Punjab Kings’ batting has been amazing this season. For the team, Priyansh Arya provides a fast start in the powerplay while Prabhsimran Singh maintains the run pace. Cooper Connolly was also making an impact on the spot. After this comes captain Shreyas Iyer, who has been in great form this season. Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh would add runs quickly in the last over.
Punjab’s run rate is the best
Punjab has scored runs at a rate of 11.74 runs per over in 6 batting innings so far this season, which is the fastest in IPL history. The team’s average per wicket is 43.83, which is the best record of any team so far. On Saturday, the team achieved the target of 265 runs and achieved the biggest successful run chase in T20 history. Punjab has 13 points from 7 matches.
What answer does Rajasthan have?
If Rajasthan Royals want to win this match then the bowlers will have to do wonders. Joffra Archer has been in great form this season. His 13 wickets have been very effective. Many times he has shocked the opposing team by taking a wicket on the very first ball. The Nandre burgers also looked good. 46 percent of the shots against him have been wrongly timed, which is the highest for any bowler this season.
batting cause for concern
Only Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal were scoring runs for Rajasthan. Vaibhav has caught everyone’s attention with his explosive batting, while Yashasvi is providing stability. But the batting from number 4 to 8 has been very weak. Only one half-century has come from this part. The strike rate is 126 and the average is 20.6.
Captain Riyan Parag is also not in form. He has scored only 88 runs in 8 innings. Whereas Shimron Hetmyer has scored 72 runs in 6 innings. In such a situation, the team can give a chance to Luan-Dre Pretorius.
What will be the nature of the pitch?
The match will be played on pitch number 4 of New Chandigarh. Dew can have an impact at night. However, the team batting first here has won two out of the last three matches. Therefore, the decision will not be easy for the team winning the toss.
Keep an eye on these players
Priyansh Arya and Prabhasimran are dangerous for Punjab, while Rajasthan will have big hopes from Archer and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
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