scored just seven off just six against the Sunrisers in the last game. Riyan also struggled with both bat and ball last season and should be avoided for the Dream11 Team selection.

Last Updated On - Nov 22 2024 5:00 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

RR

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
7/100

Head To Head
Bhanuka Rajapaksa

7.5

Sanju Samson

8.5

Jos Buttler
C

9

Shikhar Dhawan

9

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Sikandar Raza

8.5

Sam Curran
VC

8.5

Jason Holder

8.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Trent Boult

9

Yuzvendra Chahal

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

RR

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
7/100

Grand League
Sanju Samson
C

8.5

Jos Buttler

9

Shikhar Dhawan
VC

9

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Sikandar Raza

8.5

Sam Curran

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Jason Holder

8.5

Nathan Ellis

7.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Yuzvendra Chahal

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

RR

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
10/100

CricTracker Special
Prabhsimran Singh

6

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

7.5

Sanju Samson

8.5

Jos Buttler

9

Shikhar Dhawan

9

Yashasvi Jaiswal
C

7.5

Devdutt Padikkal

8

Sam Curran

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Arshdeep Singh
VC

8.5

Yuzvendra Chahal

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

RR

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
10/100

Mega League
Prabhsimran Singh

6

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

7.5

Sanju Samson

8.5

Jos Buttler

9

Shikhar Dhawan

9

Yashasvi Jaiswal
C

7.5

Devdutt Padikkal

8

Sam Curran

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Arshdeep Singh
VC

8.5

Yuzvendra Chahal

8.5

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