RR vs PBKS Dream11: Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings kickstart their IPL 2021 campaign by locking horns against each other at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. As both sides are loaded with power hitters and the Mumbai pitch is known for runs, expect a high scoring drama. RR are playing with a new captain in the form of S Samson while Punjab have changed their name and will also expect to change their fortunes.
Fixture:Match 4 . Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
When: 12 April, 7: 30 IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
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RR vs PBKS Playing 11
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11 (likely)
Rajasthan Royals Team News:
J Archer is still recovering from the surgery on finger while D Miller is still in quarantine. These two players are unavailable.
Playing Combination: B Stokes and Y Jaiswal will open the innings with S Samson and J Buttler handling middle order. S Dube will be the finisher while A Tye and S Gopal will lead the bowling arsenal with D Bravo.
RR Playing 11 (likely)
Ben Stokes
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Sanju Samson
Jos Buttler
Riyan Parag
Shivam Dube
Chris Morris
Rahul Tewatia
Shreyas Gopal
Andrew Tye
Kartik Tyagi
B Stokes will be opening the batting and is a key batter. He is aggressive and can also make an impact in the bowling department. He has made 920 runs in 42 IPL games at a strike-rate of 135.09 and ahs slammed 2 hundreds and 2 fifties. He has also claimed 28 wickets at a strike-rate of 24.17.
S Samson has a habit of starting the tournament with big scores. He is a plenty of skills and can play big hits with ease. He has experience of featuring in 107 IPL games and has made 2584 runs at an average of 27.78 and has a strike-rate of 133.74. He has scored 2 hundreds and 13 fifties.
Punjab Kings Playing 11 (likely)
Punjab Kings Team News:
Playing Combination: The duo of KL Rajul and M Agarwal will open the innings while the likes of C Gayle and N Pooran will form the middle order. J Saxena will lead spin department while R Meredith will be lead pacer.
PBKS Playing 11:
KL Rahul
Mayank Agarwal
Chris Gayle
Nicholas Pooran
Moises Henriques
Shahrukh Khan
Jalaj Saxena
Riley Meredith
Ravi Bishnoi
Arshdeep Singh
Mohammed Shami
KL Rahul is always amongst the runs in IPL. He has made 670, 593 and 659 runs in the last 3 seasons. He averages a stunning 44.86 in IPL and has been averaging over 50 in the last 3 seasons. He has scored 2 hundreds and 21 fifties.
N Pooran is a big-hitting batsman and can clear the ropes at will. He made 353 runs in the last IPL season and averaged 35.30 with a strike-rate of 169.71. He slammed 2 fifties and can play a big role in the middle-order.
Both teams look strong but RR are missing their gun bowler which cripples their bowling attack while Punjab has plenty of batting firepower. So in the RR vs PBKS match, Punjab will win today’s Dream11 today match prediction
Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: J Buttler, S Samson, KL Rahul, N Pooran
Batsmen:: R Parag, C Gayle, M Agarwal
All-rounders: B Stokes,
Bowlers: A Tye, R Meredith, R Bishnoi
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