Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be eyeing their second win of the season when they take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 18th game of the ongoing IPL 2025. The game is scheduled to be played on Saturday (April 5) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
Rajasthan Royals has not made an impressive start to their campaign this season. Their season started with back-to-back defeats. In their season opener, they suffered a 44-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad before suffering an eight-wicket loss against Kolkata Knight Riders in the second game.
They finally opened their account with a hard-fought six-run win over Chennai Super Kings in their previous outing. Rajasthan Royals have the winning momentum with them, and they will look to make the most of it.
So, as RR gear up to take on PBKS, we are taking a look at the Rajasthan Royals Playing 11 for the PBKS vs RR contest.
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings- IPL 2025, Match 18
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson are set to be the openers in the RR Playing 11 for the upcoming game. Even though Jaiswal has struggled to deliver with the bat so far, he is expected to retain his spot in the Rajasthan Royals Playing 11.
The left-handed batsman will be desperate to do well with the bat in the upcoming game after he failed in the previous game. He was out for only 4 runs in the last game.
Samson has not looked in great touch either. After scoring a fifty in the first game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he failed to score big in the following two games. Samson is also set to lead the team once again after playing the first three games only as a specialist batsman.
Middle-order: Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga
Nitish Rana delivered a Player of the Match performance in the last match against Chennai Super Kings. The left-handed batsman scored 81 runs off just 36 balls with the help of 10 fours and five sixes. He will be eyeing another big knock with the bat.
Riyan Parag has been getting the starts with the bat but has not made them count. In the last game against CSK, the right-handed batsman was out for 37 runs. With no added responsibility of leading the team now, he will be playing with more freedom and will look to score big.
Dhruv Jurel was out for just three runs against CSK and will look to bounce back. Shimron Hetmyer scored 19 against CSK, and the onus to finish the innings strongly will be on him once again.
Wanindu Hasaranga is set to be the allrounder in the RR Playing 11. While he could not make an impact with the bat against CSK, he made amends with a brilliant bowling display. After scoring just 4 runs, the Sri Lanka star picked up 4 wickets.
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
The RR Playing 11 is expected to have three pacers and one spinner. Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, and Tushar Deshpande could be the three fast bowlers while Maheesh Theekshana is set to lead the spin attack in the RR Playing 11.
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